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Barnes · 2 months ago

Contracts & Customer Service Administrator

Ogden, Utah, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

Barnes is a company focused on customer service and contract management. The Contracts & Customer Service Administrator will serve as the central point of contact for customer inquiries and assist in various contractual matters, ensuring compliance with company guidelines.

AerospaceIndustrialMachinery ManufacturingManufacturing

Responsibilities

Serve as the central point of contact for customer inquiries. Provide customer with updated order and delivery status

Assists Contracts/Customer Service Manager in various contractual and legal matters of the division, including reviewing and drafting legal agreements; communicating with various departments on contractual issues; resolving routine and legal administrative issues and questions; drafting correspondence for internal purposes or customers as necessary

Creation, review and analysis of legal and business contractual documents (including but not limited to sales agreements (LOI, LTA, Nominations, PO), order acknowledgements, nondisclosures) to ensure compliance with company guidelines

Follows contract processes to ensure compliance to Corporate and Division polices (including Price Policy) and contract terms and conditions. Assists the Contracts Manager on establishing the proper direction and guidance to functional areas to ensure proper administration of contract requirements

Make recommendations related to business risk, strategy and account management

Captures contractual documents, distributes copies to appropriate parties and retains them in accordance with internal and/or customer retention requirements

Responsible for inputting and maintain data in various business systems, ensuring data is current, accurate and complete

Responsible for the accurate and timely management of contract activity

Ensure all ERP data is accurate and complete in order to maintain backlog integrity including quantities, schedule and associated dollars

Review of solicitations (including FAR and DFARS) and customer request for quotes. Coordinates with sales team and functional areas on new opportunities. Responsible for inputting data (RFQ, pricing, status, etc.) into the proposal tracking system and ensuring data is accurate and complete

Perform EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) transaction conversions to the ERP system, verify accuracy

Coordinates with finance to set up new customer including payment terms and conditions

Support Account Receivable initiatives by resolving discrepancies, collection efforts, working with customer on payment terms

Responsible for raising export compliance concerns to the Division Export Compliance Administrator (DECA) when required. May act as backup to the DECA if appointed

Other projects/responsibilities as assigned

Qualification

Contract managementLegal language knowledgeERP system experienceCustomer service skillsCommunication skillsAnalytical skillsMathematical skillsPC skillsMulti-taskingNegotiation skills

Required

Able to handle and resolve customer complaints and problems and escalate to Contracts Manager when required

Excellent communication skills, (written and oral) with attention to detail

Willing and able to develop long-term relationships internally and externally

Good mathematical/quantitative and analytical orientation

Position requires tact and high degree of diplomacy; proven negotiation skills

Strong computer skills. PC aptitude in a Windows environment (MS Office: Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint) and ability to learn other software packages

ERP System experience (Syteline a plus)

Proven success interacting with peers, senior management and other functional areas

Ability to work independently, to multi-task handling simultaneous work assignments and projects, and drive 'Lean' process improvements

Preferred

Working knowledge of legal language, contract constructs and terms and conditions commonly used in business contracts and in bid documents including Government FAR and DFARS and export compliance regulations (EAR and ITAR)

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field