Contracts Administrator

Nextdeavor • Irvine, CA

9h • Onsite

About The Position

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies, providing precision-engineered solutions for aerospace, industrial, and mobile markets. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, the company specializes in hydraulics, pneumatics, filtration, and electromechanical systems, with over 100 years of experience. Become a Key Player as a Contracts Administrator. You will ensure contractual obligations are met for moderately complex contracts and support order management and S&OP activities. You will engage with customers, cross-functional teams (sales, legal, operations, quality), and management to drive compliant proposals, negotiations, and contract performance. This is an onsite role in Irvine, CA.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related discipline.
• Typically 2+ years of experience in contract administration or a directly related field.
• Knowledge of contract administration principles, industry practices, regulations, and policies, including export control and commercial/government contracting requirements where applicable.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret moderately complex contract terms and conditions and recommend procedural changes.
• Strong negotiation skills to secure favorable pricing and terms.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills for presenting information to team members and leadership.
• Proficiency with standard business applications and specialized in-house or customer systems.

Nice To Haves

• Contract management certification (preferred), such as NCMA or IACCM.

Responsibilities

• Administer contracts of moderate scope by analyzing performance requirements, delivery schedules, pricing, and terms and conditions.
• Define requirements and develop technically and commercially compliant proposal packages and responses to RFPs.
• Initiate and coordinate the bid process, collect input from stakeholders, and prepare and submit proposals.
• Negotiate price, terms, deliveries, and other contract elements within scope and company policy.
• Monitor contract financial performance and delivery status; determine need for amendments or extensions and identify out-of-scope customer changes.
• Act as point of contact for assigned contracts and participate in customer presentations and communications.
• Investigate and resolve claims or complaints, coordinating with technical and quality functions as needed.
• Support export compliance administration and represent the site/division for export compliance actions.
• Utilize lean principles to develop and implement standard work and maintain applicable professional knowledge.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level