# Contracts Manager

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/contracts-manager

A Contracts Manager oversees an organization's full contract portfolio, leading Contract Negotiation with vendors, clients, and partners while directing CLM Software Administration to standardize processes and templates. The role includes Vendor/Supplier Management to maintain healthy commercial relationships, Risk Management to flag unfavorable terms, and Team Leadership over contracts administrators or analysts. This is typically a mid-to-senior role within legal or procurement departments held by professionals with legal, business, or supply chain backgrounds.

Top skills: [Contract Negotiation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/contract-negotiation), [Risk Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/risk-management), [Team Leadership](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/team-leadership)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Contract Administrator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/contract-administrator), [Contracts Administrator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/contracts-administrator), [Contracts Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/contracts-analyst)
- Often leads to: [Director of Procurement](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-procurement)

## Similar roles

[Compliance Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/compliance-manager), [Contract Administrator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/contract-administrator), [Director of Legal Operations](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-legal-operations), [Document Control Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/document-control-director), [Document Control Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/document-control-manager), [Document Management Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/document-management-manager), [Documentation Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/documentation-manager), [Legal Operations Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/legal-operations-manager), [Paralegal Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/paralegal-manager), [Procurement Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/procurement-manager), [Purchasing Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/purchasing-manager), [Risk Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/risk-manager)

## Open Contracts Manager roles (11)

- [Contracts Manager](https://stvinc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/stv/job/County-Trunk-Highways-Mount-Pleasant-Wisconsin/Senior-Contract-Administrator_JR5757) at [STV Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/stv-group) — County Trunk Highways, Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin (listed on STV Group's own careers site)
- [On Site CT - Contracts Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/2e00de58-6af2-41e6-9e4b-45a71d6e3fe2/on-site-ct-contracts-manager-at-citymd) at [CityMD](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/citymd) — Full-time, Wethersfield, CT, $70,000 – $90,000
- [Contracts Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/99b9ae7d-a03c-4a06-ad59-4222b8cafb74/contracts-manager-at-crane-co) at [Crane Co.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crane-co) — Full-time, $123,000 – $160,000
- [Contracts Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/cdcb6b93-384e-4d3f-b4e2-da7cc0b2ed70/contracts-manager-at-aerovironment) at [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — Full-time, $101,000 – $154,000
- [Regional Contract Manager – Enabling Technologies](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/550d5643-500b-4f63-9cc6-944d2ce48345/regional-contract-manager-enabling-technologies-at-medtronic) at [Medtronic](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/medtronic) — Full-time, $122,400 – $183,600
- [Associate Director, Site Contracting Governance & Strategy](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/01e508cb-ad99-4f2b-a4f0-88501c7fc86c/associate-director-site-contracting-governance-strategy-at-bristol-myers-squibb) at [Bristol Myers Squibb](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bristol-myers-squibb) — Full-time, Princeton, NJ, $173,350 – $210,058
- [Contract Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/2c26adfa-9536-4899-8983-20e4792c400b/contract-manager-at-workday) at [Workday](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/workday) — €54,000 – €81,000
- [Contracts Management Specialist – Millennium Space Systems](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/da88c71e-5fd0-4854-bb92-c2fb2f25bbd8/contracts-management-specialist-millennium-space-systems-at-boeing) at [Boeing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/boeing) — Full-time, El Segundo, CA, $96,050 – $173,750
- [Senior Manager, Utility Contracts](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/1353c6fa-c5bb-4bcb-982c-12f65c612cae/senior-manager-utility-contracts-at-crusoe) at [Crusoe](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crusoe) — Full-time, San Francisco, CA, $155,000 – $185,000
- [Contract Manager](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cohere/f57ae62a-791b-43d9-b59f-91f338ca61f4/application) at [Cohere](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cohere) — Full-time, Toronto, San Francisco, Canada, United States, New York · Remote, $140,000 – $280,000 (listed on Cohere's own careers site)

All 11 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?q=Contracts%20Manager

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- [Legal Operations Manager](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/replit/bfb473fb-6db1-469f-873a-7a3c1d127d21/application) at [Replit](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/replit) — Foster City, CA · Remote, $145,000 – $190,000 (listed on Replit's own careers site)
- [Procurement Manager](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/ibotta/9049d469-d154-42b9-8728-e65ceb766f57/application) at [Ibotta](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/ibotta) — Denver, CO · Remote (listed on Ibotta's own careers site)
- [Contract Administrator](https://rockwellautomation.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External_Rockwell_Automation/job/Sao-Paulo-Brazil/Contract-Administrator_R26-6524) at [Rockwell Automation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/rockwell-automation) (listed on Rockwell Automation's own careers site)
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- [Purchasing Manager](https://frgi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PolloTropical/job/Miami-FL/Purchasing-Manager_R1841) at [Pollo Tropical](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/pollo-tropical) — Miami, FL (listed on Pollo Tropical's own careers site)
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