Hi Adjusterjack,

Based my discussions with the organizations in some of these larger enterprises, and based on job searches with a number of Search Sites, like Indeed.com or Monster.com, "Contract Manager" or "Contracts Manager" is a real job title and is not always a lawyer. As explained to me by two separate leaders of those Contract Management Organizations (one in a large bank and another in a large Pharma), not all lawyers are good managers or leaders and, in a very large Contract Management Organization, the functions of Contract Management are broken down and assigned to numerous "roles." For example: see the last column in this Contract Management Roles table.


Quote Quoting adjusterjack
View Post
Anybody else who "manages" contracts is doing so as only one part of his or her duties in his or her job.

I'll give you a couple of examples from my own experiences.

I owned rental properties for twenty years. I drafted my leases, interpreted them, and enforced them. Was I a Contract Manager? No. I was a landlord. Contract management was a part of what I did, but I also did maintenance and repairs (handyman), picked up rent (creditor), did my own taxes (accountant), sued tenants (lawyer), etc.
While I understand your example, I would suggest looking at it a different way. While you primarily called yourself a Landlord, you were also functioning in multiple simultaneous roles. For example: Yes, you were a Landlord and, yes, you were a Contract Manager and, yes, you were your own Accountant, etc.


Quote Quoting adjusterjack
View Post
To support my point I refer you to the US Dept of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics - Standard Occupational Classifications.

"The SOC system is used by Federal statistical agencies to classify workers into occupational categories for the purpose of collecting, calculating, or disseminating data. All workers are classified into one of 840 detailed occupations according to their occupational definition. To facilitate classification, detailed occupations are combined to form 461 broad occupations, 97 minor groups, and 23 major groups. Detailed occupations in the SOC with similar job duties, and in some cases skills, education, and/or training, are grouped together."

I challenge you to find "Contract Manager" among the many hundreds of occupational classifications:

http://www.bls.gov/soc/major_groups.htm
I get what you're saying but take a look at Indeed.com and Monster.com. Just search for "Contract Manager" or "Contracts Manager" and you'll see a bunch of positions show up. Contract Management Organizations are real and Contract Manager titles are real. And, Contract Managers are not always Lawyers. I can't argue that this is the best way to structure and/or operate or not. However, they are real.

Thanks for your help.