Contract Specialist - Baltimore County OIT

Contract Manager

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Onsite Visa: USC, GC, GC EAD, H4 EAD and OPT Hybrid: 400 Washington Avenue, Towson, MD Market rate

The client is seeking a Contract Manager to provide procurement support to the Office of Information Technology (Client) to achieve reliable, cost-efficient and timely goods and services. This position will assist in coordination with County Procurement and County Legal to ensure Client is complying with all mandated purchasing and legal requirements.

• Initiate, develop and implement Information Technology related contracts.
• Interface with various levels of personnel and management and throughout the County, as well as with external vendors and contractors.
• Prepare requests for proposals and administer the contracts until performance is completed.
• Perform all steps of the procurement process such as kick-off and pre-proposal meetings, review of documents, tracking approvals, facilitating legal and purchasing review and moving contract documents and amendments through the collaboration and approval process within Client.
• Monitor all financial aspects of assigned contracts (e.g. monitoring funding, burn rate, and expenditures).
• Monitor day-to-day procurement operations within Client, including supplier performance monitoring, contract expiration monitoring / renewals, contract scope monitoring / change development / dispute coordination.
• Ensures all relevant documentation accompany contracts, and maintaining digital and hard copies of relevant documentation.
• Sharing and providing clarity of contract processes, conditions and details with employees.
• Maintains schedules/calendars for the Contract Office in preparation, organization, setting agenda, taking notes and minutes, developing action items, and general follow up of meetings.
• Communications to all levels of the organization
• Performs other related duties as required.

• 4 years of experience with Microsoft Office Software.
• 2 years of contract management experience
• 2 years of experience in Information Technology administrative support.
• Bachelor's Degree
• Fundamental knowledge of Infrastructure concepts.
• Knowledge of IT purchasing for government entities. (Federal, State or Local)
• Experience in managing high profile programs for enterprise solutions
• Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Suite)
• Exceptional organization and coordination skills
• Exceptional oral and written communications skills
• Ability to work as part of a team, independently, and multi-task.