Contract Specialist position at Community Coffee in Baton Rouge

Community Coffee is employing Contract Specialist on Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:52:05 GMT. Community Coffee Company is steeped in tradition as rich as our coffee. As the largest family-owned retail coffee brand in the U.S., our company’s roots grew from a small country store in Baton Rouge more than 90 years ago. Community Coffee Company is so much a part of people’s lives and spans so many generations that it has been dubbed the State Coffee of Louisiana. We are currently seeking a...

Contract Specialist

Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Description: Community Coffee is employing Contract Specialist right now, this position will be designated in Louisiana. More details about this position opportunity please read the description below. Community Coffee Company is steeped in tradition as rich as our coffee. As the largest family-owned retail coffee brand in the U.S., our company’s roots grew from a small country store in Baton Rouge more t! han 90 years ago. Community Coffee Company is so much a part of people’s lives and spans so many generations that it has been dubbed the State Coffee of Louisiana.

We are currently seeking a Contract Specialist who will assist in reviewing agreements or proposed agreements, including real estate leases, for conformity to company policies and risk management guidelines by performing the following duties.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Conducts Review of Company Contracts

• Performs initial review of proposed contracts and agreements as requested by manager
• Ensures assigned contracts are reviewed in conformance to company’s contract review policy and risk management

guidelines

• Analyzes assigned contracts and notifies responsible department head and contract signer of risks, ambiguities,

inaccurate statements, omissions of essential terms, and conflicts with law

• Re! commends contract modifications of assigned contracts
Researches contract issues of assigned contracts
• Ensures appropriate external legal counsel (examples: IP, ERISA, labor law) review of contracts or excerpts of contracts

as needed

• Reviews attorney work product and requests needed revisions
• Converts assigned business agreements into contract form and prepares amended agreements for approval by legal

counsel

• Advises senior management if proposed contracts and agreements fail to conform to the company’s risk management

guidelines or corporate policies

• Assists in creation of standard form contracts and initiates changes in standard form contracts as requested by the

manager

• As directed by the manager, reviews correspondence concerning contracts and responds as necessary

Assists in maintaining master files of executed contracts and leases

• Scans executed contracts an! d leases
• Maintains spreadsheet of CSD distributor agreements and status of distributor’s insurance coverage
• Inputs data into contract software database, including email notification regarding contract adjustments and renewals

Assists in review and management of Company Real Estate Lease Obligations

• Assists in reviewing real estate leases
• Prepares lease payment memos for Accounts Payable Department regarding rent and CAM
• Reviews yearly CAM reconciliations for conformance with lease terms
• Drafts correspondence to landlords regarding payment and landlord/tenant issues
• Assists manager with management of real estate related payments including maintaining monthly spreadsheet of

lease payments of rent and CAM for use by Accounts Payable Department in processing payments and conducting

review of annual CAM charges

Supports acquisition team as directed by manager

• Reviews document drafts
• Monitors lien searches
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• Maintains spreadsheet of future acquisition payments
• Drafts letters to sellers transmitting required payments

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED; minimum of 2 years of college in a related field, with a college or university degree

preferred; paralegal certificate from accredited paralegal program required; and 7 or more years related experience

and/or training in the review of contracts and leases.

• Advanced in Microsoft Office software (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Knowledge of SAP a plus
• Valid driver’s license. Louisiana Notary Public designation preferred
• Limited travel involved

We offer a competitive salary and benefits including health/dental/life insurance, 401(k), credit union, profit sharing, employee assistance program and educational assistance.

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If you were eligible to this position, please delive! r us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Community Coffee.

Interested on this position, just click on the Apply button, you will be redirected to the official website

This position starts available on: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:52:05 GMT

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