Contracts Administrator

NES Fircroft is a leading global technical recruitment company providing professional contract and permanent staff to a diverse world-wide client base within the oil & gas Industry.<br><br> Our client is seeking a Contracts Administrators for a 1 year contract in Allan, SK. Shift will be Monday - Thursday, 40 hours a week. Candidates need to be local to Saskatoon or surrounding areas.<br><br> The primary purpose of the Contracts Administrator position is to provide life cycle management of Project Contracts from creation, revision, and maintenance to closeout. The successful candidate will execute contracting and commercial strategic planning in alignment with key business objectives, and to support capital projects by working with site-based teams to add value to capital portfolios and procurement objectives.<br><br> <b>What you will do:</b><br><br><ul><li>Execute procurement best practice for sourcing activities, ensuring these practices are in accordance with company policies and procedures</li><li>Develop project or scope specific contracting and procurement strategies and contract execution plans in support of Project Management gate review processes</li><li>Facilitate and support end users' needs for sourcing goods and services, including providing appropriate and timely input to planning of capital project needs; assisting in RFx processes including participating in the development of scopes of work and evaluation criteria, support the development of commercial compensation structure for the Scopes of work support the evaluation of bids, negotiation preparation and execution, completing and implementing contracts including contract close-out activities.</li><li>Manage the day-to-day contract related requests such as supporting contractor on-boarding and kick-off requirements, change management activities, and claims management</li><li>Preparation of Contract Executive Summaries</li><li>Lead Supplier relationship reviews with key suppliers on a periodic or as needed basis and be a champion of Diversity and Inclusion efforts.</li><li>Provide leadership, coaching and mentoring to procurement team members across all Procurement site locations.</li><li>Ensure compliance to company policies, procedures and best practices.</li></ul><b>Requirements:</b><br><br><ul><li>Minimum 5-10 years relevant experience in strategic sourcing, Supply Chain Management, project management, engineering, or equivalent</li><li>Bachelor's degree required in Business, Engineering, or similar discipline</li><li>Certifications in disciplines such as Procurement (SCMP/CPSM), experience in supply chain, sourcing, and contracting processes and tools, and a more targeted experience in spend analytics, category strategy development and implementation, competitive sourcing, supplier negotiations & contract execution, supplier relationship & contract management and supplier risk management a strong asset, but not required</li><li>Proficiency in legal and commercial contract negotiations</li><li>Ability to work with a variety of internal customers and external suppliers with time sensitive demands</li><li>Deep familiarity and practical experience with enterprise asset management systems (SAP / Oracle), spend management tools (Ariba), and data insights tools (SAP Hana)</li><li>Strong skills in Microsoft Office suite and the ability to learn technology quickly</li></ul><ul></ul><br /><br />With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil &amp; Gas, Power &amp; Renewables, Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining, Automotive and Chemicals sectors worldwide.With more than 100 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.