Contracts Agent - Enterprise Services

Contracts Agent – SCS Enterprise Services

Supply Chain Management Transaction Team

This position will be located in Atlanta, GA

JOB SUMMARY:

The position exists to support the contracting needs of Southern Company’s business units and to provide guidance to Company organizations to effectively procure and pay for goods and services. The position is responsible for the daily support of all sourcing and contracting activities "from cradle to grave", including managing the sourcing (RFI or RFP) process, negotiation and contracting, through contract closeout.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Formal education or experience in contract language is preferred

Experience:

• Experience in procurement or contracts preferred
• Experience with negotiating technology related contracts is highly preferred

Knowledge and Skills:

• Contract law and drafting
• Legal and commercial negotiation
• Self-motivated and ability to work with minimal supervision
• Customer focused with ability to build and maintain relationships with internal customers, suppliers, contractors and other key stakeholders at all levels
• Effectively handle tight deadlines, large workloads, and multiple projects with positive enthusiasm
• Superior written and oral communication, to successfully negotiate contract terms and write such contracts in a clear, logical and concise manner
• Excellent organizational skills are required to plan and manage assigned workload and customer expectations effectively to meet internal business unit requirements
• Ability to think strategically and apply broad seasoned judgment to decisions