Contracts Specialist

Kiewit • San Jose, CA

36d • $70,000 - $85,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Kiewit is one of North America's largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations. We work in a variety of markets including Transportation/Infrastructure, oil and gas/petrochemical, power, building, water/wastewater, industrial and mining. We hire the best people to work on some of the most important (and largest) projects in North America in our industries and believe in training and developing our employees, to become future leaders! Our clients come to us because of our safety, and quality focus and our ability to deliver. We are adding a Contracts Specialist to our team, to support our Infrastructure market, due to growth and a strong backlog of work. In this role, you will be involved in the complete life cycle of procuring materials, equipment and/or services for your assigned projects from the RFP stage, through final delivery and contract closeout. One of the key components of the job will be to develop, review, negotiate & manage contracts with suppliers, as well as be that key point of contact for suppliers and the project team, for your assigned project(s).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Construction Management or related field, ideally with 2+ years’ experience in contracts & supply chain functions or within a EPC/construction firm. We encourage military and veterans to apply. If no degree, a minimum of 4 years in supply chain functions and contracts functions or as outlined above are required.
• Supply chain experience must include working with the RFP process, contract development/negotiation, & procurement execution.
• Experience working with engineers, estimators, buyers, logistics and expediting in the procurement process.
• Minimum of at 2 years of negotiation experience with suppliers with experience reviewing and managing contracts and researching new vendors to utilize on projects.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Power Point, Word, Excel) general software knowledge of databases to create contracts.
• Highly motivated skilled communicator (both written and verbal), with a demonstrated passion for excellence and taking initiative to get the job done right the first time.

Nice To Haves

• Prefer candidates that have experience in Construction, preferably within the infrastructure market.
• SAP experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Draft supplier contracts and their efficient progress through the negotiation, approval and documentation process.
• Draft and manage compliance and regulatory documentation and submittals.
• Manage supplier contracts and supplier relationships, to ensure our suppliers meet our standards, specifications and client requirements.
• Research and evaluate suppliers based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities and the supplier’s reputation and history.
• Ensure material buyers are purchasing the highest quality materials at the lowest possible cost in correct amounts per specifications and drawings. Manage the life cycle of the items you are procuring for your project.
• Prepare/issue Request for Proposals (RFP’s) and evaluate vendor/subcontractor proposals to identify vendors/subcontractors who meet project constraints of budget and schedule at the estimating, execution and site purchasing levels.
• Assist in the development of company-wide procurement templates. Leverage vendors/subcontractors across multiple procurements to create cost savings to projects.
• Confer with staff, users and vendors to discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services and determine corrective action.
• Utilize logistics team in monitoring shipments to ensure goods come in on time and resolve problems related to undelivered goods.
• Assist in negotiating high-risk contracts for various projects.
• Work to resolve escalated, complex, or disputed contract issues for your project & support procurement staff meetings and provide legal communication to the team as needed.

Benefits

• top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents
• voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs
• life insurance
• disability
• retirement plans with matching
• generous paid time off

What This Job Offers

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