Contract Specialist - Coca-Cola Beverages Florida

Contract Specialist

Tampa, FL, USA Req #26579

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Who We Are:

• Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) is a family-owned independent Coca-Cola bottler that is the third largest privately-held and the sixth largest independent Coca-Cola bottler in the United States.
• Coke Florida sells, markets, manufactures and distributes over 600 products of The Coca-Cola Company and other partner companies including Monster Beverage Corporation and BODYARMOR.
• Coke Florida was named as a 2023 US Best Managed Company by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal. This program recognizes outstanding U.S. private companies and the achievements of their management teams in four key areas: strategy, ability to execute, corporate culture, and governance/financial performance.

What We Offer:
Eligible full time Coke Florida Associates can participate in our Total Rewards Program which includes:

• Total Wellness Programs including health, dental and vision plans
• 401K program with healthy company match
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Three weeks of vacation pay, and 11 company paid holidays*
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Competitive compensation

Coke Florida is searching for a Procurement Contract Specialist to work out of our Tampa HQ area office.

What you will do:

The Procurement Contract Specialist is responsible for negotiating / drafting direct and indirect supplier contracts for the Company. The role requires deep contract knowledge and negotiating experience. The Contract Specialist will need to work across different functional areas to understand the business requirements and mitigate risk to the business. This role will also demand the ability to work in a high pace entrepreneur environment.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate supplier contracts, to secure and document the procurement of goods and services for the Coke Florida business, aligning to Coke Florida defined standards for such contracts.
• Identify terms and conditions options to achieve desired contract goals.
• Define negotiating strategies to resolve contract negotiation roadblocks while managing risk.
• Weigh business needs and risks.
• Liaise with in-house legal counsel, enterprise risk management and other key internal stakeholders in accordance with defined process.
• Effectively manage pipeline of work including tracking status of reviews, providing proactive updates to stakeholders, timely follow up internal and external stakeholders.
• Administer, develop and update (working with Legal and other key internal stakeholders), standard supplier contract templates, including Master Services Agreements, Statements of Work (SOWs), NDAs, and other forms of supplier agreements.

For this role you will need:

• Previous experience working with drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts as a paralegal or attorney/JD.
• Advanced knowledge of supply chain management, sourcing and/or procurement.
• Team player, self-motivated, desire to learn and take on new challenges.
• Ability to build internal/external strategic relationships.
• Proven ability to interpret complex contract provisions and assess business risk.
• Achievement oriented (timeline driven, detail-oriented, strong planning and negotiation skills).
• Extremely responsive and stakeholder focused, appropriate follow-up and follow-through.
• Strong Conceptual and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to work and coordinate across teams.
• Knowledge and experience with contract management systems (experience working in DocuSign is a plus).
• Manage differences and conflict through strong communication and influencing skills.

This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. Coke Florida reserves the right to revise the job description at any time and to assign additional duties and responsibilities as needed.

Employment with Coke Florida is at-will. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Other details

• Job Family Finance
• Job Function Procurement
• Pay Type Salary

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initStaticMap(true); Coke Florida is searching for a Procurement Contract Specialist to work out of our Tampa HQ area office. What you will do: The Procurement Contract Specialist is responsible for negotiating / drafting direct and indirect supplier contracts for the Company. The role requires deep contract knowledge and negotiating experience. The Contract Specialist will need to work across different functional areas to understand the business requirements and mitigate risk to the business. This role will also demand the ability to work in a high pace entrepreneur environment. Roles and Responsibilities Draft, review, and negotiate supplier contracts, to secure and document the procurement of goods and services for the Coke Florida business, aligning to Coke Florida defined standards for such contracts. Identify terms and conditions options to achieve desired contract goals. Define negotiating strategies to resolve contract negotiation roadblocks while managing risk. Weigh business needs and risks. Liaise with in-house legal counsel, enterprise risk management and other key internal stakeholders in accordance with defined process. Effectively manage pipeline of work including tracking status of reviews, providing proactive updates to stakeholders, timely follow up internal and external stakeholders. Administer, develop and update (working with Legal and other key internal stakeholders), standard supplier contract templates, including Master Services Agreements, Statements of Work (SOWs), NDAs, and other forms of supplier agreements. For this role you will need: Previous experience working with drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts as a paralegal or attorney/JD. Advanced knowledge of supply chain management, sourcing and/or procurement. Team player, self-motivated, desire to learn and take on new challenges. Ability to build internal/external strategic relationships. Proven ability to interpret complex contract provisions and assess business risk. Achievement oriented (timeline driven, detail-oriented, strong planning and negotiation skills). Extremely responsive and stakeholder focused, appropriate follow-up and follow-through. Strong Conceptual and critical thinking skills. Ability to work and coordinate across teams. Knowledge and experience with contract management systems (experience working in DocuSign is a plus). Manage differences and conflict through strong communication and influencing skills.

• Tampa, FL, USA