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Senior Contract Manager (49-2) (8-10yrs Exp)

AMERICAN SOFTWARE LLC
Newark, NJ Full Time
POSTED ON 4/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/6/2026

Job Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Contracts Manager to oversee & manage our Contract Mgmt & Procurement operations. The Contract Manager will manage the procurement of project-related Services for CLIENT . Manage the development, negotiation, review, and award of contracts, including required administration to support Technology & Telecommunications requirements.

Duties & Responsibilites

  • responsible for the day-to-day activities associated with Purchasing, Procurement & property Mgmt for support of technology & telecommunication contracts.
  • The Contract Manager will be responsible for drafting, reviewing and negotiating non-disclosure agreements, subcontracts, consulting agreements, vendor agreements, teaming agreements, and modifications as well as assisting in the development of related policies, procedures, and templates.
  • The Contract Manager will also serve as the property custodian for property under prime contracts.
  • The Contract Manager will be expected to regularly handle complex and dynamic issues related to contracts, especially in relation to compliance with federal rules and regulations applicable to contracting with the federal Government.
  • Expert: Full knowledge of the function.
  • Demonstrated ability to apply concepts to the functional area and see big picture impact of actions.
  • Typically has approximately 7 years of experience performing this specific job function and requires very limited managerial oversight/direction.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required in either Procurement, Supply Chain Mgmt, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • 8 years of similar Contract Mgmt work experience
  • Manage the development, negotiation, and implementation of Technology and telecommunication contracts.
  • Handle more large projects for infrastructure, application development, cyber security and operation technology.
  • 40% - RFP, 40% - Contract negotiation 20% - Sourcing & Procurement tasks.
  • Must be well-versed in contractual language, know common risks associated with contracts, and negotiate and red-line contracts.
  • External Customers are Residential & commercial.
  • Internal customers are the technology teams and utility lines of business, nuclear generation lines of business.
  • Must have experience with information contracts, software and hardware IT services.
  • Must have 6 years of large contract management experience
  • IT or procurement experience a plus!!
  • Technology in utilities or telecommunications is a plus!
  • SAP, Ariba, and Ironclad are used for contract management

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $85,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Professional development assistance

Application Question(s):

  • Please share your Work Authorization status here. Examples: US Citizen, Green Card Holder or US Permanent Resident, H1-B Visa, F1-OPT or F1-EAD, Pre-GC EAD, TN VISA, L1, B1, Asylum, etc. Unanswered question will auto-reject the application

Education:

  • Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

  • Issues related to Contracts, Federal Complnc & Regs: 5 years (Required)
  • IT contracts, software and hardware IT services.: 6 years (Required)
  • Contract Mgmt, Procurement, Supply Chain Mgmt: 8 years (Required)
  • Contracting for Technology & telecomm: 7 years (Required)
  • Draft, Review & Negotiate NDA, MSA, Vendor & Sub agmts: 8 years (Required)
  • Ariba SAP & Ironclad: 8 years (Required)
  • Dev of Policies, Procedures & templates: 8 years (Required)
  • CM for Prop Custodian of Prime Cntcts: 8 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

  • Newark, NJ 07102 (Required)

Work Location: On the road

Salary : $85,000 - $110,000

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