What are the responsibilities and job description for the Contracts Specialist position at Insight Global?
Insight Global is looking for a Contract Specialist to join Arrowhead in the Los Alamitos area. This specialist will be responsible for providing contracts administration and management support to contracts dealing with operational equipment manufacturers. This specialist will also be assisting with proposals, negotiation recommendations, changes to contracts, responding to customer correspondence, and interfacing with internal and external customers on contractual matters. This is a full-time, onsite position 5 days a week in Los Alamitos, CA.
Day to Day Responsibilities:
- Perform contracts function as directed by Senior Manager, Contracts & Estimating
- Professionally and accurately manage customer RFP/RFQs in such a manner as to capture business, providing the customer with quality proposals, meeting customer requirements, and minimizing risk to the Company
- Ensure all quotations are substantiated with proper backup (e.g., customer requests,
- Company basis for quotations and actual submittal documentation, negotiation notes, and final pricing agreements).
- Coordinate major proposal activity. Create and submit proposals and quotations to customers
- Review, analyze and compile summary of risk terms and conditions for management review and in support of potential negotiations
- Support Customer Service department to review customer terms and conditions on purchase orders; provide guidance to Customer Service department on contractual matters
- Adopt process improvements within contracts organization, understand policies and procedures to manage the risks and liabilities of the Company
- Monitor and track contract amendments and pricing escalation requirements
- Review, execute and maintain NDAs, PIAs, Reps and Certs and other types of customer agreements
Must-Have Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree preferred or equivalent education and experience; 5-7 years of experience in review, negotiation, preparation and administration of major Government,
- Commercial, International, Military and Defense proposals and contracts related to the manufacture of products.
- Experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
- ITAR or AS9100 requirement experience.
- Certification in Contract Management is a plus.
