Contract Administrator

Working Hours : Full Time

Duration : 1 Year

Responsibilities

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

Essential Responsibilities

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• Outline all contract obligations, due dates, responsible parties and develop project schedule
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• Monitor and report on internal and external adherence to the contract and project schedule
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• Document change requests
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• Identify risk to contract compliance and schedule risks
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• Develop strong working relationship and communicate with customer.
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• Resolve common operational disputes and schedule changes
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• Oversee contract change control process
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• Must be able to oversee project budgets and cost spend plans.
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• Must be able to handle multiple concurrent activities and projects.
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• Provide internal functions voice of the customer feedback to further develop standard product offerings
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• Liaison and leadership between cross-functional teams
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• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

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• Supply chain exp. With construction base / contract admin / cs role
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• 3-5 years’ experience in a Supply Chain environment, required
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• Proven project management experience, required
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• 2 years or more in customer service, contract administration or sales operations experience a plus
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• Renewable Energy, Power Plant experience a plus
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• Bachelor degree preferred but not essential with equivalent work experience (3-5 years)

Required Skills/Competencies

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Project Management Skills

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• Contract administration
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• Customer Service skills
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• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential – both with internal functions (legal, BD, buyers) and external customers
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• Proven organizational skills – ability to prioritize and meet deadline
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• Proficient use of all Microsoft Office suite programs
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• Kinaxis IPM experience an advantage

Travel

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• 10-15% travel required, possibly international

• Visits to customer locations and construction sites