Contract Administrator

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

• 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