Contracts Manager (Army UH60)

Job Summary

The Contracts Manager is responsible for all aspects of contract administration and purchasing. Provides an effective contract and procurement management program which ensures compliance with requirements and directs procurement activities, focusing on administration of prime contracts, subcontracts and procurement. Perform liaison function between internal and external customers.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Manage/coordinate proposal activities to include developing bid strategies, organizing red team review, approving proposals for submission.
• Participate in long-range planning process aimed at developing new business.
• Conduct procurement training for technical and contract staff.
• Responsible for drafting and updating procurement policies and procedures.
• Serve as Small Business Representative, responsible for outreach efforts, ensure compliance, prepare required subcontracting performance reports.
• Advise technical personnel on state-of-the art negotiation strategies to enhance fee performance.
• Ensure compliance with governmental law, Company, and divisional policies on contracts and procurement.
• Provide interpretation of contracts, organizes or processes correspondence with contracting parties and monitors fulfillment of contractual obligations.

Perform all other position related duties as assigned or requested.

Minimum Position Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and at least 8 years of job-related experience or equivalent.

Excellent communication and negotiation skills; working knowledge of word-processing, database, spreadsheet programs and integrated software applications are required.

MBA preferred.

Position may require travel. Position may require the ability to pass and maintain a Security Clearance.

Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands:

Typical office environment with no unusual hazards, occasional lifting to 20 pounds, constant sitting while using the computer terminal, constant use of sight abilities while reviewing documents, constant use of speech/hearing abilities for communication, constant mental alertness, must posses planning/organizing skills, and must be able to work under deadlines.

Other Responsibilities:

Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.