Title:  Specialist, Contracts

Job Title: Specialist, Contracts

Job Code: 36378

Job Location: Malabar, FL

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

The Contracts department influences successful business outcomes in order to achieve key business and financial objectives for orders, revenue recognition, operating income and free cash flow for new and continuing programs. Provides business, contractual and risk mitigation strategy guidance. Analyzes new laws, regulations and contract trends for potential impact on business unit goals and objectives. Protects the interest of the company by understanding and interpreting contractual terms and conditions. Utilizes working knowledge of regulations including the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), FAR supplements (e.g. DFARS) and other agency regulations. Analyzes significant and/or unique contract requirements, special provisions, terms and conditions to ensure compliance with appropriate laws, regulations and corporate policies and procedures. Manages the contractual review of solicitations, proposal development, contract change control process and overall contract administration. Establishes and maintains primary contractual interface with the customer. Maximizes cash through innovative contract formation and negotiation to achieve business objectives.

Essential Functions:

• Preparing, negotiating, and administering a large volume of contracts of various types for a variety of customers.
• Ensuring contract acquisition and fulfillment in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, customer specifications, FAR, DFAR and ITAR.
• Reviewing RFQs; preparing quotes including change proposals; performing associated negotiation and defining activities.
• Performing risk assessment of quotes/contract terms and conditions; formulating and executing strategies to minimize potential risks to the business.
• Working with customers, management, and program teams to resolve issues, secure approvals, and ensure successful contract execution.
• Serving as point of contact for the customer during all phases of a program.
• Generating and maintaining contract documentation.
• Knowledge of FAR and DFARS required and functional knowledge of ERP systems input and report generation.
• Must be able to travel as required.
• Ability to obtain US Government Clearance

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Active Secret clearance
• Knowledge and experience with FAR and DFARS.
• Experience with reviewing RFPs, preparing proposals, negotiation, and administration of DoD Contracts.
• Experience with risk assessment of proposals/contract terms and conditions and strategies to minimize potential risks to the business.
• Experience effectively interfacing at all levels of company management.
• Experience effectively interfacing with Government customers and other customer organizations.
• Experience in problem solving through creative solutions drawing from prior experience is preferred.
• Detailed oriented.
• Effectively communicate via formal letters complicated and sensitive subjects, possess proper email skills, and possess excellent verbal communication skills.
• Experience and be ability to manage complex projects or processes.

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