Contracts Manager at Giesecke+Devrient

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The main purpose of this position is to be the process owner and Contract Manager for business partners. Also repsonsible or local data privacy.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS (DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES):

The key responsibilities of the position are as follows, but not limited to:

• AT Screening, NDA & Supplier/Customer Onboarding
• Credit Applications
• To provide legal advice on issue of all kinds of contracts and agreements, from initial draft to execution, with the company (Sales, Purchase, Service etc).
• To monitor contracts through the contracting cycle, liaising with relevant staff.
• To supervise Risk assessment (both operative & strategic) related to business contracts and to review and challenge output and escalate issues as appropriate.
• Legal due diligence and risk assessment of tenders and contracts,
• Liaising with the customers to reach settlement agreement.
• Advising on necessary action to be taken to avoid legal disputes with regard to business contracts
• To review and evaluate the existing data privacy measures at GDZAMS.
• To ensure compliance with internal and external requirements regarding Data Privacy.
• To support implementation of the corporate data privacy policies and national laws by issuing local and/or internal guidelines for data privacy.
• To act as the central point of information for all questions related to data privacy within GDZAMS and to train employees on data privacy.
• To send annual reports on data privacy to the Group Policy Officer.
• To create and maintain an intranet presence on Data Privacy in ePlanet.
• Responsible for the examination of technical and organizational measures in view of data privacy.
• To maintain (if applicable) contacts with the competent supervisory authorities and to fulfil all obligatory registrations with regard to data privacy.
• Other duties and special projects as required.
• All of the above objectives are to be completed striving at all times for Quality, Trust and Security – Creating Confidence.

MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• University Degree in Commerce or Law (or Equivalent).
• Masters (or Post-Graduate) of Business Administration or similar.
• Admitted attorney preferred.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of 3-5 years professional market related experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL & ABILITIES:

• Drating of contracts with no base.
• Co-ordinatin of tasks to facilitate completion of contract.
• Risk assessment for contract.
• Ability to ensure that the company is not placed at risk.
• Work in a collaborative way with all stakeholders.
• Emotional intelligence is a must.
• Time/sel management is a must.
• Business etiquette and professional conduct is essential.
• Must be able to find solutions to obstacles with proven problem-solving skills.