Description

Seeking a new and challenging opportunity to further enhance your career? Corteva Agriscience currently has a vacancy for a Contract Analyst on our Research & Development Operations team. The Contract Analyst is a valued member of the R&D Contract Operations team, primarily involving contract drafting, preparation of requisitions, maintaining databases, tracking purchase orders, and processing invoices.

Responsibilities - What You'll Do:

• Provide knowledgeable guidance and high-quality customer service to internal and external stakeholders

• Gather circumstantial facts and coordinate resources to ensure efficient and effective issue resolution

• Proactively coordinate with colleagues from Research, Finance, Procurement, other internal functions, and offshore support entities to deliver results

• Lead or coordinate completion of tasks and assignments including, but not limited to:

• Draft contracts for third-party business engagements

• Receive quotations and agreements from stakeholders

• Ensure documents are compliant with internal checklists

• Enter requisitions into relevant systems and monitoring through approval processes

• Confirm purchase orders match requisitions and addressing variances

• Communicate invoicing instructions to business partners and providing necessary support

• Update sub-functional databases with key information

• Receive invoices from vendors, confirming that milestones have been met or that services have been received, and approving in SAP

• Record invoices in internal databases and tracking through the payment process

• Initiate support tickets for delayed or rejected invoices

• Reconcile SAP to ensure that all invoices paid are tracked

• Create financial reports from functional databases upon request

Qualifications

Qualifications - What You'll Bring:

• Minimum GPA of 3.0.

• Undergraduate or graduate student with an interest in agriculture. Candidates must be enrolled in classes the semester following their internship with Corteva.

• Must be able to relocate to Johnston, IA or Indianapolis, IN for the duration of the internship.

• Must be able to work full-time (40 hours per week) for 10-12 weeks during the timeframe of internship (typically May to August).

• Prior experience with contract administration or expense processing support

• Familiarity with business law and contract law principles

• Strong attention to detail

• Strong organizational and communication skills

• Proficiency in use of spreadsheet software such as MS Excel

• Proficiency in use of communication and document-storage tools such as Microsoft Teams or SharePoint

• Ability to effectively build and maintain relationships with stakeholders

• Ability to work effectively as part of a team

• Ability to prioritize workload to meet departmental timelines

• Ability to collect facts, understand circumstances, and recommend solutions

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Experience with accounting software

• Experience with Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), TRAC 2.0 Sophia

• Demonstrated tolerance of ambiguity

Corteva Agriscience™ is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to boldly embracing the power of inclusion, diversity, and equity to enrich the lives of our employees and strengthen the performance of our company, while advancing equity in agriculture. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class. Discrimination, harassment and retaliation are inconsistent with our values and will not be tolerated. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search or apply for a position, please visit:

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