Senior Contract Administration Specialist

Key Responsibilities:

• Review and analyze formal Requests for Proposal (RFP) within assigned territory: identify contract requirements, prerequisites, areas of liability and cost concerns, and discuss contract provisions as needed with other corporate functions.
• Facilitate completion of RFP responses.
• Review and negotiate variations to the Company’s standard terms and conditions offered by customers.
• Communicate and coordinate with, as well as provide guidance to, the Company’s sales and service teams to conclude commercial transactions.
• Communicate and coordinate with legal, finance and other functions as needed to support the contract process.
• Administer complex contract relationships (e.g., governmental, educational, major account, etc.).
• Work collaboratively and supportively with other members of the Contracts team.
• Communicate the Company’s established policies and/or contracting guidelines.
• Ensure that the Company’s contracts serve the best interests of the Company and minimize the Company’s risk within the practical constraints of the individual transaction.
• Research and interpret requests and questions from Government customers.
• Manage the contract database and related files in accordance with Company’s contract compliance requirements.
• Completes vendor questionnaires and certification forms.
• Manages customer online bid vendor registration sites.
• Monitors Contract’s bid mailbox and vendor registration sites for new bid opportunities.
• Maintain Lotus Notes bid log and distribute bids to Sales or Service for North America Bid Requests.
• Fluent in English.
• 6+ years of contract drafting/negotiation/administration experience required.
• BA/BS degree or equivalent from a recognized university.
• MS Word, PDF, and XLS skills. SAP, SharePoint, Spotfire, Lotus Notes, and/or data warehouse experience a plus.
• United States FAR Clause experience a plus.