Contracts Administrator

Boydconsultants; Crewe; Vor Ort; GBP 26.000 - 38.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Discretionary bonus up to 10%

Access to Smart Health portal

10% employer pension contribution

Private medical cover option

Life insurance 4 x salary

Study/Development Support

Zusammenfassung

A growing consultancy in Crewe is looking for a Contracts Administrator to support the Contracts Manager. This role involves managing the entire contract lifecycle, ensuring compliance with legal and company policies, and maintaining accurate records. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in a similar role, excellent attention to detail, and strong communication skills. The position offers attractive benefits including holidays, pension contributions, and development support.

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience in a Contracts Administrator or similar role.
• Understanding of contract law and compliance is advantageous.
• Ability to manage multiple contracts and deadlines.

Aufgaben

• Support the Contracts Manager with contract lifecycle management.
• Ensure compliance with legal requirements and company policies.
• Maintain records and track contract milestones.
• Maintain records of Subcontractor Framework Agreements and Work Schedules, tracking milestones and renewals.
• Prepare and review cost estimates across service lines, ensuring consistency and accuracy.
• Enter new opportunities into the CRM, monitor progression, and update records after contract finalisation.
• Track, manage, and renew confidentiality agreements to ensure ongoing compliance.
• Maintain a structured electronic filing system for contracts and compliance.

Kenntnisse

Attention to detail

Planning and organising

Good communication skills

Negotiation skills

CRM systems

Microsoft Office Suite

Negotiation skills

Multi-contract management

Tools

PDF editing tools

PDF editing tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Jobbeschreibung

We have an exciting opportunity for a Contracts Administrator to join our growing consultancy business based in our Crewe office. The Contracts Administrator will support the Contracts Manager with the preparation, administration, and tracking of contractual documents to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant contract management.

Responsibilities

• Support the Contracts Manager with contract lifecycle management, assisting with the full lifecycle of contracts from initiation through execution, amendment, renewal, and close-out, ensuring timely processing and documentation.
• Ensure that contracts comply with legal requirements, company policies, and industry regulations.
• Keep up to date with global regulatory requirements that may impact contract terms.
• Maintain up-to-date records of Subcontractor Framework Agreements and Work Schedules, ensuring compliance with internal policies and project-specific requirements and track key contract milestones and renewal dates.
• Prepare and review cost estimates across service lines, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and alignment with organisational standards.
• Enter new business opportunities into the CRM system, monitor their progression through the sales pipeline, and update records upon contract finalisation to maintain accuracy.
• Track, manage, and renew confidentiality agreements to ensure ongoing compliance.
• Maintain a structured and accessible electronic filing system for contracts, supporting legal compliance, company policies, industry regulations and efficient document retrieval.

Preferred Expertise

• Proven experience in a Contracts Administrator or similar role (e.g. Bids & Tender Administrator, Commercial Coordinator, Legal Administrator).
• An understanding of contract law, legal terminology, compliance and regulation would be highly advantageous.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including strong Word and Excel skills
• Experience with PDF editing tools and CRM systems
• Excellent attention to detail, planning and organising skills (essential)
• Good communication and negotiation skills (essential)
• Ability to manage multiple contracts and deadlines simultaneously (essential)
• Excellent document preparation and formatting experience

Benefits of joining Boyds

• 25 days holiday plus of 8 UK bank holidays (with 3 days allocated for Christmas shutdown each year).
• Discretionary bonus potential to achieve up to 10%. (based on individual and company performance).
• Access to Smart Health portal offering unlimited access to a suite of six services: a 24/7 UK-based GP, Best Doctors, mental health support, a health check, access to nutrition consultations and an online fitness programme
• 10% employer pension contributions

Upon successful completion of 6-month probation, the roles would be eligible for:

• Option to opt in for private medical cover via Bupa Healthcare (single, partner or family) this would be covered by the company. The employee would pay the tax as a taxable benefit.
• Life insurance 4 x salary
• Entitlement to be part of the company share incentive plan (SIP) scheme based on annual company performance and subject to any rules applicable to this benefit and respective annual intake dates. Full details would be provided separately upon joining the company.
• Study/Development Support: The company are committed to supporting employee development by encouraging the undertaking of relevant courses linked to the role, department, and company. Support for covering the full associated costs will depend on the type, duration, and cost of the course and are subject to approval.

About Boyds

Boyds is a fast-growing global drug development consultancy providing a range of expertise and skills central to the development of pharmaceutical and biotechnology medicinal products and medical devices. Based in the UK, EU and US with offices in Cheshire, Cambridgeshire, Dublin and Pennsylvania, Boyds has an international client base comprising of early-stage life science and medical device companies, pharma companies and academic groups.

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