For our client, a multinational industry group with a focus on plant engineering and headquartered in the area Wil/St. Gallen, Switzerland, we are seeking as of 01 August 2025 or as otherwise agreed an experienced Commercial Contracts Manager (100%). The job description reads as follows (with minor adjustments from us):
Key responsibilities
Directly report to the CFO and be part of, and strengthen, the Finance & Administration team
Manage and support all commercial and legal matters during contract drafting, review and negotiation processes. Ensure that contractual exposures and risks are properly managed and mitigated to the best outcome for both the group and the partners
Draft, review and negotiate all kinds of agreements, incl. Non-Disclosure, Purchasing, Work and Work Supply (incl. Engineering, Procurement, Construction EPC), Services, Agency and Collaboration Agreements
Effective day-to-day management of contracts, incl. customer/supplier liaison and relationship management on contractual matters
Ensure the identification of commercial and legal risks, develop and implement effective mitigation strategies and actions and report the risk and progress with mitigation strategies internally
Perform claim management with customers and suppliers
Coordinate and advise on sales quotation, technology process, operation implementation and Finance teams on all commercial aspects and ensuring contract terms and conditions continue to reflect company strategy and compliance with new laws and regulations
Resolution of disputes and claims ensuring best outcome for the company
Advise on contractual rights and obligations, incl. liability risks
Conduct contract reviews, in collaboration with other departments
Ensure compliance with contracting and approval processes
Ownership of contract and document management incl. archiving, standard contracts (and templates), and library
Ownership of non-disclosure data management and customer master data management
Requirements
Bachelor in Business Law, Economics or Engineering (the latter two, with a focus on contract management) from a European university (or similar degree)
At least 5 years‘ experience in a similar role, ideally gained in industrial projects in the plant engineering industry or similar industries with international exposure
Profound legal knowledge, combined with technical understanding and commercial awarenessProficient in English (at least level C1) and very good German knowledge (at least level B2); other languages such as Mandarin are an advantage
Very good negotiation and communication skills with cross-cultural competencies, down-to-earth character, assertive with a diplomatic flair
Efficient and pragmatic working style, proactive, goal-oriented and solution-driven (can-do attitude), entrepreneurial approach
Very good problem-solving skills, ability to consider complex interdependent aspects of problems
Advanced knowledge of basic MS-Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Prepared to travel (approx. 10%)
EU/EFTA nationality and residence within a commutable area of Wil/St. Gallen
