Contracts Manager - Chicago Illinois

Company: RAPP
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Posted On: 01/22/2025

RAPP Chicago is looking for a Contracts Manager to join our award-winning Finance team.
WHO WE ARE:
We are RAPP - world leaders in activating growth with precision and empathy at scale.
As aglobal, next-generation precision marketing agencywe leveragedata, creativity, technology, and empathyto foster client growth.We champion individuality in the marketing solutions we create, and in our workplace. We fight for solutions that adapt to the individual's needs, beliefs, behaviors, and aspirations.
We foster an inclusive workplace that values diversity and emphasizes personal well-being.
HOW WE DO IT:
At RAPP, our fearless superconnectors help tocreate value from personal brand experiences by focusing on three key areas: connected data, connected content and connected decisioning.

Our data analysts identify who that person is, our strategists understand what they want, and our award-winning technologists and creatives know how to deliver it - ensuring we're able to activate authentic customer connections for our clients.

Part of Omnicom's Precision Marketing Group, RAPP is comprised of 2,000+ creatives, technologists, strategists, and data and marketing scientists across 15+ global markets.
YOUR ROLE:
We are seeking an enthusiastic and detail-oriented Associate Contracts Manager to join our contracts team. This role provides vital administrative support, helping to ensure seamless contract management and vendor coordination. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational skills, a collaborative mindset, and an eagerness to grow in the field of contracts and compliance.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supporting the contracts team with administrative tasks related to contract management, including document preparation and file organization
  
• Support software renewals in a timely manner and within the client and OMNICOM current processes.
  
• Vendor management including invoices coordination and follow up.
  
• Coordinate basic vendor and subcontractor activities, ensuring effective communication and timely updates.
  
• Participate in team meetings, document key actions, and support follow-up tasks to ensure progress.
  
• Help gather information for compliance and contract reporting requirements.
  
• Collaborate with internal teams to address and resolve basic contract-related queries
  
  REQUIRED SKILLS:
  
  
  
  • Communication Skills: ability to effectively collaborate various stakeholders
    
  • Detail-Oriented: attention to detail and accuracy in contract review, analysis, and documentation.
    
  • Organizational Skills: ability to maintain organized files, and manage multiple tasks
    
  • Legal Knowledge: Familiarity with legal research resources, navigating government websites, basic concepts of contracting
    
  • Team Collaboration: Ability to effectively collaborate through active listening, clear communication, respect for diversity, and personal ownership
    
  • Technology: Comfortable working with contract management software, databases, and other relevant tools.
    
  • Education: in pursuit of a degree in legal studies, paralegal studies, business, or other related area.
    
  • Willingness to learn, and a proactive attitude towards gaining knowledge and new skills, while collaborating with a variety of internal and external teams.
    
    
    Our hybrid work model:
    RAPP's current hybrid model is designed to enable in-person connections and collaboration that is core to our culture, while also supporting flexibility for all employees. As such, we have the option to work from home two days per week, if we'd like.
    RAPP provides a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits plan. Benefits for this role include health/vision/dental insurance, 401(k), stock options, Healthcare & Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts, vacation, sick, and personal days and positive activism days, paid parental leave and disability benefits. For more information regarding Omnicom benefits, please visit . A reasonable estimate of the salary for this role, at the time of posting, is $95,000 - $110,000. This range is specific to Chicago and multiple factors are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to: skill set, experience and training, certifications; etc. This is an exempt position. If your requirements fall outside of this range, you are still welcome to apply.
    "As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status."
    NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization. More...

        

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