Job Description

This role is a Hy flex work arrangement: Approximately 1 day onsite per week in Red Wing, MN headquarters office, with remote work eligibility the remainder of the week.

Red Wing Brands of America, Inc. is growing! We are looking for a Contract Analyst to join our Sales Operations & Enablement team. This is a great opportunity for someone with contract review, drafting, and legal experience to support Red Wing’s diverse sales teams while mitigating risk to the company.

The Contract Analyst will be a main point of contact for internal and external stakeholders relating to contract compliance, drafting contracts and amendments, and adherence to corporate Menu of Services, SOPs, and operation policies. This role will help identify opportunities for improvement in the contracting process and systems while ensuring scalability and speed to market in support of compliant customer facing sales contracts/agreements.

Essential Duties:

Working closely with the Global Contracts Manager and the Sales Enablement team, you will:

• Assist in drafting, redlining, and negotiating supply of goods agreements, NDAs, and contract amendments.
• Perform contract review to identify areas of risk in third party MSAs, consignment agreements, purchase orders, bid proposals and propose Red Wing approved standard terms; work with internal stakeholders on business issues identified.
• Review contracts to identify notable provisions to help train Red Wing’s contract lifecycle management (CLM) system on clause identification.
• Provide guidance to Customer Experience and other sales support teams on contractual obligations and communicate contractual obligations to ensure invoicing and other specific contract requirements are fulfilled.
• Manage, review, and administer associated agreement paperwork, such as insurance and non-standard requests.
• Maintain thorough familiarity with company policies and procedures regarding the processing of agreements in accordance with SOPs and Menu of Services. Identify, develop, and implement SOPs, including documentation, for improvements to contract management processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

Qualifications

Qualified candidates must have a bachelor’s degree and a paralegal certificate or JD. Minimum of 3 years’ experience negotiating and reviewing a broad range of agreements, with a working knowledge of data privacy and security issues related to technology and data transfer.

Candidates should have a solid understanding of the contracting process from negotiation through execution, preferably in goods or materials purchase agreements. Experience with General Services Administration contract administration is a plus; Detailed oriented with strong negotiation skills, and possess the ability to prioritize and drive multiple tasks simultaneously; Excellent interpersonal skills and professional oral and written communication skill; Ability to communicate with diverse people at all levels of an organization, internal and external teams, and stakeholders, and be versed at developing effective relationships and partnerships via collaboration; Technology adept, with excellent software skills, including but not limited to MS Excel, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint. Experience with Salesforce.com and Contract Management Lifecycle (CLM) tools **** highly preferred.

Additional Information

Red Wing Shoes is an Equal Opportunity Employer .

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
Individuals with disabilities needing assistance in completing an application may contact rwsc.recruitment@redwingshoes.com or call 651-388-8211.

Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP at https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm

All offers of employment are contingent on satisfactory results of a background check.

Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc. is a drug-free workplace.

Red Wing Shoe Company will not be using recruitment agencies or firms to fill this position and we will not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate information. No agency calls please.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)