Careers - Associate Contract Officer
HTRI seeks an individual to work with Contract Officers, Senior Contract Officers, and Contracts Manager to input, update, and maintain information in SAP projects module, review and/or prepare contracts in which HTRI is the customer or vendor. This staff person will work from our Navasota, Texas headquarters.
Principal Responsibilities
- Post activities and create new records, involvements, and projects in SAP and Project Manager.
- Monitor compliance of external parties with all contract terms and receipt of expected products owed to HTRI. Close out contracts according to guidelines or agreement.
- Monitor HTRI compliance with all contract terms and delivery of expected products owed to external parties. Close out contracts according to guidelines or agreement.
- Maintain database for assigned contract activity.
- Prepare monthly and special administrative analyses/summaries at the request of the Contracts Manager, Director, or Officers.
- At request of Supervisor, Director, and Officers, prepare and compile business information, data, and analysis for business development and planning.
- Prepare draft contracts based on HTRI standard templates for review and approval by Contract Officers.
- Review contracts received from third parties, noting items of concern based on HTRI standards. Discuss issues with Contract Officer.
- Perform export compliance reviews according to department procedures, determine if red flags are present, and prepare correspondence for review by Contracts Manager as required for proper disposition of "red flag" items.
- Review and process intellectual property violations according to department procedures, prepare cease-and-desist correspondence for review by Contracts Manager, and perform follow-up as needed to clear the violations.
Qualifications
- BS or BA or equivalent years of experience
- Five years of progressively more responsible experience with contract management or equivalent
- Good communication (written and oral) skills
- Strong organization skills
- Knowledge of legal terminology and ability to comprehend and apply legal principles
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Knowledge of SAP Business One (preferred but not essential)
Individual must possess authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.
Send résumé to
Human Resources
Heat Transfer Research, Inc.
PO Box 1390
Navasota, TX 77868 USA
[email protected]
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