At Cortland, you map the story of your success. We don't adhere to the status quo, we love outside industry perspective, and we thrive on exploring possibilities and reimagining solutions. As an innovative leader in multifamily, our high performance continues to drive exponential growth – and we invite you to join us on our journey towards real estate excellence. With tools and guidance to sharpen your skills, you can forge your own career path, love what you do, and let it show.

As the Contract Administration Manager, you will oversee the contract management and administration function at Cortland, maximizing financial and operational performance while minimizing risk. You will lead a team of Contract Administrators and drive the contract creation, execution, and analysis processes to support Cortland’s strategic objectives.

• Manage and support Contract Administrators responsible for Cortland’s contract administration function.
• Serve as the contract administration expert during Cortland’s Coupa implementation, ensuring best practices.
• Develop and route vendor master contracts for vendor onboarding and create vendor service contracts and change orders using Cortland’s contract templates.
• Serve as the primary point of contact between the legal department, business team, and vendors during contract negotiations.
• Work with suppliers, Cortland employees, AP, IT, Risk Management, and Legal teams on contract-related requests, ensuring compliance with company policy.
• Extract, analyze, and present contract-related reports from various platforms as needed to support data-driven decision-making.
• Maintain accurate contract files and a tracking log for all executed vendor agreements.
• Collaborate with Risk Management and vendor credentialing teams to streamline and enhance the vendor onboarding process.
• Identify and implement improvements within the contract administration function to boost operational efficiency.
• Contribute to special projects and other duties as assigned, maintaining flexibility and attention to detail.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with colleagues across Cortland to support contract management and operational goals.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of contract administration experience with management experience preferred; multifamily industry experience is a plus.
• Strong understanding of legal terms related to service contracts, attention to detail, organization, analytical and customer service skills.
• Self-motivated, team-oriented, with excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to prioritize and manage a dynamic workload.
• This position includes supervisory responsibilities, guiding the Contract Administration team to meet Cortland’s standards of contract management excellence.

We create, reimagine, and manage apartment communities for residents nationwide. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, we have communities and regional offices all over the country, as well as overseas. From product design and procurement to general contracting and property management, we do it all – to make sure our communities are the perfect setting for living life to its fullest.

Our success is fueled by our belief in a better life – where hospitality is always a given, each detail is worth a second thought, and every open door is a new opportunity to go beyond expectations. We come to work every day to create possibilities for people – possibilities that translate into superior living spaces and experiences designed to inspire our residents, associates, and investors to live a better life focused on what matters most to them.

Cortland is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re proud to support and celebrate diversity in the workplace. We are committed to equal consideration for all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you have a disability and need an accommodation or assistance with the application process and/or using our website, please email talentresources@cortland.com or call 404.965.3988.

Cortland is a drug-free workplace.

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