Senior Contracts Administrator: Sourcing & Negotiation

4pconsultinginc; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Part time

Job summary

Southern Company Gas is seeking an experienced Contracts Administrator III to provide senior-level support for sourcing, contracting, procurement, and contract administration activities in Atlanta.

The role will independently review, draft, negotiate, and administer a wide range of contracts through the full lifecycle from RFI/RFP development through negotiation, execution, administration, amendments, claims resolution, and closeout.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in contracts administration, procurement, sourcing, or commercial contracting.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft, and negotiate contracts, vendor agreements, procurement documents, and other legal/contractual documents.
• Support sourcing and contracting activities from cradle to grave.
• Lead development of: RFIs, RFPs, bid packages, contract documents, amendments and change orders.
• Lead pre-bid meetings and support bidder communications.
• Review supplier proposals and conduct cost and price analysis.
• Lead contract negotiations and resolve commercial terms.
• Perform contract risk assessments and identify potential issues.
• Draft contract language and special conditions for complex or non-standard purchases.
• Ensure required terms and conditions are included in procurement documents.
• Work closely with Legal, Risk Management, Accounting, and business stakeholders to resolve contractor exceptions.
• Support contract administration, changes, expediting, follow-up, claims disposition, and closeout.
• Maintain complete and organized contract records, amendments, and supporting documentation.
• Monitor contract status, compliance, deliverables, and documentation requirements.
• Communicate contract terms, status, issues, and processes to business partners and management.
• Support vendor and supplier relationship management.

Skills

Contract administration

Contract negotiation

Procurement

Strategic sourcing

RFI

RFP

Vendor agreements

Contract drafting

Cost & price analysis

Risk assessment

Contract law

Supplier management

Maximo

GEP

Contract closeout

Claims management

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Tools

Maximo

GEP

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Southern Company Gas is seeking an experienced Contracts Administrator III to provide senior-level support for sourcing, contracting, procurement, and contract administration activities in Atlanta.

The role will independently review, draft, negotiate, and administer a wide range of contracts through the full lifecycle from RFI/RFP development through negotiation, execution, administration, amendments, claims resolution, and closeout.