Contract Advisor

Description about project/department:

Our category portfolio mainly consists of crew change and search and rescue helicopter contracts on the NCS, but we are also responsible for airborne drones for logistics and fixed wing charter flights. Typical tasks and responsibilities: Establish new enquiries including evaluation, negotiation and implementation of new agreements Manage agreements including user support and communication and negotiation with the suppliers

Description about task and responsibilities:

• Establish agreement
• Lead process and team compliant and efficiently 
• Ensure safety, security, and sustainability in procurement Establish Specific Procurement Strategy according to business need and relevant Category Strategy Understand relevant market and how to connect this to business need 
• Produce and issue request for information (RFI) 
• Establish bidders list Prepare evaluation procedure 
• Establish, issue and manage enquiry Handle bid clarifications and conduct bid clarification meetings 
• Plan and conduct negotiations 
• Perform evaluation and agreement award, including partner approval 
• Ensure proper hand-over to management phase, including strategic objectives 
• Manage agreement
• Agreement start-up activities
• Implement contract(s) in all systems (Plan-to-Pay) 
• Receive and archive guarantees 
• Contribute to the establishment and management of a risk-based follow-up plan, linked to strategic objectives 
• Contribute to ensure agreement understanding and compliance (training of internal and external users) 
• Contribute to contract start-up meetings with supplier(s) 
• Manage performance and relations, including: 
• Safeguard correct use of the contract 
• Give input on and analyse cost performance data 
• Stakeholder management Initiate and implement improvements 
• Perform supplier relations management Ensure SOX-control 
• Handle change
• Variation order requests (VOR) and variation orders (VO) 
• Amendments Options Request for rate adjustments 
• Handle supplier quality deviation 
• Handle contractual issues, including Force Majeure Perform cancellation and termination of contract 
• Perform close out
• Accept of delivery Completion and final account 
• Closing of contract 

Competence Requirements:

• Be able to both work independently and collaborate close with the rest of the team. 
• Have good negotiations and communications skills. 
• Have good knowledge about contract follow-up and general regulations – or be able to quickly acquire new knowledge and become acquainted with new tools. 
• Be flexible regarding work tasks.

For more information about this role, please contact Grethe Borg 905 21 929