Senior Contracts Manager - Government/FAR/DFAR

KP Recruiting Group is a consulting firm that provides leadership and exceptional talent to some of the world’s leading companies. Headquartered in the Midwest, KP Recruiting Group has successfully completed countless engagements across the United States. We represent clients in all industries and all sizes. Our mission is to provide exceptional client and candidate experiences in order to get the best possible results. On behalf of our client, we are excited to present the following confidential role. We look forward to hearing from you and discussing the opportunity!

**This is a full time permanent role**

The Role:

The Sr. Contracts Manager will focus tactically on putting in place strategic process improvements to drive greater discipline in proposal reviews and generation, change management, and linkage between contracts, subcontracts, and estimating/pricing. Provide leadership to the Communication Systems Contracts organization in areas of operations, training, policy and Contract Lifecycle Management System (CLMS) implementation. Additionally, this role will support the design of a Segment Contract Operations group to improve backend business activities such as award and modification entry.

Job Duties:

• Identify and drive to a more metrics driven organization
• Implement necessary changes to contracts Policy for CS
• Proactive, engaged and influential member of the Contracts Leadership Team
• POC for post award audits across segment for consistent approach on issues
• Liaison with Contracts Ops teams at IMS, SAS and AJRD for shared communication and best practices
• Support Contract mod restructuring for improved cash collection
• Tracking and driving down of REAs/Claims
• Estimating experience to help partner and drive alignment between contracts and estimating/pricing
• Provide direction and guidance in establishing consistent training objectives to enhance employee competencies and skills for a best-in-class contracts organization
• Develop strong, ongoing relationships with internal/external stakeholders
• Works closely with government customers and corporate representatives for Legal, Contracts, Export, Import, Customs/Traffic, Intellectual Property and Anti-Bribery Compliance

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience with leadership in contracts management and proposal development, including overseeing large, complex proposals and negotiations
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise in Government contracting
• Demonstrated strong business acumen
• Knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements related to proposal preparation, contract negotiation, and the FAR, DFAR, ITAR and other government procurement regulations
• Proficient in MS Office
• Strong communication
• Self starter
• Diligent researcher for best practices
• Experience with Icertus’ Contract Lifecycle Management System (CLMS)

Company Benefits:

Medical/Dental/Vision/Prescription

Generous Vacation Policy

401k with Roth option & 8% Company Match

Profit Sharing

Annual Bonus Potential

9 Paid Holidays (8 Static and 1 Floating)

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Employee Assistance Program

Company Paid Life Insurance

Short- & Long-Term Disability

Annual Merit Raises

Opportunities for Internal Mobility

Professional Development Opportunities

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