Role -Contracts Manager

Visa – and GC

Location – Onsite - Towson, Maryland

Client – Federal Client Baltimore County, headquartered in Towson, Maryland

The Contract Manager will provide procurement and contract management support, ensuring reliable, cost-efficient, and timely acquisition of goods and services while maintaining compliance with the procurement policies, legal requirements, and industry best practices.

Responsibilities

Interface with various levels of personnel and management and throughout the County, as well as with external vendors and contractors.

Prepare solicitations (RFB, RFP, RFQ) and administer the contracts until performance is completed.

Prepare Requests for Information (RFIs) and support the management of related documentation, vendor demonstrations, and Q&A activities.

Perform all steps of the procurement process such as kick-off and pre-proposal meetings, review of documents, tracking approvals, facilitating legal and purchasing review and moving contract documents and amendments through the collaboration and approval process within the department.

Monitor all financial aspects of assigned contracts (e.g. monitoring funding, burn rate, and expenditures).

Support day-to-day procurement operations within the department, including supplier performance monitoring, contract expiration monitoring / renewals, contract scope monitoring / change development / dispute coordination.

Ensures all relevant documentation accompany contracts, and maintaining digital and hard copies of relevant documentation.

Sharing and providing clarity of contract processes, conditions and details with employees.

Maintains schedules/calendars for the Contract Office in preparation, organization, setting agenda, taking notes and minutes, developing action items, and general follow up of meetings.

Communications to all levels of the organization.

Performs other related duties as required.

Required Skills

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.

2 Years of contract management experience.

2 Years of experience in Information Technology administrative support.

4 years of experience with Microsoft Office Software.

Fundamental knowledge of Infrastructure concepts.

Exceptional organization and coordination skills.

Exceptional oral and written communications skills.

Ability to work as part of a team, independently, and multi-task.

Preferred Skills:

Knowledge of IT purchasing for government entities. (Federal, State or Local).

Experience in managing high profile programs for enterprise solutions.

Mohit Joshi | Kappium LLC

Sr. Technical Recruiter

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