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Job Description
Responsible for managing the front-end administration and governance of supplier agreements at the corporate level. This role ensures all required due diligence, stakeholder reviews, risk assessments, approvals, negotiations, and contract administration activities are completed before agreements are executed. Activities include managing contract intake and prioritization, coordinating legal, privacy, information security, compliance, procurement, finance, and business stakeholder reviews, maintaining contract workflow visibility, executing standard contract administration processes, negotiating and executing non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and other low-risk agreements, assigning resources to support contract workload demands, and ensuring compliance with established contracting policies and procedures. This position supports the success of Fortive Corporation by ensuring contract compliance, improving contract cycle times, and providing a strong governance framework for company agreements.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead and manage contract intake, administration, and execution processes for supplier, software, consulting, logistics, professional services, and other sourcing agreements in accordance with company policies and procedures
- Coordinate contract workload prioritization and facilitate assignment of work across contract administration resources to ensure adequate time for review, negotiation, and required due diligence activities
- Coordinate supplier onboarding and due diligence processes, including information security assessments, privacy assessments, AI governance reviews, compliance screenings, supplier risk evaluations, and other required approvals
- Coordinate required document reviews with Legal, Information Security, Privacy, Sourcing, and other stakeholders
- Ensure all required due diligence activities are completed before contract execution, including approval workflows
- Independently prepare, negotiate, execute, and manage Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and other routine or low-risk agreements within delegated authority
- Review agreements for completeness, compliance with company standards, and alignment with approved templates and contracting guidelines
- Identify non-standard terms, contract risks, and missing requirements and facilitate resolution
- Monitor contract progress and proactively drive agreements to completion while balancing stakeholder expectations and business timelines
- Develop and maintain contract status reporting, workload dashboards, and execution metrics
- Maintain contract administration documentation and ensure contract records are accurate, complete, and audit-ready
- Develop, document, and continuously improve contracting standard work, policies, templates, playbooks, and governance processes
- Provide training and guidance to stakeholders regarding contracting procedures, approval requirements, and contract lifecycle expectations
- Support the optimization of contract lifecycle management workflows
INTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS
- Reports to the Senior Director responsible for Indirect Sourcing
- Interacts with Strategic Sourcing, Legal, Information Security, Privacy, Compliance, and business leadership teams across Fortive Corporate as well as operating companies
- Partners with contract stakeholders to ensure contract compliance, governance, and timely execution
EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS
- Frequently communicates with suppliers, service providers, consultants, software vendors, and other third parties regarding contract requirements, due diligence activities, and execution of signatures
- Coordinates directly with supplier representatives to obtain required documentation and ensure contractual obligations are appropriately documented
MEASUREMENTS
- On-time completion of contract reviews and execution activities
- Compliance with contracting policies and standard work procedures
- Effective coordination and prioritization of contract workload across contract administration resources
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSITION
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Legal Studies, or Finance –OR– or Associate’s degree or Paralegal Certificate program with substantial related experience
- Experience - 5+ years of experience in contract administration, contract management, procurement, legal operations, sourcing, or paralegal services
- Working knowledge of basic contract law principles and commercial contracting practices
- Experience reviewing and administering sourcing agreements, NDAs, professional services agreements, statements of work, and other related documents
- Experience managing contract workflows, contract lifecycle management processes, and stakeholder coordination activities
- Record of success in improving business processes, governance controls, and operational efficiency
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Experience interacting effectively with senior leaders, legal counsel, business stakeholders, and suppliers
- Experience balancing multiple priorities and managing workloads in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated effectiveness in written and verbal communication
- Full proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and collaboration tools
- Ability to analyze contractual terms, identify risks, and apply sound business judgment
- Ability to interpret and apply policies, procedures, regulations, templates, and contractual requirements
MOST IMPORTANT COMPETENCIES REQUIRED
- Delivers Results - Must deliver measurable results through timely contract execution, effective workload management, strong governance, and compliance with company policies.
- Technical Excellence - Must possess strong contract administration skills, contract review capabilities, organizational effectiveness, and working knowledge of sourcing contracting principles.
- Customer Obsessed - Must effectively communicate with and anticipate the needs of internal and external stakeholders at all levels of the organization, including senior leaders, attorneys, suppliers, and business partners.
- Innovate for Impact - Identifies opportunities to improve contract cycle times, increase efficiency, and enhance stakeholder experience.
- Courageous - Effectively raises and resolves contract administration challenges, non-standard terms, process gaps, and stakeholder concerns.
- Build Extraordinary Teams - Creates strong partnerships with stakeholders, suppliers, and functional teams through collaboration and trust.
- Acts with Integrity - Consistently exercises sound judgment, operates with transparency, and maintains confidentiality of sensitive information.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret English language contracts, business correspondence, policies, regulatory requirements, and legal documentation.
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence, procedures, and process documentation.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from stakeholders, suppliers, executives, and cross-functional teams.
TRAVEL
- Must be willing and able to travel on an occasional basis. Approximately 10-20% travel.
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About Us
Fortive Corporation Overview
Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.
We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.
We are a diverse team 18,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.
At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.
At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.
At Fortive, we believe in growth. We’re honest about what’s working and what isn’t, and we never stop improving and innovating.
Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.
Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.
We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.
We are a diverse team 17,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.
At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.
At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.
At Fortive, we believe in growth. We’re honest about what’s working and what isn’t, and we never stop improving and innovating.
Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.
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Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at [email protected].
