Contracts Administrator Cover Letter

I am excited to be applying for the position of contracts administrator. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

Previously, I was responsible for contract life-cycle support, including contract kick-off, change management, administration, termination/close-out activities in accordance with UTC Aerospace Systems.

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

• Work collaboratively with Strategic Sourcing through the contract renewal process and development of sourcing strategies ensuring active and expired product and service contracts are flagged proactively for action Draft simple agreements and letters
• Experience in contracts administration or other relevant experience strongly preferred
• Municipal market experience is highly desirable
• Familiarity with FARs and DFARS
• Working experience of entering contracts in Salesforce
• Experience in drafting and reviewing SoWs and CoL
• Intermediate MS Office skills (excel and word in particular)
• Solution and client focussed, comfortable using own initiative to problem solve

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

In the previous role, I was responsible for support in processing and updating Contract Requisition & Supplement, Purchase Orders, Change Orders, Contract Amendments, Services Bid Slates, Contract Release Purchase Order and Service Entry Sheets for Lump Sum Contracts.

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

• Attends and conducts pre-bid conferences, bid openings, delegate agency roundtables, and potential vendor site visits, as needed
• Manage drafting of employment agreements for all new hires in region
• Provide a high-level of support to new hires by responding to questions and escalating issues as necessary
• Assist with renewal of fixed terms contracts for employees
• Assist with ad-hoc projects within the People Operations Team and other administrative tasks as assigned
• This person will deal with a contract generation Team of 5 people- with backgrounds in HR and operations
• Currently assist while in transitioning phase and will be offshoring the ticketing system
• Results orientation/initiative

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

Previously, I was responsible for technical support to principal investigators and project directors throughout the University in the development, review, and submission of all grant and contract proposals;.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Interfaces with sales, customer service and other relevant parties in reconciling contracts to facilitate the ultimate resolution of issues identified by customers
• Recommends action and continues to follow up on open issues
• Relevant bachelor's
• Familiarity with Google Docs, Gmail, Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat Pro, DocuSign and Salesforce, but we are willing to train a person who has experience with similar tools or a willingness to learn
• Experience in drafting custom/unique contractual language for a technology company
• Experience in corporate governance, policies and procedures
• Knowledge in spend analysis, supplier analysis, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
• Familiarity in supplier integration and supplier relationship management (SRM)

In response to your job posting for contracts administrator, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for guidance on the supplier qualification, Contract Compensation and Enablement, CF, and post award contract management processes.

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

• Monitors and directs the review of contract compliance goals and prepares M/W/DBE compliance report
• Oversees the negotiation and monitoring of disadvantaged, minority and women owned business enterprise (DBE/MBE/WBE) programs
• Reviews claims and make recommendations and monitors/opines on potential errors and omissions
• Maintains a contract database to manage the expiration and renewal of contracts in a timely manner to avoid service interruption to the department
• Reviews completed contract packages for appropriateness, completeness and conformance to established policies and standards and forwards to oversight departments for approval
• Monitors vendor performance to ensure compliance with contract terms and conditions and escalates to appropriate parties when necessary
• Monitors contract award and analyzes and evaluates bid specifications, tests, reports, and other relevant data
• Acts as a liaison to DPS, vendors and departments involved in the contract process to expedite or resolve problems

Please consider me for the contracts administrator opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In my previous role, I was responsible for support to upper management in acquisition planning, solicitations for services, contract development and award, due diligence and other business development or alliance development projects.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Execute templates and/or draft and negotiate contracts
• Oversee all aspects of managing and administering contracts
• Drive to meet business objectives by working closely with various teams within Mitel (finance, product management, sales, marketing and research and development)
• Strong written and oral communication skills needed to deliver consistently clear and concise messages (via email updates and presentations) throughout the IDS Contracts organization
• Technology savvy, or demonstrably skilled in the utilization of office technology and tools to efficiently communicate, create presentations, reports and analysis that will be used by the IDS Contracts organization
• Demonstrated experience in collaboration
• Familiar with a variety of the fields concepts practices and procedures including but not limited to legal and contract language
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and web tools