Contracts Administrator

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At SNHU, you'll have the option to work remotely in the following states:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

We ask that our remote employees have access to a reliable internet connection and a dedicated, properly equipped workspace that is free of distractions. Employees must reside in, and work from, one of the above approved states.

Reporting to the Contracts Manager, the Contracts Administrator is responsible for drafting, reviewing, negotiating contracts and facilitating the contract process following university policy, ensuring stewardship of university financial assets. You will function collaboratively and maintain a customer service focus while working with departments throughout the university. Additionally, you will work toward continuous improvement in the contracts process, provide contract management reviews, serve as administrator of the contracts software system, and creates and delivers training.

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• Independently manage an assigned queue of contract requests, serving as the primary point of contact for internal departments throughout the contract review and processing lifecycle.
• Perform comprehensive technical review of contracts, at the low to moderate risk level, for compliance to university contract standards.
• Administer the contract review process with department point of contact.
• Lead contract negotiations with suppliers.
• Liaise and work with various university departments including Office of General Counsel, Office of Information Technology Solutions and Information Security, Marketing, and Human Resources.
• Ensure contract terms provide appropriate risk mitigation and protection of university assets by providing advanced term negotiations, utilizing decision-making skills, and contract standards for when to scale for additional review.
• Communicate status and updates to departments.
• Uphold the university's policies and procedures related to contracts.
• Summarize risks and exposures to authorized signors so they can make risk-informed decisions.
• Work with other Procurement Services teams to verify bidding requirements and new supplier due diligence.

• Support the maintenance and accuracy of contract data used for Procurement Services reporting.
• Review and process purchase requisitions related to contracts, ensuring required contract documentation and approvals are in place prior to processing.
• Work with the Contracts Manager and Procurement Operations to maintain and update contract-related dashboards and reports that support contract tracking, renewals, workload visibility, and other team needs.
• Help identify reporting needs and developing practical data, reporting, and process solutions for the contracts team.
• Maintain accurate and complete contract records and metadata within contract management and procurement systems to support reporting, renewals,…