The Contract Administrator Associate will be responsible for end-to-end contract management including receiving and submitting, monitoring, and tracking a large volume of contracts from draft through final signatures. This is a 9-month contract.
Responsibilities
- Monitoring and tracking a large volume of requisition requests from submission to financial approval and PO creation.
- Creating and submitting contract and financial requisition requests using SAP/Ariba (contracting & procurement platform) and Coupa/Spend Source (spend management tool).
- Researching vendors in systems to determine if vendors are active, prior to contracting new relationships; handle new supplier submissions or updating existing suppliers as necessary.
- Drafting and routing multiple contract types for review/negotiation: Non-Disclosure Agreements, Scopes of Work, and Change Orders.
- Acting as a liaison between internal business partners and outside vendors to facilitate contract execution.
- Building and maintaining relationships with internal business partners.
- Engaging with other functional areas to assess and respond to contracting and requisition needs, obligations, and revisions.
- Monitoring and coordinating complex workflows between the business, Procurement, Finance and Legal Departments to ensure tasks move forward in a timely manner.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- Prior experience in contract management required.
- Strong acumen for SAP/Ariba and Coupa/Spend Source platforms.
- Comfortability with ambiguity and navigating complex processes and systems.
- Ability to work autonomously and proactively, capable of troubleshooting and figuring things out.
- Detail-oriented: strong proofreading and editing skills.
- Strong computer skills in database management and document preparation (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
- Ability to manage heavy workload and aggressive timelines in a timely manner, prioritize, and work under pressure.
- Customer service oriented: must be able to communicate effectively with internal business partners as well as external vendors/suppliers.
Pay
Why Choose R&D Partners?
As an employee, you have access to a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Medical insurance – PPO, HMO & HSA
- Dental & Vision insurance
- 401k plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Long-term disability
- Weekly payroll
- Expense reimbursement
- Online timecard approval
R&D Partners is a global functional service provider and strategic staffing resource specializing in scientific, clinical research & engineering. We provide job opportunities within major pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies.
R&D Partners is an equal-opportunity employer.