Senior Contract Administrator - 12-Month Contract (58884)

SENIOR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR

DURATION: 12-month contract (W2)

LOCATION: Walnut Creek, CA 94598

JOB NUMBER: 58884

CLIENT: One of the country's largest health care and health plan providers

DEPARTMENT: Network Services

SIZE OF TEAM: 13

DRIVING TO OTHER FACILITIES WILL BE A PART OF THIS ROLE

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Support vendor managers by providing contract administration support for telecom suppliers
- Prepare contract briefs and revisions summarizing contractual requirements and budgets
- Prepare contract change notices, monitor contractor performance, including the reporting and status of contractor and owner deliverables
- Maintain an audit file for each contract which will include original contract, all correspondence, changes/deviations, amendments, clarifications, payment schedules
- Prepare and disseminate information to appropriate employees regarding contract status, facilitate contractor meetings
- Ensure that contractor is in compliance with legal requirements, owner specifications and government regulations
- Partner with National Sourcing and assists in identification, development and implementation of new contract policy and processes
- Represent the company in contract dispute resolution with vendors as appropriate
- Participate in the processes concerning the negotiation, consultation on suppliers, awarding of agreements and supplier performance and improvements
- Ensure contracts are loaded and maintained in contract repository tools (ie, HP Asset Manager and Tangoe)

TOP DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Support vendor managers by providing contract administration support for telecom suppliers
- Prepare contract change notices, monitor contractor performance, including the reporting and status of contractor and owner deliverables
- Ensure contracts are loaded and maintained in contract repository tools (ie, HP Asset Manager and Tangoe)
- Maintain an audit file for each contract which will include original contract, all correspondence, changes/deviations, amendments, clarifications, payment schedules
- Prepare contract change notices, monitor contractor performance, including the reporting and status of contractor and owner deliverables

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS:

- Bachelor's degree in a related field and/or a minimum of 4 years of equivalent work experience
- Minimum of 12 years' experience in developing and implementing reports and metrics based on the analysis of the business operations of a business unit, best practices and key business indicators
- Business knowledge
- Working knowledge of contracting concepts
- Collaboration
- Problem-solving/Analytical thinking
- Cost/benefit analysis
- Contract management
- Negotiation
- Vendor Management
- Able to act on your own initiative after receiving appropriate direction