The General Materials group is looking for a contract specialist to join our team.  In this role you will be responsible for managing the status for all contracts and processing full blown RFPs.  Additional responsibilities include;

• Combine project management, business, and legal expertise to draft, evaluate, negotiate, and execute procurement and contract documents, including but not limited to terms and conditions, contract closeouts, extensions, and modifications.
• Coordinate procurement and contracts activities with project managers, legal counsel, vendors, and key agency stakeholders to ensure projects are defined, documented, completed on time, on budget, and meet stakeholder requirements.
• Ensure compliance with procurement and contract standards and requirements and engage the appropriate support, as needed.
• Conduct direct negotiations with vendors, monitor vendor performance and review vendor invoices to ensure accurate billing.
• Monitor and report on budget and expenditures for associated contracts.
• Manage and communicate issues and risks associated with assigned contracts to leadership.
• Ensure all procurement artifacts, as well as fully executed contracts, are properly recorded and entered into agency databases, and securely maintained.
• This is a hybrid role.

• 5+ years' experience with BS / BA Degree preferably in Business, Finance, or Supply Chain, or a related degree preferred and comparable work experience.
• 3-5 years' experience with MBA or Certification, or direct work experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Inventory Management, or a related field.
• Working toward getting certification in one or more: Lean Certification–Green Belt, CPSM, ISM, APICS.

• Ability to develop a command of complex contract terms in a short amount of time.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to translate technical decisions/strategies into business terms and implications.
• Ability to produce clear documentation geared to varied audiences.
• Ability to manage a high volume of work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven work environment
• Solid project management and organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Positive and energetic with strong cross-functional team experience.
• Strong analytical problem-solving aptitude and financial acumen, including the ability to discuss and monitor associated budgets and expenditures.
• An excellent sense of humor and a high tolerance for uncertainty in the midst of shifting priorities.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office products: MS Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook; knowledge of SharePoint, and JIRA.