Contract Analyst- Full time - Days

About the role

A Contract Analyst coordinates, researches, analyzes, and negotiates assigned projects, including capital and non-capital service agreements.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates demonstrations/evaluations with vendors and departments, ensuring appropriate approvals have been obtained.
• Develops and utilizes assessment protocols for research, evaluation, vendor selection, and acquisition.
• Ensures orders are placed promptly for related evaluations when requests comply with policy.
• Evaluates and analyzes GPO, Virginia Alliance, and Centra agreements; provides reports to demonstrate compliance and savings.
• Functions within departmental and organizational policies and procedures.
• Identifies alternate vendors and products to achieve process efficiencies and cost reductions.
• Manages the allocation of capital requests to departmental resources and provides support as needed.
• Manages the organization and vendors during the RFP/RFI/RFQ process.
• Manages the sale, donation, or disposal of used equipment.
• Maximizes current technological resources of the supply chain.
• Performs other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
• Participates as a team leader on projects by ensuring proper meeting scheduling, prior planning, and minutes.
• Performs financial analysis and conducts contract negotiations for assigned projects in collaboration with the Director and Requesting Department.
• Adapts to changing priorities with flexibility.
• Prepares purchase orders, reconciles discrepancies with vendors, and coordinates credits, returns, or replacements of defective/damaged items through the Materials Management Information System.
• Provides constructive input to departmental and organizational process improvements.
• Ensures accurate pricing within the item file according to contract agreements; reconciles pricing discrepancies.
• Supports the OR/Purchasing Committee, including budgets and tracking purchases.
• Supports purchasing functions related to construction projects.

Qualifications

• Required Education: High School Diploma or GED.
• Preferred Education: Bachelor of Science Degree in a business field.
• Preferred Experience: Minimum of five (5) years of experience in purchasing and negotiating contracts.