What are the responsibilities and job description for the Contract Administration Manager position at FUJIFILM Graphic Communication Division?
The purpose of this role is to achieve sales goals while creating an ongoing, mutually profitable relationship with Channel partners that significantly contributes to the achievement of the business goals of Fujifilm and the partner’s customer base. This contract management position works cooperatively with Contracting Officers in each state and multiple Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) together with internal Channel Sales Manager to get the authorization and creating/managing workflows to ensure accurate and complete group purchasing processes.
This position is a full-time position and offers a hybrid work schedule. Note that work schedules and office requirements may change from time to time based on the business needs.
Company Overview
FUJIFILM Corporation is a subsidiary of FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation. FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, leverages its depth of knowledge and proprietary core technologies to deliver innovative products and services across the globe through the four key business segments of healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging with over 70,000 employees. Guided and united by our Group Purpose of “giving our world more smiles,” we address social challenges and create a positive impact on society through our products, services, and business operations. Under its medium-term management plan, VISION2030, which ends in FY2030, we aspire to continue our evolution into a company that creates value and smiles for various stakeholders as a collection of global leading businesses and achieve a global revenue of 4 trillion yen (29 billion USD at an exchange rate of 140 JPY/USD). For more information, please visit: www.fujifilmholdings.com.
Responsibilities
- Initiate the activities to acquire the certification/authorization from the Local and State Government as well as GPOs to ensure FUJIFILM brand products can be sold in those eco-systems.
- Establish the process for the Local and State Government as well as GPOs compliant to the contract terms and conditions.
- Lead the negotiation and execution of the Local and State Government as well as GPO contract.
- Cooperate with Business Planning team to create/analyze the pricing and profitability
- Develop contract proposals to support organizational goals
- Review contract estimates, including proposed materials, production costs, etc. and determine whether they seem reasonable and accurate
- Ensure that all records are accurate and up to date
- Write contract letters and other communications and notices
- Negotiate and approve contract terms while ensuring that projects remain within the established budget
- Attend meetings to assess progress on projects which are in motion, and take detailed notes to share with stakeholders
- Create regular status reports regarding progress on projects
- Analyze contracts to ensure they comply with state and federal laws and regulations
- Other duties as assigned
Required Skills/Education
- 5 years prior experience in a contract administration role or a related field
- Minimum of 5 years printing industry experience
- Exemplifies knowledge of contract law, accounting principles, and finance
- Printer industry experience
- Has strong negotiation and mediation skills
- Possesses superior attention to detail in order to spot inconsistencies in contracts
- Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Has previous experience in customer service
- Able to work independently, and as part of a team
- Excellent analytical thinking skills and problem solving abilities
- Previous experience as a project manager, or coordinating large projects is an asset
- Should exhibit strong organizational and time management abilities
- Excellent cross-functional teamwork skills (product management, support, sales, service, and management)