Your mission
As a contracts manager, you will work as a member of the Legal and Contracts Department and you will be responsible for negotiating, drafting and overseeing contracts relating to Sungrow’s projects and sales activities and ensuring that any issues which arise in connection with the contracts are resolved as quickly and effectively as possible. The position can either be based in Lyon or Paris. Regular travel to our main office in Lyon will be necessary. Hybrid position possible (2 days/week homeoffice).
- Contact person for the sales and project management departments regarding legal advice on our contracts with customers.
- Review, draft, qualify and negotiate various types of contractual documentation including framework agreement, sales contracts, General Terms & Conditions, purchasing agreement, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements and letters of intent. The documents will be mainly in English language. Contact to customers will be mainly in French.
- Identify risks and deviations from Sungrow´s contracting principles and where necessary obtain senior management approval.
- Preparation and negotiation of contractual qualifications with new and existing clients.
- Prepare contract and risk summaries to ensure that all relevant project personnel are aware of Contractual obligations, risks and objectives.
- Negotiate to resolution contractual and financial disputes on live projects, consulting with and advising relevant internal stakeholders.
- Maintenance and adherence to all relevant policies, processes and procedures contained within Sungrow´s Business Management System.
- Support Contract Managers in Spain, Italy, Portugal and eventually other EMEA countries in cases of vacations and shortages.
- Support with general admin.