Contract Manager

Overview

PPI Quality & Engineering is supporting our parent company, Kiwa North America (KGNA), in identifying a Contract Manager to join their legal and commercial operations team.

The Contract Manager acts as a strategic partner, responsible for negotiating, drafting, and managing contracts that support Kiwa North America’s Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) services. This role ensures contracts are legally compliant, commercially sound, and operationally practical—enabling efficient service delivery across the organization.

About Kiwa

Kiwa North America is part of the Kiwa Group. The company was established in 1948 in the Netherlands and provides safety-related certification, testing, inspection, auditing, advising and training services to a wide range of clients, including manufacturers, service companies and consumers. Kiwa is a fast growing company and employs over 10.000 people in 35 countries. The total Revenue is around 1.3 billion Euro(www.kiwa.com). Since 2021 Kiwa is part of the SHV Group. SHV is a Dutch family-owned multinational company with more than 60,000 employees and a turnover of euro 26 billion (www.shv.nl).

Kiwa offers strong benefit package, including Health Insurance, 401k plan with company contribution, health and childcare spending/savings accounts, paid time off and more.

Responsibilities

+ Lead negotiations and contract drafting for testing, inspection, and certification services. + Ensure alignment of contract terms with company goals and legal standards. + Manage the full contract lifecycle: execution, tracking, renewals, and termination. + Maintain contract records in line with internal policies and procedures. + Conduct risk assessments to identify legal or commercial exposure. + Ensure contracts meet legal, regulatory, and industry requirements. + Monitor performance and proactively resolve disputes or non-compliance. + Serve as liaison between Legal, Sales, Operations, Finance, and external partners. + Provide guidance on contract interpretation and risk mitigation. + Support leadership with data-driven insights and contract recommendations. + Stay current on developments impacting the TIC industry. + Improve internal processes around contract workflows. + Assist with claims management and dispute resolution when needed.

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