Contract and Claims Manager

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This position reports to

Local Division Manager Energy Industries

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead the provision of contract management services, ensuring all contract management activities are executed in accordance with the relevant group/division/business directives and instructions including company procedures and the contract management framework. Each day, you will ensure that the portfolio of contracts in the business follows contract and claim management methodologies in accordance with internal standard procedures. You will also showcase your expertise by reviewing and commenting on commercial and technical tender terms and conditions. The work model for the role is: #LI - Onsite. This role is contributing to the Process Automation - Energy division in India Region. You will be mainly accountable for: • Providing contract management services to the Local Division, ensuring all contract management activities are executed in accordance with Corporate/Business Area and Division policies including Company procedures and the Contract Management Framework. • Oversee contract portfolio, including end-to-end contract management, review commercial/technical terms of tenders, and draw up appropriate strategies in this area • Contribute to negotiations, manage contract execution (including aspects relating to T&Cs, specifications, etc.) and handle contract closure as well as performance review • Provide professional support with regard to purchasing activities (purchase orders, contracts, etc.), analyze contractual terms to identify potential risks, and draw up risk mitigation plans • Developing contract strategy based on ABB's policies, customer requirements, and the overall execution strategy, considering the risk, pricing, scope, and schedule. • Ensure defined standards relating to contract insurance are met and maintain close dialogue with Insurance Risk Management for the purpose of addressing issues regarding insurance cover. • Identifying the contract baseline (including terms and conditions, specifications, drawings, estimate, proposal, schedule, and other documents incorporated in the contract) and highlighting the areas of potential risk. • Establishing and enforcing standard change methodologies in the portfolio of contracts to identify changes and quantify the additional time and compensation due for ABB as per the contract, defining approval requirements, and communicating changes to the customer. • Enforcing and defending ABB's contractual interests against customers and suppliers throughout the project lifecycle, including monitoring and assessment of changes and deviations, as well as defending and enforcing claims

Qualifications for the role

• You enjoy drafting project contracts and conducting high-level negotiations, with the ability to oversee major claims, manage change, and resolve disputes across various industries.
• You have overall 12+ years of experience, including 5 to 6 years experience in Project Contract & Claims Management, Vendor Management, Customer Management and internal stakeholder management.
• You possess extensive knowledge of project planning/program analysis, as well as strong business acumen, integrity, a results-oriented approach, and exceptional problem-solving skills.
• You are passionate about delivering solid presentations and communications, and you excel in leadership, interpersonal skills, cultural awareness, and engaging with customers at all levels.
• A degree in Engineering or Law with a specialization relevant to system contracts is preferred
• You are comfortable communicating effectively in both written and spoken English

More about us

"The Energy Industries Division serves a wide range of industrial sectors, including hydrocarbons, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, power generation and water. With its integrated solutions that automate, digitalize and electrify operations, the Division is committed to supporting traditional industries in their efforts to decarbonize. The Division also supports the development, integration and scaling up of new and renewable energy models. The Division's goal is to help customers adapt and succeed in the rapidly changing global energy transition. Harnessing data, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), the Division brings over 50 years of domain expertise delivering solutions designed to improve energy, process and production efficiency, as well as reduce risk, operational cost and capital cost, while minimizing waste for customers, from project start-up and throughout the entire plant lifecycle." We value people from different backgrounds. Apply today for your next career step within ABB and visit www.abb.com to learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory "It has come to our attention that the name of ABB is being used for asking candidates to make payments for job opportunities (interviews, offers). Please be advised that ABB makes no such requests. All our open positions are made available on our career portal for all fitting the criteria to apply. ABB does not charge any fee whatsoever for recruitment process. Please do not make payments to any individuals / entities in connection to recruitment with ABB, even if is claimed that the money is refundable. ABB is not liable for such transactions. For current open positions you can visit our career website https://global.abb/group/en/careers and apply. Please refer to detailed recruitment fraud caution notice using the link https://global.abb/group/en/careers/how-to-apply/fraud-warning"