Contract Administrator Cranston, RI

Contract Administrator

• Company

  Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

• Location

  Cranston, RI

• Compensation

  Competitive

• Position Type

  Permanent

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  Feb 16, 2013

• eFC Ref no

  1169014

See job description for details

Responsibilities

Corporate Services, which is comprised of Business Resilience, Corporate Security, Procurement, and Property is one of the three large- scale functions in Business Services next to Operations and Technology Services. It is a global team with people working in more than 30 countries. In the Americas, there are more than 350 colleagues working together to be the business behind the business for RBS Citizens Financial Group.

As a Contract Administrator you will assist the Lead Contract Administrator on department level projects - working with department managers and directors, supporting the development of a compressive Corporate Service Contract Administration platform; support the establishment of a consistent and reportable Service Level, and associated Key Performance Indicators, platform across the entire portfolio of Corporate Service contracts; and, support the Contract Management Team with applicable risk testing management.

Responsibilities will include (but will not be limited to):

• Assist the Lead Contract Administrator in Establishing and maintaining an effective and reportable Contract Administration platform leveraging the Arriba procurement platform
• Assist the Lead Contract Administrator in establishing and maintaining an effective Service Level compliance reporting platform across the entire portfolio of Corporate Services contracts.
• Assist the Lead Contract Administrator in establish and maintaining an effective process to 'on-board' and terminate suppliers as required.
• Support Contract Management Team as required with various projects to effectively establish contract compliance processes.
• Assist the Lead Contract Administrator in continuously reviewing status of projects; developing timetables; providing administrative assistance to project or department director and coordinating project meetings;
• Assist the Lead Contract Administrator in preparing status reports and documenting through the use of computerized systems and project management software applications.
• Assist the Lead Contract Administrator in designing, organizing, documenting and implementing all phases of assigned projects to satisfy project requirements and achieve business goals.
• Assist the Lead Contract Administrator in managing the risk/compliance participation, access, confirmation and business line continuity plans.
• Collaborating with other business areas to support go-to-market strategy and delivery
• Assist the Lead Contract Administrator as internal and/or technical expert on project tasks or phases of large projects as well as meeting training objectives if needed to ensure successful project implementation.

Qualifications

Required Skills/Experience:

• Must have demonstrated project analyst / management skills
• Must have strong organizational, communication and planning skills
• Must have strong interpersonal skills to interact with project teams and multiple departments and vendors to achieve project objectives.
• Must have strong capability and experience with meeting project timelines Must have strong MS Office skills including MS Word, MS Power Point, and MS Excel.

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• 1 -2 years of previous project analyst / management experience preferred

Educational, Certifications and/or Other Professional Credentials:

• Completion of Bachelors Degree in Business Management or related curriculum preferred

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of RBS Citizens, N.A. to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy/childbirth, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability or perceived disability, genetic information, citizenship, veteran or military status, marital or domestic partner status, or any other factor protected by federal, state and/or local laws.

Hours and Work Schedule

Hours per Week: 40
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00AM-5:00PM