Contracts Manager

Job Summary:

Under minimal supervision, manages and coordinates all activities involved in the administration of all contracts, subcontracts, legal compliance and purchase orders in accordance with Federal Regulations, Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), company policy and procedure, and appropriate standard business practices for multi-national software sales and service organization. The Contracts Manager will manage and assist in the administration of a variety of contracts to include Firm-Fixed Price (FFP), Time-and-Materials (T&M), and negotiate Non-Disclosure Agreements and Teaming Agreements.

Job Description:

Duties and Responsibilities

•    Manage all activities over a broad spectrum of assigned duties and responsibilities.
•    Perform contract/subcontract review, negotiations and interface with customer/vendor contracting personnel.
•    Review all contract/subcontract modifications and proposals for completeness, compliance and accuracy.
•    Monitor performance, filings and obligations on assigned contracts. 
•    Notify management of potential non-compliance and other problems that could have an adverse impact to the company.
•    Ensure compliance with all US Government contract reporting requirements.
•    Participate in customer business management reviews, focusing on contractual issues.
•    Work with legal counsel to advise management on contractual rights and obligations.
•    Prepare exceptions to Request for Proposals.
•    Document best practices and develop procedures that conform to corporate regulations.
•    Review, and negotiate Non-Disclosure and other Agreements.
•    Occasional travel as needed to support proposal and negotiation efforts.

Required Experience
Strong interpersonal skills, strong writing ability and strong analytic capability are required. Previous experience working with software service contracts a plus. Demonstrated proficiency to work with MS Office suite and a variety of electronic data base systems is necessary. 

Qualifications

•    BA/BS degree from an accredited college/university in business.
•    Five years of experience in Contracting and/or Purchasing fields with demonstrated application and interpretation of commercial software/hardware agreements as well as Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and the development, negotiation and administration of high-dollar, multi-year, complex contracts and subcontracts.
•    Ability to work independently within a geographically dispersed company environment.
•    Ability to work in a team environment and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
•    Formal training in contracts management or certification in the contracting/purchasing fields is preferred.
•    Applicant selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Worker Type:

Regular

Number of Openings Available:

1