Contracts Management

Contract managers form an important part of an organizations structure. So, let's understand the roles, duties and responsibilities of a contract manager in an organization.

First things first, what is a contract? A contract is a legal and formal written agreement based on the mutual consent between the parties for consideration. The parties, individuals or organization agrees or signs the contract after accepting the terms and conditions that are put forth in the contract. Contracts are usually signed at the time of transactions such as purchase, sale, acquisition and merger.

Role of contract managers: Contract managers manage all features and stages of contractual agreements which comprise creation of different types of contracts to meet legal, business and all other contractual activities in an organization. This is done before entering into business dealings with one or more individuals or organization(s). The contract manager primary responsibility is to set forth and define all the terms and the conditions on which the two parties are to agree upon in the agreement.

Most transactions in the corporate world begin with a contract. Examples of the type contracts that we come across in our day-today affairs are sales contracts, purchase contracts, sales invoices, and so on.

A contract project manager is involved in following processes at the time of business dealings:

1. Coordination 2. Reporting 3. Monitoring multiple business process 4. Planning 5. Negotiation 6. Storage 7. Maintenance 8. Analysis

Functions of a Contract Manager: A contract managers duties and responsibilities include:

1. Building and assembling complete information about the contract (contract creation). 2. Saving and preserving the supporting documents of contracts (contract archiving). 3. Arranging the contracts in a systematic order (contract administration). 4. Automatically renewing the contracts (contract management). 5. Mentioning or defining the contracts to the organization. (contract introduction) 6. Keeping a track of the contract. (contract reporting) 7. Entering contract number on important documents like purchase order. (contract procurement) 8. Comparing and contrasting estimated budget with the spending on contract. (contract financial reporting)

A contract manager handles a wide range of functions, including major and minor details to facilitate crucial decisions that take place between two or more individuals. Every personal contract manager is expected to prepare receipts of sales, purchases, warranty and guarantee, to ensure accurate documentation of all contractual details.

How Do Organizations are benefit from Contract Managers? Contract Managers manage the contract process, monitor costs, improve and optimize profitability for the contract life cycle. This has a direct impact on the companies bottom line.

Some of the key contributions of contract managers are: 1. Improving the contract compliance cost. 2. Controlling the costs using powerful searches. 3. Tracking the dates of commencement and maturity of the contract. 4. Analyzing the estimated amount spent and benchmarking against actual cost. 5. Eliminating excessive manual labor requirements and cost by automating the process

A contract manager fulfills an important function for any organization.

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