Meritage

Meritage

Contract Administrator

Grand Rapids, MI · Internship

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 20 days ago
NegotiationExcelSupply ChainProcurementContract ManagementCommunicationProblem SolvingTime ManagementOrganizational SkillsMicrosoft Office

About the role

  • Meritage Hospitality Group is seeking a Contract Administrator to join the team!
  • This team has high expectations for themselves and anyone who desires to join them.
  • They also have a lot of fun together and truly enjoy working with one another.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain contract tracking system to be able to track and renew contracts in a timely fashion.
  • Manage service contracts and vendor information for various service providers such as landscaping, snowplowing, used cooking oil, pest control, grease extraction, hood cleaning, CO2 and trash collection across multiple markets.
  • Manage utility contracts associated with new and acquired restaurants including assisting with the selection of utility providers in deregulated markets.
  • Maintain vendor performance vs. budget throughout the year, reviewing as new contracts are signed or renewals completed.
  • Each of our concepts deliver a distinct dining experience for our guests and a work environment rich with opportunity for our approximately 9,000 team members.
  • We live by our five Core Values - Uncommon Hospitality, Run It Like You Own It, Collective Genius, The Sky is the Limit, and We Love What We Do.

Requirements

  • What You Can Expect From Us
  • Track compliance services to ensure vendors complete the services as scheduled and required by state, county, and local municipalities, and by our insurance providers.

Nice to have

  • Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to track numerous contracts, renewal dates, and vendors simultaneously without items slipping through the cracks.
  • Clear, professional written and verbal communication for working with vendors, utility providers, and municipal offices.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel (sorting, filtering, and basic formulas) and Outlook, with the ability to quickly learn a contract-management or CMMS platform.
  • Basic numeracy and comfort reviewing invoices, quotes, and budget figures for accuracy and discrepancies.
  • Customer-service and relationship-management orientation when coordinating with service providers.
  • Ability to read and interpret straightforward contract terms, certificates of insurance, and service schedules.
  • Sound problem-solving and dependable follow-through to resolve service gaps and billing or compliance issues.
  • Effective time management and the ability to prioritize competing deadlines in a fast-paced, multimarket environment.

Compensation

  • Competitive base salary and bonus plans

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary and bonus plans
  • Health insurance, including medical, dental, vision, and HSA options
  • Paid Time Off and Holidays
  • Plus various additional perks and benefits
  • Ensure contract coverage across all locations for required services to avoid service disruption.

Company info

  • We are one of the largest Wendy's franchisees and just opened our first Bojangles restaurant.
  • At Meritage, we are Inspired by Opportunity and Achieve Success Through Service.

Equal opportunity

  • We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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