Contract Specialist- Commercial Flooring

The Contract Specialist acts as a strategic contract reviewer and business risk advisor for Shaw Industries’ Commercial Division, driving sound decision-making across customer agreements. This role evaluates commercial contracts, identifies risk, and assesses operational and financial impacts to proactively resolve issues prior to Legal engagement. This role is based in Cartersville, GA and works in a hybrid way with 3 days / week required in office. 
 

Responsibilities:  

Contract Review & Risk Identification: 

• Independently review all incoming contracts before legal review, including NDAs, MSAs, RFP terms, rebate agreements, pricing agreements, and other commercial customer contracts.  

• Identify and assess business risks, including financial exposure, operational impacts, and pricing implications, and non-standard contractual requirements. 

• Flag contract provisions likely to require Legal review and prepare concise summaries of key issues, risks, and recommended business positions.  

• Proactively resolve business-related issues with Sales, Strategic Accounts, customers, and internal stakeholders before Legal escalation.  

• Evaluate contract structures and commercial terms to ensure alignment with Shaw's business objectives, operational capabilities, and risk tolerance. 

Negotiation & Business Support: 

• Support commercial discussions and negotiations related to contract terms, pricing structures, rebate programs, and customer requirements.  

• Recommend alternative contract language for business concerns, commercial positions, and risk mitigation strategies.  

• Partner with Legal by providing business context, contract history, customer background, and recommended negotiation positions.  

• Serve as a trusted advisor to Sales and Strategic Accounts teams throughout the contract development and negotiation process. 

Contract Compliance, Pricing & Administration: 

• Monitor executed agreements to ensure ongoing compliance with customer contractual obligations and Shaw business requirements.  

• Maintain contract records, amendments, renewals, pricing schedules, rebate structures, and supporting documentation within Salesforce and approved contract management systems.  

• Coordinate and facilitate contract-related pricing requests, approvals, updates, and renewals in partnership with Sales Leadership, Finance, Commercial Leadership, and Contract Administration.  

• Generate, analyze, and distribute contract compliance reports, pricing updates, customer-specific contract summaries, rebate reports, funding fee reports, and other operational reporting as required while tracking key contractual milestones, including customer commitments, notice periods, and renewal timelines. 

• Support implementation of customer contract terms by coordinating with internal departments to ensure contractual obligations are understood and executed properly. 

Process Ownership & Continuous Improvement: 

• Develop and implement processes that improve contract quality, compliance, accuracy, and cycle time.  

• Maintain accurate contract documentation,