Contracts Manager
Al-Raha Group for Technical Services (RGTS)
Total des années d'expérience :25 years, 7 Mois
* Managed and or negotiated USG FMS contracts valuing in excess of $1 Billion USD in recurring business.
* Responsible for composing and communicating correspondence in response to specific proposals, both internally and externally to the company.
* Worked on and managed numerous customer proposals with support from multiple departments.
* Prepared contract review documents for solicitations, contracts, change orders and tenders with other departments in mind, in order to provide visibility and administration ease.
* Managed contractual/program requirements with company goals in mind and ensured program requirements were met, while mitigating risk and ensuring profitability.
* Ensured contractual requirements for delivery & quality were met and or exceeded.
* Managed execution of daily contract review, new order entry, customer service, and RFQ/Quoting activity.
* Created company Contracts policies and procedures per industry standards and then trained all Contracts and other relevant department personnel in order to ensure quality service was provided to both internal and external customers.
* Responsible for pre/post contract administration, as negotiated to ensure all relevant departments and parties were consulted on or informed of contractual requirements.
* Reviewed, developed and or assisted in drafting Contracts, Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Export Related Documents, Teaming and other agreements, for both domestic and international contracts.
* ITAR and EAR Empowered Official, responsible for ensuring the company adheres to US State and Commerce Department regulations and requirements.
* Worked with and coordinated between the contracts department with other business units to assess, plan and capture numerous contracts both domestically and internationally (extensive experience with Foreign Military Sales contracts).
* Developed and created smaller proposals and supported the larger TINA compliant proposals.
* Oversaw sub-contract activities related to procurement of a commodity from a Request for Proposal (RFP) through contract / purchase order delivery and contract closeout.
* Worked with multi-national corporations as lead contracts manager. Acting as a single point of contact for the entire organization in managing and negotiating designated contracts.
* Managed and or trained four individuals with dashed line reporting to contracts.
* Supported Program Management and the Proposals Departments as Programs / Proposals Support Administrator, as needed.
* Ensured kick-off meetings were held with various departments to evaluate tenders and once awarded ensured all pertinent parties were aware of their roles and responsibilities.
* Extensive experience working with technical/engineering contracts and project executions.
* Developed export compliance database, completed export licenses applications and served as export compliance empowered official.
* Developed, maintained and updated both desktop and company procedures related to export compliance, provided export training on a one-on-one basis and conducted internal training of pertinent groups.
* Responsibilities included the preparation and submission of Commerce and State Department export license applications and agreements as required to support the company's business units and its international programs.
* Maintained lead role in all tasks relating to contract procurement cycle including, developing, maintaining and administrating various types of contracts (FFP, CPFF, CRNF, CPIF, etc?).
* Negotiated recurring business contracts which resulted in significant price increases and over four years, and managed contracts in excess of $500 Million dollars.
* Familiarity with bid and contract language, along with standard industry practices/procedures.
* Worked with numerous government agencies including the DLA, DCMA, DCAA, US Armed Forces, and various foreign militaries.
* Received numerous customer performance and teamwork awards.
* Primary Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) was Personnel Admin which led to Quality Assurance, IT, Interpreter/Interrogator, Logistics and Contracts Specialist.
* Managed between 5 and 15 people, and coordinated initiatives between departments and divisions.
* Supported program initiatives as Program Specialist, as needed.
* Planned, organized and directed activities, both nationally and internationally related to procurement and distribution of materials, equipment and supplies.
* Performed quality reviews and analyzed current and past contracts for potential errors and ensured corrections, if needed. Additionally, created checks and balances by which the work of various departments was verified to be correct.
* Designed and implemented employee training programs, to include the following: employee manuals, training guide, performance standards, and written policies and procedures.
* Spearheaded office automation initiative, and created databases to reduce workload, and websites to provide relevant information to users.
* Primary Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) was Personnel Admin which led to Quality Assurance, IT, Interpreter/Interrogator, Logistics and Contracts Specialist.
* B.A., in Political Science * Focused on: International Relations, Economics, Critical Thinking, Research Methods and International Law. * The degree and subsequent work has given me a keen understanding of US Government Laws and Regulations and as such am comfortable dealing with legal requirements, communications and documents.