Contract Administrator

JOB SUMMARY: This position reports to the Global Sourcing Director or Director of Contracts and Risk Management and will primarily support legal and risk management. The Contract Administrator must possess a strong ability to adapt and respond to highly diverse & evolving business needs & objectives, dependable, be independent in recognizing & responding in a timely manner to critical business tasks and maintaining highly sensitive & confidential information by being professional and discrete. EDUCATION: Required: Bachelor’s degree in legal services, risk, finance, or another closely related field or equivalent relevant professional experience. Preferred: Master’s degree in business, JD-MBA, or a related field or 5 years of relevant experience in the field of contracts, legal, or risk services. Previous paralegal experience preferred. EXPERIENCE: Required: Relevant experience or education demonstrating an aptitude for language, writing, business communications, reading for details and comprehension, listening for tone, thoughtful responses, and research. POSITION REQUIREMENT(S): Specialized Skills/License/Certification Required: Curious personality with strong research skills and a desire to learn more. A natural strategist with the foresight, tact, and confidence to approach conflict and difficult conversations with positive business results while maintaining good relationships and high personal standards. Initiative-taker with a sense of urgency & ownership over work outcomes and successful projects. Good understanding of Company and third-party corporate systems, organizational structures, and where / how to find and secure information. Ability to manage sensitive / confidential information discreetly. CORE COMPETENCIES (Essential Job Functions) Performs initial reviews, provides administrative support, & manages communications and escalation of simple contract documents & negotiations of NDA’s, leases, assignments, waivers, releases, liens, amendments, and contracts ROG Services in HR, insurance, transportation / freight, rental cars, events, & hotels. Administrative support; including responses to internal and external requests for information (RFIs) / proposals (RFPs), & customer, bidder, & vendor qualification. Creates, maintains, & provides reporting, retrieval of information and documents for contract lifecycle administration functions, including execution, notifications, amendments, and renewals. Responds to requests, manages workflows, & completes tasks related to claims, complaints, breaches, governance, compliance, and litigation, including initial reporting of claims, responses, notices, status updates, discovery requests, lost production & damages reporting from and for regulators, brokers, and 1st and 3rd party claims managers, attorneys, carriers, and TPAs. Responds to requests and performs tasks related to insurance; including renewals, broker RFPs, contracts, required reporting, certificates of insurance (COIs), asset schedules, and policies. Reviews, redlines, escalates, and responds to liability management forms (waivers, NDAs, vendor code of conduct forms, chain of custody forms, certificates of origin, importer / exporter of records forms, etc.) and site access requests from customer work sites. Assists with basic market, price, & legal research; including business entity searches & background checks, UCC & lien searches, pending lawsuits & claims, market trends, media, etc.