Contracts Manager

Contracts Manager – ABB

Position reports to:
Legal/Integrity Specialist.

Location:

New Berlin, WI. Work model:
Hybrid.

As a Contracts Manager for ABB’s Motion High Power division in the United States, you will negotiate and manage commercial and government contracts, ensuring compliance with all regulations and company requirements. You will handle end‑to‑end contract administration from tendering through contract close‑out.

• Work with the Motion High Power team and other ABB business units to evaluate new and existing contracts for customer, supplier, and related processes.
• Draft, mark‑up, and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, including customer, channel, and standard representative agreements, and contractual modifications and amendments.
• Coordinate with ABB lawyers, export control, insurance & risk management, intellectual property, tax, finance, and other subject matter experts regarding key contract provisions.
• Identify, mitigate or eliminate potential contractual issues by negotiating changes or implementing other measures to meet ABB risk guidelines and applicable regulations while maintaining good customer relations.
• Participate in proposal preparation by reviewing requests for quotes and providing specific comments and recommended adjustments to terms and conditions, including reasoning for a change.
• Provide advice on the potential business implications of terms and conditions of the contractual documents, such as scopes of work and scopes of supply, identify associated risks and liabilities, and propose measures to protect the Company’s interests for the business line leaders.
• Ensure that applicable internal processes are followed prior to quote or bid submission and coordinate with relevant subject matter experts while working within the bid submission timelines.
• Ensure that government contracting opportunities (federal, state, and local) can be executed in compliance with applicable regulations and internal ABB policies, that earned government‑funded jobs are executed compliantly, and that required documentation is maintained for audit capacity.
• Prepare and control documents required to properly administer contracts and comply with sound business practices.
• Review, update, and provide recommendations to improve and streamline processes and procedures related to bid submission, government contract review, and contract review and administration.

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related discipline.
• 8+ years of contract administration experience.
• Expertise in commercial law with a proven track record in complex contract review, preparation, and negotiation.
• Strong written, interpersonal, communication, and analytical skills required to make presentations, lead negotiations, and influence decisions.
• Strong attention to detail. Errors may significantly impact the Company’s reputation, customer relations, finances, enforcement activity, or legal liability.
• Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the U.S.

• Relevant industry experience and digital law (SAAS, AI, data protection, and privacy).
• Experience with government‑funded contracts.
• Prior in‑house corporate legal or contracts department experience.

• Choice between two medical plan options: a PPO plan (Copay Plan) or a High Deductible Health Plan with an HSA.
• Choice between two dental plan options:
  Core and Core Plus.
• Vision benefit.
• Company‑paid life insurance (2X base pay) and AD&D (1X base pay).
• Voluntary life and AD&D – 100 % employee paid up to maximums.
• Short‑Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid.
• Long‑Term Disability – 60 % of pay – Company paid; option to "buy‑up" to 66 2/3 % of pay.
• Supplemental benefits – 100 % employee paid (accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance).
• Parental leave – up to 6 weeks.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption.
• Employee discount program.

• 401(k) savings plan with company contributions.
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP).

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