Contracts Specialist/Transactional Excellence

Location: Anchorage, AK

Responsibilities

• Perform contracting activities - reviewing, proposing revisions and implementing agreements using standard documents/forms and contracting procedures

• Effectively work with BU Clients and Stakeholders, fellow Supply Chain Staff, Strategic Sourcing, Legal, and Category Managers

• Contract authoring utilizing the Company contract tools—managing any language changes through functional review and required approval processes

• Analyze suitability of potential suppliers in accordance with Company vendor qualification criteria

• Maintains records of approved, current and potential suppliers by commodity or service

• Implement contract services in a timely and cost-efficient manner within established company policies, procedures and standards

• Coordinate formal RFX for long term commitments and sizable purchases. Performs pre-bid and pre-award meetings

• Analyzes suitability of bids dependent on time constraints, cost and quality assurance

• Prepares bid evaluations and seeks appropriate approvals of awards

• Supplier Performance Management - Ongoing support of the Contract Management Plans and KPI's

• Balancing change management and resolution of any claims

• Manage an assigned list of Alaska contracts; Plan and coordinate contract needs and recommended strategies to support various client groups; provide category contract management as necessary.

Transactional Excellence

• Understand R2P processes and how they are executed in SAP, Actian, and SMART.

• Utilize sound judgement and analytical skills to identify issues and develop action plans to improve R2P performance.

• Well-organized self-starter that can operate both independently and in a team environment.

• Understand the Compliance reporting needs.

• Liaise with BU management to monitor and improve individual BU R2P compliance performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Supply Chain, Business, IT, Finance or other related field or foreign equivalent

• 3+ years of experience in supply chain contracting

• Proficient knowledge of the R2P process, including SAP PS, PM, MM and eCatalog transactions