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Job Title: Contract Administrator Associate
Pay Rate: $30 - $35 per hour
Schedule: 1st shift | Monday - Friday | 7:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Irvine, CA
- Administers assigned contracts on basic products to ensure fulfillment of contractual obligations during the performance period. Monitors contract performance, negotiates pricing and terms, manages, drafts, and negotiates contract amendments, and ensures compliance with contract requirements. May have primary responsibility for basic contracts and assist in pre‐award bids and negotiations. Provides input for defining requirements and generating proposals for new business.
Essential Functions:
- Administers contracts by analyzing performance and customer purchase order requirements issued against Purchase Orders, Basic Contract Agreements, and Long‐Term Agreements. Analyses include performance to delivery schedules, pricing, terms and conditions, and other contract provisions. Ensures contract files and supporting documents are maintained.
- Determines technically and commercially compliant proposal packages in response to customer or contract requirements. Evaluate performance requirements, delivery schedules, and estimates of material, equipment, and labor costs.
- Negotiates basic contract requirements by legal and company regulations and policies. Negotiates price, terms and conditions, deliveries, and other business issues within the scope of responsibility. Ensures contract provisions are clear and conform to company policy.
- Investigate customer claims by collecting and analyzing information. Monitors contract performance and determines the need for contract amendments or extensions. Determines when customer-directed changes are out‐of‐scope. Maintains records of contract change activity.
- Authorizes the work to be performed by releasing the Sales Order into the system. Provides contract information to others in planning or operations for order fulfillment and communication with customers.
- Researches and resolves customer issues and provides status. Keeps the customer informed until the specific problem is resolved.
- Complies with federal, state, and aerospace industry regulations; ensures adherence to requirements and advises management on needed actions.
- Maintains current professional and technical knowledge and may participate in professional associations (e.g. the National Contract Management Association (NCMA); the International Association of Commercial Contract Management).
Job Requirements:
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree (BA) in Business Administration or a related discipline. Professional entry-level position. May have limited prior industry experience or have worked under direction in previous student internship programs.
- Understanding of basic contract administration principles and concepts and general business operations. General knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements related to contract administration and government procurement, if applicable.
- Maintains a thorough knowledge of corporate and division policies and administrative procedures.
- Ability to work with only general work direction and instructions regarding the scope and priority of assignments.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret contracts, financial reports, and technical proposals; develops recommendations to clarify or resolve problems.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $30.00 - $35.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Education:
Experience:
- Purchase Order: 3 years (Required)
- Contract management: 3 years (Required)
Work Location: In person