Contract Administrator Cover Letter

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the contract administrator position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for full life cycle, proactive Prime contract and subcontract administration to support internal and external clients for DoD and civilian agencies to ensure adherence to processes, procedures, company policy, FAR/DFAR, and legal/ethical requirements.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Excellent interpersonal skills to interface with project team and functional management
• Basic to Intermediate knowledge of law, business, quantity surveying, construction management and accounting or cost engineering
• Negotiate purchases and contractual terms and conditions to assure that the best possible value is received and is consistent with accepted standards for quality and services
• Conduct and otherwise oversee cost/benefit analyses of contracts and proposals under review
• Continually monitor contracts assigned for compliance and resolve issues in a timely fashion
• Review available system metrics for contract compliance and standardizations
• Coordinate with assigned Purchasing Manager/Senior Buyer for data validation
• Experience with group purchasing contracts

I would like to submit my application for the contract administrator opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

Previously, I was responsible for guidance to new OFDA project/technical staff on USAID regulations and ADS and FAR) requirements.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Able to Multi-task and prioritize work load daily and hourly if needed
• Speed (in combination with focus on accuracy)
• Familiarity with SAP functionality
• Moderate to strong understanding of full contracting lifecycle, contract language, terminology, and conditions
• Understand and interpret financial analysis such as contract cost impact statement and pricing comparison
• Understanding of supply chain procure to pay cycle
• Understanding of business software (ERP systems) and organizational structure
• Problem solving attitude and aptitude

I would like to submit my application for the contract administrator opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In the previous role, I was responsible for full life cycle, proactive contract and subcontract administration to support internal and external clients for DoD and civilian agencies requirements to ensure adherence to processes, procedures, company policy, FAR/DFAR, and legal/ethical requirements across the breadth of contract types.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Reviewing customer requested contract changes
• Adjudicating change requests in accordance with standards set by the impacted business units and the legal department
• Preparing lease amendments and addenda to document those approved changes, and reviewing RFPs and State Contracts for state and local government transactions
• Provide direction to origination teams on acceptable and unacceptable change requests and offer alternative contract language in effort to meet the customer’s request for contract changes
• Negotiate contract change requests with customers/vendors when necessary
• Prepare initial drafts of contract addenda and related ancillary documents and amendments or modifications to existing documentation within established guidelines
• Coordinate with internal business people and the legal department to negotiate and finalize legal documents
• Will work closely with the legal department for assistance with non-standard requests and seek guidance from legal when necessary

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the contract administrator position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for full life cycle, proactive Prime contract administration to support internal and external clients including various Department of Defense (DoD) agencies with a heavy focus on the Department of Navy to ensure adherence to processes, procedures, company policy, FAR/DFAR, and legal/ethical requirements.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Technical experience with interconnections/commercial projects
• Familiarity with the company’s accounting and other financial systems
• Familiarity with legal documents and terms
• SAP (experience with billing and administration systems)
• Prepare, negotiate, review and manage the entire workflow for all contracts including domestic and international revenue contracts, NDAs, vendor, channel partner, manufacturing and licensing agreements
• Improve on and maintain the contract review process and policies to scale the business
• Revise form agreements to tailor to the strategic needs of the company
• Support various business functions generally on contract questions

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the contract administrator position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for contract closeout execution and financial/procurement analysis support in accordance with FAR 4.804 and other government regulations and applicable Company policies and procedures.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Knowledge of enterprise software licence agreements
• Experience with invoicing and purchase orders
• Continuous Process Improvement in order to identify opportunities to streamline operations, improve efficiency and increase visibility
• Paralegal or legal background preferred
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy
• Good knowledge of ERP (Oracle preferred)
• Experience dealing with Hospital Contracting
• Knowledge of the practical application of contracts for the physical movement of oil is preferred