Ike Group Inc Hiring for Procurement Specialist at Remote Full Time

Overview

Our vision at ‘ike is “Great People. Great Impact. Greater Good”. Our goal is to provide the best services to positively impact our communities. Our companies complement each other while being leaders in their respective industries. We share the same core values of the spirit of excellence, courage, dream releasing, and humility, working toward the greater good.

We are seeking a Contract Specialist to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for general contract support, document review and will interpret and make recommendations to contractual terms and conditions. The candidate must be able to identify and resolve risks, inconsistencies and address disputes, questions, and concerns.

The Contract Specialist must have a strong ability to prioritize, organize assigned workload and multitask to deliver service, at times with little advance notice.

This is a temporary position to fill some duties of the Compliance Officer role.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

• Maintain a repository of contract documentation, including contract documents and modifications.
• Prepare price list updates and submission of contract modifications.
• Provide guidance on contract requirements such as client boarding, partner reporting, compliance, and teaming.
• Support contract extensions and other contract lifecycle events, like Beeline extensions.
• Track, report, and pay IFF, TDR, and equivalent SLED contract fees.
• Serve as a point of contact for General Services Administration (GSA), contracting officers at customer agencies and other Federal and SLED ID/IQ/GWAC/BPA/MAC contract vehicles.
• Provide input and assist in Capture and Bid & Proposal efforts, including communicating with Contracting Officers on behalf of DataHouse, submitting questions about proposals, notifying intent to participate in bids, attending pre-proposal conferences, and submitting bids. Utilize GovWin IQ to identify bid opportunities, monitor procurement sites/GovWin IQ for updates to opportunities (pre-RFP, active RFP, post-RFP), and share procurement updates from Contracting Officers or acquired by other means with stakeholders at proposal check-in meetings and as they occur. Coordinate/complete contract or company administration documents for all bids, such as Standard Forms or other required documentation. Provide reviews and guidance for proposal submissions to improve scoring and win rate.
• Coordinate interaction as required with supplier/client organizations and public sector clients.
• Prepare monthly metrics and reports for public sector clients and/or DataHouse leadership team summarizing program and compliance activities.
• Educate sales account teams and promote the use of company contracts internally and externally with public sector clients and partners.
• Implement and manage company policies with respect to contract administration.
• Train sales and marketing teams and other internal stakeholders on contractual requirements and processes, and assist Sales team in structuring sales to mutual benefit of DataHouse and client, to include understanding of use of NASPO, Carahsoft, etc.

Required Qualifications

• BA/BS Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Management, Marketing, or a related field
• 5-7 years of experience in contract management with significant exposure to IT products & services -based government programs/contracts
• 5-7 years of experience in government procurement, contract administration and compliance regulations
• Program/contract management experience with a combination of GSA Schedules and BPAs, SEWP, NASPO or similar
• Mid-to-advanced proficiency level using MS office suite and Salesforce
• Ability to communicate information and ideas clearly and effectively
• Working understanding of the FAR/DFARS and other federal/SLED procurement regulations
• Proven ability to manage multiple responsibilities and meet tight deadlines
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Self-motivated and time-efficient worker capable of working independently
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Comfortable and effective speaking to IT and C-Level Management
• Entrepreneurial and interested in working for a consulting firm in high growth mode