Contract Administrator

Company Description

Job Description

Job Title : CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR 1

Location : Perrysburg, OH 43551

Working Hours : Full Time

Duration : 1 Year

Responsibilities:

• 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.

Essential Responsibilities:

• 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

Qualifications:

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

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

• Proven project management experience, required

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

• Renewable Energy, Power Plant experience a plus

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

Required Skills/Competencies:

• Project Management Skills

• Contract administration

• Customer Service skills

• 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

Additional Information