Contract Manager; Purchasing Department

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for day-to-day actions of the County’s contractual process for non-solicited contracts, from drafting language, preparation, and review of contracts, to negotiation and resolution of all commercial, legal and insurance issues between the contracting parties at the discretion and direction of the Director and/or Deputy. Duties are performed with a high degree of independence under the supervision of the Deputy Director, Contracts & Procurement.

This position will supervise staff, daily, including the supervision of the contractual process for agreements that are not the result of a solicitation.

The duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not necessarily limited to:

• Draft the higher level and more complex contracts and negotiates the terms and scope to create a final contract that is acceptable to both parties. Interfaces with the County Solicitor’s Office and the County’s insurance broker as directed for opinions.
• Prepare documents, advertise, and administer Request for Proposals (RFPs) which shall include but not be limited to those needed for human services, Invitations to Bid and Statements of Interest (SOIs) as assigned.
• Analyze vendors’ bids and makes recommendations to the Director and/or Deputy to award contracts as the result of the public bidding process. Conducts pre-bid/pre-proposal conferences with prospective bidders/proposers in complex purchases; compiles Amendments/Addendums, function as the facilitator for the RFP evaluation committee and performs the duties required of Purchasing throughout the process; and provides expertise concerning compilation and layout of contract specifications and presides at formal bid and proposal openings.
• Work with the Sr. Contract Coordinators to review and submit a comprehensive contract agenda to the Deputy Director and/or Director and thereafter the Chief Clerk for the Commissioner Board meetings to present completed contract documents for approval. Provide information needed to respond to questions regarding a particular contract. Ensure all executed contracts on the Commissioner’s Meeting agenda handled by Purchasing are available for the Controller’s Office for the Contract Database/Repository.
• Ensure that assigned requisitions and POs are completed and maintained in a timely and accurate manner to ensure the contract records and reports remain accurate. Run reports for the Director and/or Purchasing staff.
• Maintain the Ironclad Contract Management System.
• Execute assigned departmental objectives. This should include monitoring and ensuring deadlines for contracts, projects and solicitations are met or exceeded.
• Reviews draft purchase orders for contracts and contracts submitted by the Sr. Contract Coordinators.
• Management of staff that includes guidance and work direction to the Sr. Contract Coordinators; assists with the development and training of the Sr. Contract Coordinators. This includes but is not limited to reviewing work product and performance evaluation.
• Knowledge of other departments including but not limited to Children & Youth Services and Juvenile Probation Office, including understanding their unique contract needs. Providing support, guidance and direction to the Sr. Contract Coordinator assigned to those departments and attending meetings and trainings as necessary.
• Management duties, this shall include but not be limited to handling requirements and functions as assigned in the absence of the Director and/or Deputy.
• Assist in compilation of data and draft report of the annual indirect allocation data for the department.
• Participate in Department of Emergency Services exercises and assist with compilation of the department’s COOP plan.
• Update templates and process and procedure documents assigned by the Director and/or Deputy.
• Assist with oversight of the County of Berks Procurement Card program as assigned by the Director and/or Deputy.
• Projects assigned by the Director and/or Deputy.

• Bachelor’s degree in business or public administration OR at least 10 years of equivalent experience.
• Minimum of five years…