USA - Project Contract Administrator

Job Title: Contracts Coordinator
Job Description:
The Contracts Coordinator is responsible for purchase orders creation in Takeda s procurement systems for Global Medical. This will be achieved by:
" Applying Takeda processes, systems, and SOPs
" Processing of purchase order requests and follow to completion in Takeda system(s)
" Ensuring appropriateness is applied in coding
" Work with business owners and legal to resolve contracting issues
ACCOUNTABILITIES:
" Process contracts requests to generate purchase orders (PO) following defined procedures in support of Global Medical teams
" Follow PO requests from initiation to PO generation, resolving issues as they arise
" Monitor activities related to the PO generation status, including timely follow-up with parties involved to mitigate any delays
" Numeric verification of contract values to PO value
" Knowledge of Takeda s purchasing systems
" Understand and ability to apply financial account codes to PO requests
" Engage with business owners and all who are involved in the process
" Other responsibilities and special projects as assigned
EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:
" High School diploma with 5+ years of business experience (or equivalent)
" Prior experience on contracts, purchasing processes and purchase to pay systems
" Strong organizational skills, ability to track activities and follow-up to completion
" Good critical thinking skills
" Sense of ownership and results oriented
" Self-motivated
" Flexibility combined with tenacity to complete assigned tasks in high quality and timely manner
" Effective communication skills, proficiency in English (written/spoken)
" Team focused personality with strong collaboration abilities both internally and externally
" Proficiency in MS Office applications
" Ability to quickly learn and apply skills in processing and systems
" Ability to predict issues, anticipate risks and solve problems
" Issue identification and independent resolution
" Flexibility, tolerance and diplomacy to best manage change and differing opinions
Start - End Date: ASAP to end of year
Cost Center: 3160005601
Budget Target Pay or Bill Rate:
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Hybrid, remote, onsite? Hybrid, onsite (500 Kendall St, Cambridge MA) Tuesdays and Wednesdays and as required




EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

" High School diploma with 5+ years of business experience (or equivalent)

" Prior experience on contracts, purchasing processes and purchase to pay systems

" Strong organizational skills, ability to track activities and follow-up to completion

" Good critical thinking skills

" Sense of ownership and results oriented

" Self-motivated

" Flexibility combined with tenacity to complete assigned tasks in high quality and timely manner

" Effective communication skills, proficiency in English (written/spoken)

" Team focused personality with strong collaboration abilities both internally and externally

" Proficiency in MS Office applications

" Ability to quickly learn and apply skills in processing and systems

" Ability to predict issues, anticipate risks and solve problems

" Issue identification and independent resolution

" Flexibility, tolerance and diplomacy to best manage change and differing opinions

EEO:

Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.