Contract Specialist

Description

Schedule: Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.

• Research and evaluate suppliers based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities and the supplier’s reputation and history.
• Assist in negotiating high-risk contracts for various projects.
• Assist in the development of company-wide procurement templates.
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work to resolve escalated, complex, or disputed contract issues for your project & support procurement staff meetings and provide legal communication to the team as needed.
• Confer with staff, users and vendors to discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services and determine corrective action.
• Develop, review and negotiate terms and conditions of supplier contracts.
• Utilize logistics team in monitoring shipments to ensure goods come in on time and resolve problems related to undelivered goods.
• Ensure material buyers are purchasing the highest quality materials at the lowest possible cost in correct amounts per specifications and drawings. Manage the life cycle of the items you are procuring for your project.
• Leverage vendors/subcontractors across multiple procurements to create cost savings to projects.
• Manage supplier contracts and supplier relationships, to ensure our suppliers meet our standards, specifications and client requirements.
• Prepare/issue Request for Proposals (RFP’s) and evaluate vendor/subcontractor proposals to identify vendors/subcontractors who meet project constraints of budget and schedule at the estimating, execution and site purchasing levels.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Construction Management
• Strong work ethic, Strong individual contributor and team player with ability to build relationships.
• SAP experience a plus.
• Regular, reliable attendance
• Experience in Construction, preferably within the federal market.
• Highly motivated skilled communicator (both written and verbal), with a demonstrated passion for excellence and taking initiative to get the job done right the first time.
• Supply chain experience must include working with the RFP process, contract development/negotiation, & procurement execution.
• Experience working with engineers, estimators, buyers, logistics and expediting in the procurement process.
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Related field with at least 2+ years’ experience in contracts & supply chain functions. 4 years in supply chain functions and contracts functions as outlined above are required for candidates with no Bachelor's degree
• Experience with suppliers, reviewing and managing contracts, and researching new vendors to utilize on projects.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Power Point, Word, Excel) general software knowledge of databases to create contracts.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance