Contracts Manager

About the Company

We are a growing group of companies seeking a Contracts Manager to help streamline and modernize contract management across our operations. This is a unique opportunity to work directly with company leadership, legal counsel, purchasing teams, and key stakeholders to improve contract processes, reduce risk, and implement innovative solutions—including AI and automation tools—to drive efficiency.

About the Role

As the Contracts Manager, you will be responsible for managing the full lifecycle of contracts and procurement processes. You will work closely with various internal teams and external counsel to ensure contracts are legally sound, business-friendly, and protect the organization's best interests. A key aspect of this role will be implementing automation and AI to enhance efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Create, update, and maintain client proposal and vendor contract templates for 3 operating businesses.
• Collaborate with legal counsel to understand the legal implications of contract language and proposed revisions.
• Coordinate closely with company leadership, the purchasing team, vendor relationship team, third-party attorneys, and internal buyers to create and improve contract-related processes.
• Focus on expediting contract administration, negotiation, and execution while maintaining critical controls to protect the company.
• Strike a balance between contract language that is reasonable and business-friendly while protecting the organization’s best interests, especially on sensitive clauses.
• Implement automation and AI into review processes to increase efficiency.

Required Qualifications

• Existing familiarity with construction contract language implications (in Virginia, DC, and Maryland).
• Minimum 3+ years of relevant experience managing the full lifecycle of construction contracts and procurement processes.
• Highly organized.
• Strong administrative skills in programs such as Microsoft Word used to negotiate contract language.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive Salary + Yearly Bonus
• Paid Holidays and Vacation
• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance plus additional voluntary plans
• 401K with company match
• Company phone, computer

Equal Opportunity Employer

Muller Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes hiring decisions solely on the basis of merit.