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Primary Location: 12380 MORRIS ROAD, ALPHARETTA, Georgia - United States of America , 30005 Job ID: R24039352

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Job Description:

JOB DESCRIPTION:

UPS Healthcare is seeking an experienced Contracts Attorney to analyze, comprehend, and identify potential business risks and recommend risk mitigation strategies. He/She leads global contract negotiations translating customer and company responsibilities into legally binding contractual language that complies with UPS requirements and applicable laws. The Contracts Attorney develops processes to increase efficiency of the contractual process while minimizing operations, solutions and sales groups' warranty, and liability claims.

Responsibilities and Duties

  • Reviews customer contract requests received from the Sales team to determine when the business is domestic or global
  • Participates in contractual meetings to advise Sales team and Solutions group on documentation needed to support the customer
  • Verifies executed contracts are loaded into the contracts management system to ensure accurate reporting of the contracts' terms and conditions
  • Prepares weekly status reports for stakeholders to bring awareness of organizations impacting contractual deals to leadership
  • Drafts responses to customers' contract revisions to identify gaps and offer alternate language while mitigating UPS risk
  • Facilitates contract discussions with customers to negotiate contract revision issues
  • Manages resources and people processes (e.g., Performance Management, Career Development, Training, Staffing, etc.) to ensure the day to day administration of processes and formal procedures
  • Identifies individual and team skill gaps and developmental opportunities (e.g., training, special assignments, conferences, projects, etc.) to facilitate individual and team development

Knowledge and Skills

  • Demonstrates familiarity with the core service offerings across business units and deep familiarity with product, service, and customer facing technology offerings of at least one business unit; demonstrates knowledge of competitors' offerings and the features of their products, services, and customer facing technology solutions; describes types of customers that would benefit from selected offerings; compares and contrasts UPS's and competitor's products, services, and customer facing technology solutions; able to compare and contrast the customer's experience of engaging with UPS and primary competitors across all touch-points; summarizes positive and negative gaps; develops plans to leverage advantages and correct disadvantages
  • Demonstrates a basic understanding of the functions, regulations, and procedures of healthcare compliance agencies or governing bodies; takes a leadership position in programs that reduce risk and enhance safety
  • Identifies cultural issues that may impact business needs or customer solutions; applies cultural sensitivity when interacting with others outside one's own geography; leverages cultural awareness to address challenges when operating across different geographical areas; stays current on global and cultural trends
  • Uses multiple strategies to persuade others; identifies and removes barriers to agreements; wins concessions effectively; provides input into future negotiation processes or strategies
  • Demonstrates a basic knowledge of risk management fundamentals
  • Demonstrates a working knowledge of techniques for soliciting and gathering information; identifies appropriate sources of information
  • Demonstrates a thorough understanding of customer's business and uses this information to partner consultatively; establishes and maintains relationships with key decision makers; consistently provides successful customer solutions
  • Demonstrates a detailed understanding of supply chain concepts; makes recommendations for changes to solve supply chain problems

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or National of the U.S., an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. for this employer
  • Employer will not sponsor a visa for this or future positions
  • Must be currently located in the same geographic location as the job or willing to relocate yourself
  • Must have a Bachelor's Degree (or internationally comparable degree) or be a current UPS employee with three years of UPS experience
  • Must have a Bachelor of Laws (LLB)/Juris Doctor (JD) Degree
  • Must be a member of a state bar in good standing, with active license

Job Grade: 30G

Posting Available Through 11/1

OTHER CRITERIA:

Employer will not sponsor visas for position.

UPS is an equal opportunity employer. UPS does not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Employee Type:

Permanent

UPS is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

Other Criteria:

UPS is an equal opportunity employer. UPS does not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/nationalorigin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Basic Qualifications:

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National of the U.S., an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. for this employer.

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