Contract Manager - Jamestown, United States - Zobility

Description

Job Description:

• This position is for an experienced Contracts professional, able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Customer facing role responsible for various pre-award activities and an integral part of the value stream.
• Performs proposals activities in accordance with internal and external requirements including negotiations and finalization of contracts.
• Makes process improvements to enhance organization standard work and compliance effectiveness performance.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Generates, interprets, and manages large multifaceted proposals and contracts, in accordance with internal standard work instructions and external customer requirements, to ensure compliance with business objectives and regulations.
• Assesses, interprets, and reviews documents to ensure that contracts are negotiated within agreed-upon parameters, including government procurement and cost control guidelines.
• Advises and represents the contracts organization on contractual requirements.
• Works closely with internal functional groups to support contracts negotiations with customers and execute contracts agreements in a timely manner.
• Prepares reports for internal functional groups review and approval.
• Participates in meetings to ensure all relevant functional groups understand the contractual requirements.
• Manages the interface between Client and external customers and helps resolve contractual matters.
• Prepares contract status reports for internal use and/or external customers.
• Manages encumbered outstand accounts receivable issues.
• Manage small projects, process improvements, including CORE initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in the Aerospace Industry or directly for Client.
• Previous Contracts, Supply Chain or Procurement experience.
• SAP experience.
• Experience with FAR 12 and FAR 15 contracting – Commercial Item background.
• Experience with FAR and DFARS regulations.
• Experience working with government contracts, writing proposal and negotiations.
• Experience with customer interfacing for contracts and negotiations, and agreement (NDA's, MOU's, MOA's, etc.).
• Able to perform in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to multi-task and set daily goals.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree and 5 plus years of relevant experience or in absence of a degree, 7 plus years of relevant experience is required.