Employment Contract with Project Manager of Provider of Supply Chain Logistics
Employment agreement made _______________ (date) , between
___________________________ (Name of Employer) , a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the state of ______________, with its principal office located
at _________________________________________________________________
(street address, city, state, zip code) , referred to herein as Employer, and
_______________________ (Name of Employee) , of __________________________
______________________________________ (street address, city, state, zip code) ,
referred to herein as Employee.
Whereas, Employer is engaged in the business of providing supply chain
logistics, and maintains an office at _________________________________________
______________________ (street address, city, state, zip code) ; and
Whereas, Employee has been engaged and has had a great deal of experience
in managing supply chain logistics; and
Whereas, Employee is willing to be employed by Employer, and Employer is
willing to employ Employee, on the terms, covenants, and conditions set forth in this
Agreement;
Now, therefore, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this
agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. EMPLOYMENT
A. Employer employs, engages, and hires Employee as a Project Manager to
manage supply chain logistics performed by Employer. Employee accepts and
agrees to such hiring, engagement, and employment, subject to the general
supervision and pursuant to the orders, advice, and direction of Employer.
B. Employee shall perform such other duties as are customarily performed by
one holding such position in other, same, or similar businesses or enterprises as
that engaged in by Employer, and shall render the following services to and on
behalf of Company as may be assigned to him to him from time to time by
Employer:
1. Collect data, perform statistical analysis, and maps and document
processes;
2. Recommend and implement process improvement;
3. Applies company methodologies and tools to design SCL lean
systems;
4. Establish and implement performance measures;
5. Conducts Supply Chain and/or inventory analyses;
6. Redesign and/or re-engineer logistics processes;
7. Supports business development and create efficient designs and
solutions;
8. Determines efficient utilization of resources by analyzing layouts,
labor force, and equipment utilization charts;
9. Confer with stakeholders to implement efficient and competitive
solutions;
10. Personally manage small and medium size projects;
11. Applies Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and Statistical Process Controls
(SPC) tools;
12. Assists in the development and delivery of presentations to
customers as part of the sales team effort;
13. Lead, coach, and mentor other employees and independent
contractors as directed by Employer.
2. BEST EFFORTS OF EMPLOYEE
Employee agrees that he will at all times faithfully, industriously, and to the best
of his ability, experience, and talents, perform all of the duties that may be required of
and from him pursuant to the express and implicit terms of this Agreement, to the
reasonable satisfaction of Employer. Such duties shall be rendered at ______________
__________________________________________ (address of employment) , and at
such other place or places as Employer shall in good faith require or as the interest,
needs, business, or opportunity of Employer shall require.
3. TERM OF EMPLOYMENT
The term of this agreement shall be a period of one year, commencing on
__________________ ( date) , and terminating on _________________ (date) , subject,
however, to prior termination as provided in this Agreement. At the expiration date of
________________ (date) , this Agreement shall be considered renewed for regular
periods of one year, provided neither party submits a notice of termination.
4. COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEE
Employer shall pay Employee, and Employee shall accept from Employer, in full
payment for Employee's services under this Agreement, compensation at the rate of
$ _____________ per year, payable [e.g., twice a month on the (number) and
(number) days of each month] ___________________________________________
while this Agreement shall be in force. Employer shall reimburse Employee for all
necessary expenses incurred by Employee while traveling pursuant to Employer's
directions.
5. TERMINATION DUE TO DISCONTINUANCE OF BUSINESS
In spite of anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, if Employer shall
discontinue operating its business at ________________________________________
______________________________ (street address, city, state, zip code) , then this
Agreement shall terminate as of the last day of the month in which Employer ceases
operations at such location with the same force and effect as if such last day of the
month were originally set as the termination date of this Agreement.
6. OTHER EMPLOYMENT
Employee shall devote all of his time, attention, knowledge, and skills solely to
the business and interest of Employer. Employee shall not, during the term of this
Agreement, be interested directly or indirectly, in any manner, as partner, officer,
director, shareholder, advisor, employee, or in any other capacity in any other business
similar to Employer's business; provided, however, that nothing contained in this section
shall be deemed to prevent or to limit the right of Employee to invest any of his money
in the capital stock or other securities of any corporation whose stock or securities are
publicly owned or are regularly traded on any public exchange, nor shall anything
contained in this section be deemed to prevent Employee from investing or limit
Employee's right to invest his money in real estate.
7. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING OPERATIONS
Employee shall make available to Employer all information of which Employee
shall have any knowledge and shall make all suggestions and recommendations that
will be of mutual benefit to Employer and Employee.
8. EMPLOYEE'S INABILITY TO CONTRACT FOR EMPLOYER
In spite of anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, Employee shall
not have the right to make any contracts or commitments for or on behalf of Employer
without first obtaining the express written consent of Employer.
9. AGREEMENTS OUTSIDE OF CONTRACT
This Agreement contains the complete agreement concerning the employment
arrangement between the parties and shall, as of the effective date of this Agreement,
supersede all other agreements between the parties. The parties stipulate that neither
of them has made any representation with respect to the subject matter of this
Agreement or any representations including the execution and delivery of this
Agreement except such representations as are specifically set forth in this Agreement,
and each of the parties acknowledges that the party has relied on its own judgment in
entering into this Agreement. The parties further acknowledge that any payments or
representations that may have been made by either of them to the other prior to the
date of executing this Agreement are of no effect and that neither of them has relied on
such payments or representations in connection with the party's dealings with the other.
10. VACATION
Employee shall be entitled to ______ (number) days of paid vacation each year
during the term of this Agreement, the time for such vacation to be determined by
mutual Agreement between Employer and Employee.
11. MODIFICATION OF AGREEMENT
Any modification of this Agreement or additional obligation assumed by either
party in connection with this Agreement shall be binding only if evidenced in writing
signed by each party or an authorized representative of each party.
12. TERMINATION
A. This Agreement may be terminated by either party on ______ (number)
days' written notice to the other. If Employer shall so terminate this Agreement,
Employee shall be entitled to compensation for ______ (number) days.
B. In the event of any violation by Employee of any of the terms of this
Agreement, Employer may terminate employment without notice and with
compensation to Employee only to the date of such termination.
C. It is further agreed that any breach or evasion of any of the terms of this
Agreement by either party will result in immediate and irreparable injury to the
other party and will authorize recourse to injunction and or specific performance
as well as to all other legal or equitable remedies to which such injured party may
be entitled under this Agreement.
13. TERMINATION FOR DISABILITY
A. In spite of anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Employer has the
option to terminate this Agreement if Employee shall, during the term of this
Agreement, become permanently disabled as the term permanently disabled is
fixed and defined in this Section. Such option shall be exercised by Employer
giving notice to Employee by certified mail, addressed to him at _____________
__________________________________________________ (street address,
city, state, zip code) , or at such other address as Employee shall designate in
writing of Employer's intention to terminate this Agreement on the last day of the
month during which such notice is mailed. On the giving of such notice, this
Agreement shall cease on the last day of the month in which the notice is so
mailed, with the same force and effect as if such last day of the month were the
date originally set forth in this Agreement as the termination date of this
Agreement.
B. For the purposes of this Agreement, Employee shall be deemed to have
become permanently disabled, if, during any year of the term of this Agreement,
because of ill health, physical or mental disability or for other causes beyond
Employee's control, he shall have been continuously unable or unwilling or shall
have failed to perform his duties under this Agreement for _____ (number)
consecutive days, or if, during any year of the term of this Agreement, Employee
shall have been unable or unwilling or shall have failed to perform his duties for a
total period of _____ (number) days, irrespective of whether or not such days
are consecutive. For the purposes of this Agreement, the phrase any year of the
term of this Agreement is defined to mean any 12-calendar-months period
commencing on ______________ ( date) , and terminating on _______________
(date) , during the term of this Agreement.
14. Noncompetition After Termination
Employee agrees that for a period of _____ (number) years after termination of
his employment with Employer in any manner, whether with or without cause, Employee
will not, within (description of territory covered) _____________________________
_____________________________________________________, directly or indirectly
engage in the business of Supply Chain Logistics or in any other business competitive
with Employer. Directly or indirectly engaging in business of Supply Chain Logistics or in
any competitive business shall include, but not be limited to, engaging in business as
owner, partner, or agent, or as employee of any person, firm, corporation, or other entity
engaged in such business, or in being interested directly or indirectly in any such
business conducted by any person, firm, corporation, or other entity.
15. Nondisclosure of Confidential Information during Employment and After
Termination
Employee agrees that during the term of this employment agreement, and for a
period of _____ (number) years after the end of such term, Employee will not disclose
any information or data concerning the trade secrets, business or customers of
Employer, disclosed to or acquired by Employee in confidence at any time during the
term of this employment agreement.
16. Severability
The invalidity of any portion of this Agreement will not and shall not be deemed to
affect the validity of any other provision. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be
invalid, the parties agree that the remaining provisions shall be deemed to be in full
force and effect as if they had been executed by both parties subsequent to the
expungement of the invalid provision.
17. No Waiver
The failure of either party to this Agreement to insist upon the performance of any
of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or the waiver of any breach of any of the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, shall not be construed as subsequently waiving
any such terms and conditions, but the same shall continue and remain in full force and
effect as if no such forbearance or waiver had occurred.
18. Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance
with the laws of the State of ______________.
19. Notices
Unless provided herein to the contrary, any notice provided for or concerning this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficiently given when sent by
certified or registered mail if sent to the respective address of each party as set forth at
the beginning of this Agreement.
20. Attorney’s Fees
In the event that any lawsuit is filed in relation to this Agreement, the
unsuccessful party in the action shall pay to the successful party, in addition to all the
sums that either party may be called on to pay, a reasonable sum for the successful
party's attorney fees.
21. Mandatory Arbitration
Any dispute under this Agreement shall be required to be resolved by binding
arbitration of the parties hereto. If the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator, each party
shall select one arbitrator and both arbitrators shall then select a third. The third
arbitrator so selected shall arbitrate said dispute. The arbitration shall be governed by
the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in force and effect.
22. Compliance with Laws
In performing under this Agreement, all applicable governmental laws,
regulations, orders, and other rules of duly-constituted authority will be followed and
complied with in all respects by both parties.
WITNESS our signatures as of the day and date first above stated.
____________________________
(Name of Employer)
________________________ By: ________________________
(P rinted Name of Employee) ___________________________
________________________ (P rinted Name & Office in Corporation)
(Signature of Employee) ___________________________
(Signature of Officer)