Contract Administrator

The Contract Administrator I is responsible for post-contract award administration and support.

The contract administrator will review one to four commercial contracts in detail and track all contract obligations, risks, and commitments for compliance.

The contract administrator will act independently and with minimal management direction to set-up and monitor the contract, project schedule, and budget in relevant contract administration/scheduling systems.

The candidate will communicate obligations to cross-functional teams by developing solid contract operating systems and processes.

The contract administrator will use project management skills to oversee the contract administration from hand-off by BD, schedule execution (delivery), documenting change requests, invoicing and close-out.

The contract administrator will work with the external customer to ensure successful contract fulfillment and resolve any minor conflicts or infringements.

Outline all contract obligations, due dates, responsible parties and develop project schedule

Monitor and report on internal and external adherence to the contract and project schedule

Document change requests

Identify risk to contract compliance and schedule risks

Develop strong working relationship and communicate with customer.

Resolve common operational disputes and schedule changes

Oversee contract change control process

Must be able to oversee project budgets and cost spend plans.

Must be able to handle multiple concurrent activities and projects.

Provide internal functions voice of the customer feedback to further develop standard product offerings

Liaison and leadership between cross-functional teams

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Supply chain exp. With construction base / contract admin / cs role

3-5 years’ experience in a Supply Chain environment, required

2 years or more in customer service, contract administration or sales operations experience a plus

Bachelor degree preferred but not essential with equivalent work experience (3-5 years)

Project Management Skills

Contract administration

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential – both with internal functions (legal, BD, buyers) and external customers

Proven organizational skills – ability to prioritize and meet deadline

Proficient use of all Microsoft Office suite programs

Kinaxis IPM experience an advantage

Travel:

10-15% travel required, possibly international

• Visits to customer locations and construction sites