Johnson Controls

Supply Chain Legal Contracts Manager

San Pedro Garza Garcia-Nuevo Leon-Mexico
Full-time
Posted Nov 6, 2026

Skills

Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office
Procurement
Supply Chain

Job description

Johnson Controls, a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education.

For more than 140 years, Johnson Controls has delivered performance where it really matters. Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real-world results and help move society forward.

What will you do?

The Supply Chain Legal Contracts Manager will work in close collaboration with the procurement legal team (U.S. based lawyers and other Monterrey based contract managers ) to support the delivery of legal services to internal clients across the globe. This role involves managing contract formation and development and is not a supervisory role.

The Supply Chain Legal Contracts Manager will provide insight and assistance with the intake, triage, and analysis of all contracting activities. Additionally, this person will assist and support the review, drafting and negotiation of agreements, including services agreements, product purchase agreements and purchase orders, subcontract agreements, NDAs , and SaaS agreements.

The Supply Chain Legal Contracts Manager must possess a “can do” attitude, be self-motivated, able to multi-task and prioritize work related assignments, The successful candidate must be willing to develop a deep understanding of procurement and the businesses they support.

This individual must be solution-oriented, demonstrate innovative thinking, work independently and proactively, and function as a trusted advisor to the attorneys and business team members they support.

How will you do it?

•Intake and triage of contract requests against prescribed risk prioritization and other protocols.

•Tracking and monitoring of requests within procurement legal and supporting day-to-day operations including managing the workflow tools (currently Ariba).

•Assist and support the review, drafting and negotiation of select procurement-related agreements in accordance with the company's policies and playbooks

•Direct support to JCI stakeholders for workflow management.

•Program specific document management including updating playbooks/procedural manuals.

•Contract Approvals routing and management.

•Escalation management and routing.

•Analyze and document processes and workflow.

•Apply technical and analytical skills to solve issues.

•Compile findings and recommendations

What are we looking for?

•Law degree and 3 years of procurement contracting experience which includes meaningful periods of time supporting multinational organizations in the review and negotiation of English language contracts, whether as part of a law firm or corporate law department.

•Establish and drive continuous improvement objectives.

•Must be fluent in English, verbal and written.

•Professional demeanor and strong written and oral communication and presentation skills.

•Ability to communicate effectively with senior-level stakeholders.

•Ability to work under tight deadlines and balance and prioritize multiple responsibilities.

•Critical thinking skills and ability to analyze data to make informed decisions and recommendations

•Proficiency in searching for meaningful patterns, trends, and relationships in data and articulating findings for simplified business understanding.

•Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite of products, with specific experience in Word, Power Point, Excel and database creation and maintenance

What do we offer?

•Comprehensive benefits package.

•Opportunities for professional growth and development.

•Supportive and inclusive work environment.

•Commitment to work-life balance and employee well-being.

•Engagement in meaningful projects that make a difference.

Johnson Controls does not request pregnancy or HIV testing as a condition for hiring, continued employment, or promotion, in accordance with its commitment to labor equality and non-discrimination.