Contracts Specialist

**Location: Headquarters (Toronto), ON, Ontario, Canada**
**Requisition ID: 70172**

**Schindler stands for mobility. Mobility needs experts.**
**Join our team in Headquarters (Toronto), ON.**:
Founded in Switzerland in 1874, the Schindler Group is a leading global provider of elevators, escalators, and related services. Schindler mobility solutions move one billion people every day all over the world. Behind the company's success are over 60,000 employees in more than 100 countries.

With U.S. Headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey, and Canadian Headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Schindler Elevator Corporation is the North American operating entity of the Switzerland-based Schindler Group. Schindler is one of the leading global manufacturers of elevators, escalators and moving walks. Schindler employs over 5,000 people in more than 230 locations in North America. The company specializes in latest-technology engineering as well as mechanical and micro-technology products designed and rigorously tested for comfort, efficiency and reliability. Schindler products can be found in many well-known buildings throughout Canada, including Scotia Plaza, Bay & Adelaide, Edmonton Arena, Calgary Airport, and Vancouver Canada Line.

**Contracts Specialist**:
**Mobility is the goal****:
A key contributor to the company’s legal function, the Contracts Specialist ensures that procurement and contract reviews are completed in a timely manner in accordance with company policies, internal client requirements, and applicable law. This includes drafting, execution, and analysis for the purpose of maximizing financial and operational performance and minimizing risk.
- Reviews and revises customer and other contracts to ensure that they comply with company policies, internal client requirements and applicable law
- Identify risk exposure and solutions to mitigate, or where possible eliminate, such risks
- Appropriately escalates issues to General Counsel
- Assists internal clients in interpreting procurement and contract terms, including effectively explaining the meaning and implications of particular contract terms
- Maintains a contract database and files for easy access and retrieval
- Manages contract-related issue resolution and enforcement, including utilization of small claims court actions and construction liens
- Documents any changes/amendments that may happen during execution of the contract.
- May be required to support claims management
- Creates and maintains status reports on contract and procurement activities

**Mobility needs you****:

- Bachelor’s degree in law, business, finance, or a minimum 3 years of relevant work in contracts management or legal document review and drafting.
- Experience in elevator/escalator or construction industries is desirable, but not essential
- Experience with small claims court procedures and construction lien processes is desirable but not essential
- Bilingualism (English-French) is an advantage
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to handle and prioritize many projects simultaneously
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable and work in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent client service ethic and ability to gain trust and confidence of internal clients
- Ability to follow established policies and procedures, and to interpret and comply with legal and regulatory requirements
- Ability to recognize problems, and to recommend and implement solutions
- Ability to perform detail-oriented work with a high degree of accuracy and completeness
- Excellent drafting, editing, and proofreading skills
- Computer literacy in MS Word and Excel
- Experience working with SAP, contract management systems and document management systems is desirable

**Our Commitment**
- Competitive Salary (commensurate with experience)
- Competitive Incentive Bonus Programs
- Competitive Extended Health, Dental & Vision Plans
- Generous Paid Time Off Plans
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Competitive Group RRSP with Company Match
- Ongoing Learning & Career Development in a Supportive Work Environment

**Do you want to move the future with us?****:
At Schindler Group we value inclusion and diversity, and practice equity to create equal opportunities for all. We endeavor that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, ethnic background, color, religious affiliation, union affiliation, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, nationality, genetics and health, disability or protected veteran status.