Contracts Manager (Government Contracting)

Responsibilities

• Establishing successful working relationships with customers via email, telephone, and in-person.
• Able to act as an agent of change by identifying areas for process improvement and providing recommendations for implementation.
• Collaborate effectively with the program team (finance, supply chain, quality & mission assurance, legal, pricing, and compliance) to recommend and complete actions to ensure successful program performance and advise management of contractual rights and obligations.
• Prepare, examine, negotiate, and revise contracts.
• Ensure contracts are consistent with management's goals, policies, and procedures, as well as in compliance with contract terms and conditions.
• Review documents as part of the analysis of incoming requests and develop contract terms and conditions.
• Assure that all clarifications and amendments of negotiations are incorporated into the final contract.
• Generate, maintain, and audit a central contract-resource file.
• Ensure that necessary procedural controls exist.
• Participate in negotiations with existing or prospective suppliers.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Bachelor's Degree plus two years of experience, or High School Diploma with five years relevant experience in lieu of a Bachelors' degree.
• Experience supporting all prime-contract types (i.e FFP, T&M, Cost Reimbursable and hybrids).
• Experience with negotiating and processing contract modifications and options.
• Experience handling contract terminations and close out procedures.
• Demonstrated understanding of FAR/DFARS, GSA Federal Schedules, Federal IDIQ, GWAC contracts and supplemental government acquisition regulations.
• Knowledge of small business and small disadvantaged business requirements.
• Experience in drafting and documenting Requests for Equitable Adjustment (REA).
• Experience in audits and corrective action plans.
• Experience in gathering data and performing Service Contract Act Reporting.