Title:  Contract Administrator

Description

Under general supervision, execute and perform general maintenance tasks on services contracts to ensure compliance to Company policies and protect the Company from all risks and liabilities.

• Receive and review a wide variety of contract requests and in some cases, select the most appropriate sourcing strategy based on the situation and the scope of work.
• Provide timely, accurate and cost effective contractual agreements to support Company operations with an uninterrupted flow of materials and services.
• Assist with the review bid proposals from suppliers and recommend or enter into contracts to meet the desired scope of work.
• Participate in competitive pricing activities with an emphasis on cost reductions, quality and supplier performance through competitive bid events, price negotiations, cost modeling, or other sourcing techniques.
• Assist with identifying supplier performance issues and work with multiple parties (internal and external to FCX) to resolve issues.
• Establish a strong and competitive supply base by identifying and qualifying new suppliers, and by evaluating and improving existing suppliers. Develop, maintain and enforce supplier scorecards where appropriate.
• Ensure compliance to Company, environmental and governmental policies and regulations, in order to reduce or eliminate Company liability.
• Recommend changes to new or existing corporate policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as requested.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• High School diploma or GED and four (4) years of related Supply Chain experience, OR
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering or a related field, with no experience required.
• AND, Working knowledge of contracting activities

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering or a related field, with no experience required.

Criteria/Conditions

• Ability to understand and apply verbal and written work and safety-related instructions and procedures given in English
• Ability to communicate in English with respect to job assignments, job procedures, and applicable safety standards
• Must be able to work in a potentially stressful environment
• Position is in busy, non-smoking office
• Location requires mobility in an office environment
• Occasionally work will be performed in a mine, outdoor or manufacturing plant setting
• Must be able to frequently sit, stand and walk
• Must be able to frequently lift and carry up to ten (10) pounds
• Personal protective equipment is required when performing work in a mine, outdoor, manufacturing or plant environment, including hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety footwear, and as needed, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves and any other protective equipment as required
• Freeport-McMoRan promotes a drug/alcohol free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going random drug testing as per applicable State Laws