Title:  Senior Specialist, Contracts

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Contracts

Job ID: 20493

Job Location: Melbourne, FL

Work Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

This position is responsible for conducting proposal preparation, pre-contract data collection, and administering, extending, negotiating and terminating standard and nonstandard government contracts.

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.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with ITAR
• Experience with reviewing RFQs, preparing quotes, negotiation, definitization and administration of DoD and Commercial contracts.
• Experience with risk assessment of quotes/contract terms and conditions and strategies to minimize potential risks to the business.
• Ability to effectively interface at all levels of company management
• Ability to effectively interface with Government and other customer organizations
• Ablility to travel as required. Anticipated 10 – 25% of time.

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