Your mission
As a contract manager, you will work as a member of the Legal and Contracts Department and you will be responsible for negotiating, drafting and overseeing commercial contracts relating to Sungrow’s projects and ensuring that any issues which arise in connection with the contracts are resolved as quickly and effectively as possible.
Responsibilities:- Support the contracts function on activities in PV and ESS Business Unit in Germany and other countries in the region as required.
- 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.
- 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 Commercial managers.
- Maintenance and adherence to all relevant policies, processes and procedures contained within Sungrow´s Business Management System.
Your profile
All right, all right, so I hope you are now aware of what is up for you, what background should you have in order to feel comfortable with this role? Keep in mind it`s all about electrical equipment, that`s why it is essential for you to have:
- Degree educated in Law or relevant Business-related qualification.
- PV, Energy Storage, and or Construction industry experience.
- Commercially focused with a sound knowledge of Contract Law and the ability to draft in a legal / contractual context.
- Experience working within a Contracts or Legal department.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to build and maintain strong business relationships at all levels and translate to a non-legal audience.
- Demonstrates credibility and professionalism at all times.
- Can engage, influence and negotiating at all levels with stakeholders.
- Pro-active with a solutions-based approach, and the ability to constructively challenge and be challenged.
- Ability to demonstrate initiative and ownership, and work within a multi-disciplined team.
- Detail orientated with excellent analytical skills.
- Accustomed to report writing and presenting in English and German (both at least C1), Chinese language skill is an advantage
- Excellent planning and organizing skills, accustomed to meeting multiple and sometimes conflicting deadlines.
Why us?
Clean and accessible energy is the key to a sustainable future on our planet!We are
market leaders in the solar energy space with the strongest PV-inverter R&D team and we are the largest inverter manufacturer. If you decide to join our team, you will benefit from the following:
- Opportunities for career advancement as we are growing very fast in the EMEA region
- Bonus payment on a fixed schedule every year based on performance
- A multinational team with a diverse and inclusive mindset
- Travel within Europe for training sessions or to attend renewable energy events
- Opportunity to visit our R&D facilities in China
Commitment to diversity and inclusion at SungrowOur job descriptions were written with inclusivity in mind by using the following criteria:
1) We use a
Gender Decoder tool to avoid gendered language.
2) We avoid superfluous requirements by separating essential needs from nice to haves.
3) We do not discriminate based on gender, age, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation or disability.
4) We do not use stock imagery in our career page, all photos and videos represent our internal culture.
About us
We are a green tech company with young creative minds.
We are fighting every day to make our mission happen – Clean Power for All!
With 650+GW of clean power presently installed worldwide, we are on the road to success!
Founded in 1997 by University Professor Cao Renxian, Sungrow is a leader in the research and development of solar inverters with the largest dedicated R&D team in the industry and a broad product portfolio offering PV inverter solutions and energy storage systems for utility-scale, commercial & industrial, and residential applications, as well as internationally recognized floating PV plant solutions, NEV driving solutions, EV charging solutions and renewable hydrogen production systems.
