Contract Administrator : Fort Madison, IA, US, 52627

Description

Under general supervision, execute and perform general maintenance tasks on services contracts to ensure compliance to Company policies and protect the Company from all risks and liabilities.

• Receive and review a wide variety of contract requests and in some cases, select the most appropriate sourcing strategy based on the situation and the scope of work.
• Provide timely, accurate and cost effective contractual agreements to support Company operations with an uninterrupted flow of materials and services.
• Assist with the review bid proposals from suppliers and recommend or enter into contracts to meet the desired scope of work.
• Participate in competitive pricing activities with an emphasis on cost reductions, quality and supplier performance through competitive bid events, price negotiations, cost modeling, or other sourcing techniques.
• Assist with identifying supplier performance issues and work with multiple parties (internal and external to FCX) to resolve issues.
• Establish a strong and competitive supply base by identifying and qualifying new suppliers, and by evaluating and improving existing suppliers. Develop, maintain and enforce supplier scorecards where appropriate.
• Ensure compliance to Company, environmental and governmental policies and regulations, in order to reduce or eliminate Company liability.
• Recommend changes to new or existing corporate policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as requested.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering or a related field, with no experience required.

Preferred

• Prior experience negotiating contracts for services in a mining, manufacturing and/or heavy industrial environment
• Knowledge of supply chain practices such as cost modeling and bid analysis
• Proficient in MS Word, & MS Excel to evaluate bids and generate contracts  
• Experience in CAS (Contract Administration System)
• Experience conducting bid meetings and bid negotiations

Criteria/Conditions

• Ability to understand and apply verbal and written work and safety-related instructions and procedures given in English
• Ability to communicate in English with respect to job assignments, job procedures, and applicable safety standards
• Must be able to work in a potentially stressful environment
• Position is in busy, non-smoking office
• Location requires mobility in an office environment
• Occasionally work will be performed in a mine, outdoor or manufacturing plant setting
• Must be able to frequently sit, stand and walk
• Must be able to frequently lift and carry up to ten (10) pounds
• Personal protective equipment is required when performing work in a mine, outdoor, manufacturing or plant environment, including hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety footwear, and as needed, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves and any other protective equipment as required
• Freeport-McMoRan promotes a drug/alcohol free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going random drug testing as per applicable State Laws