Contract Specialist

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Initiate, develop and implement Information Technology related contracts and will support the Contract Manager Lead in carrying out the following 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 OIT.
• Monitor all financial aspects of assigned contracts (e.g. monitoring funding, burn rate, and expenditures).
• Support day-to-day procurement operations within OIT, 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.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/SKILL SETS

• 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.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• Exceptional organization and coordination skills
• Exceptional oral and written communications skills
• Ability to work as part of a team, independently, and multi-task.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS/SKILL SETS

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

· Experience in managing high profile programs for enterprise solutions

About Us:

At Radiant Digital, we provide IT solutions and consulting services to help government agencies and businesses in the USA, Canada, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. On the federal side, we support agencies like NASA, the Department of State (DOS), the IRS, ACL, ACF,USDA and many others, along with numerous state and local government agencies.

We work with industries like telecom, healthcare, entertainment, oil and gas offering solutions designed to meet their specific needs. We focus on improving systems, making better use of data, and updating applications to keep up with changing markets.