Contract Administrator

Job Description:

• Seeking an experienced Contracts Manager for our Space Systems Contracts Team to support multiple proposals and contracts concurrently.
• This role will support a high volume of contracts and associated business relationships for our Space Systems business including Deep Space applications.
• The ideal candidate will have experience managing and negotiating U.S. Government(USG) direct contracts (especially NASA), customer-facing subcontracts to USG prime contractors, commercial contracts experience.
• The qualified candidate will take personal initiative to proactively serve both internal and external customers.
• This person will provide customers with quality experiences, establishing and maintaining effective relationships through the entire contract management process. We define success as exceeding customer expectations.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for negotiating, structuring, and/or administrating contractual documents that establish business relationships with customers and/or partners. Works with sales, finance, functional teams, and legal department to structure contracts. Analyzes contracts to ensure compliance to company policy, government specifications and other requirements.
• Reviews high incoming volume of customer requests for quotes, identifies proposal/quotes requirements, reviews terms and conditions for acceptability and compliance with company policies and procedures, assists in proposal development as required and participates in securing required management approval for submittal of proposals to customers.
• Review contractual terms and conditions for their acceptability, assessing risk and impact to the proposal utilizing the Company resources including legal, operations, and pricing, as necessary. Provide alternate terms and conditions to customer.
• Maintaining contract documents and communication in multiple contract management systems.
• Operates in accordance with company policies and practices, and in compliance with accepted business ethics.
• Takes proper action to closeout contracts in accordance with applicable procedures at the conclusion of all activity.
• Assures the timely communication of contract information to appropriate persons and maintains complete and accurate contract files.
• Acts as principal interface with internal/external customers on contractual matters. Takes necessary action or coordinates action to resolve any contractual problems with the contract execution team in a timely manner.
• Normally receives little instruction on daily work, general instructions on new assignments.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 8 years of relevant experience OR
• Advance degree and minimum 5 years of relevant experience OR
• In absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience is required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Aerospace industry experience
• Prior experience with US Government direct contracts (especially NASA); prime contract subcontracts
• Strong FAR/DFARS/NFARS experience including application and execution
• International contract experience including sales to foreign governments
• Prior experience with USG contract management
• SAP and similar ERP experience Note: Background check and drug screen required

Other details:

• Remote Position

We offer attractive, competitive compensation and benefits including, medical, dental, 401k, short-term disability, AD&D, tuition reimbursement, and more. If you take pride in your work and are committed to personal and professional success, let's talk. Please visit www.zobility.com to learn more.

Zobility is RGBSI's workforce management and staffing division. RGBSI is a multi-national corporation headquartered in Troy, MI with branches throughout the USA, Canada, Germany, and India.