Sr. Manager, Contracts - Phoenix, AZ

Job Summary

Mercury is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager managing contracts professionals in support of Mercury's Processing Technologies Business Unit providing high quality Contract Management. This position requires a deep understanding of Government and Department of Defense contracting as a leader, team player and strong independent contributor with excellent leadership skills, demonstrated problem-solving skills, and a proactive, detail-oriented approach.

• Manage Contracts and Contracts Team Staff supporting Line of Business
• Ability to coach and mentor less experienced contract personnel.
• Lead a team of professionals through the entire contracting lifecycle from solicitation to contract close-out.
• Review complex solicitations and prepare specialized/non-routine proposal responses in conjunction with proposal team as well as reviews and approves contractual documents for adherence to customer specifications and requirements, compliance with Terms and Conditions, applicable FAR/DFARS clauses, special provisions and adherence to company policy and procedures.
• Drafts and/or reviews and redlines customer agreements, negotiates complex agreements, including master agreements, with the objective of protecting the company's interests.
• Develops and executes negotiation strategies consistent with goals and objectives.
• Advises management and program teams of contractual rights, obligations, intellectual property protections, organizational conflicts of interest and general risks and mitigation strategies.
• Supports corporate objectives through the development and maintenance of contracting policies and processes that provide governance of contracting practices and guidance on contracting terms and conditions.
• Exemplifies creative problem-solving abilities.
• Maintains deadlines for internal and external customer requests as well as contractual historical data; enters contract data into databases as required.
• Analyzes and tracks contract compliance in conjunction with other functions.
• Lead as subject matter expert in Federal Acquisition Regulations, with emphasis in acquisitions governed by Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Services and Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation.
• Externally, interfaces directly with Government contracting officials, prime contractor procurement representatives and other customer representatives.
• Internally, interfaces with Contracts/Legal team members, Program Management, Capture, Finance, Pricing, Proposal, Property, Quality, Engineering and other functional staff as required.

• Bachelor's in business, Management, or other related field(s).
• Typically, requires a minimum of 8 years of directly related experience in Contract Administration/Business Management/Finance role with direct Government Defense and Prime customers.
• Experience with USG, Prime, International and Commercial contracts.
• Experience with standard defense contract types such as Cost Reimbursable (CR), Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF), Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Time and Materials (T&M), incentive-type contracts, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), etc. and with all phases of contracting from pre-solicitation through completion/termination and contract closeout.
• Familiarity with US Government regulations (FAR/DFARs) required, with emphasis in acquisitions governed by Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Services and Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation.
• Experience with Commercial Item Determination with DCMA and Prime contractors.
• Provide strong analytical, financial and negotiation skills. Must exemplify a strong attention to detail.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, & Outlook) as well as Adobe Acrobat required.
• This position requires you to have or obtain a government security clearance in the future. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.
• Travel:
  As required, estimated less than 15%

• Expected to meet responsibilities in a highly interactive team environment, to work well under pressure within tight deadlines, and deliver on multiple priorities while producing quality work.
• Shall establish and maintain effective relationships with internal and external customers to include management, technical and functional counterparts to communicate project status.
• Ability to identify performance risks and recommend mitigations.
• Expected to coordinate and support audit activities with Prime, Government or other agencies.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience with demonstrated ability to directly and effectively manage contracts professionals.
• Required to be trusted to maintain confidentiality and adhere to company policies and Government acquisition laws and regulations.
• Must possess excellent written, verbal and oral communication skills.
• Shall demonstrate strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Experience with SAM, D&B, Certs & Reps and Exostar preferred
• An existing DoD Secret Clearance

Fulltime…