RENK America Hiring for Contracts Specialist at Muskegon, MI Full Time

Job Description:

Influences successful business outcomes to achieve key business objectives. Provides business, contractual and risk mitigation strategy guidance. Analyzes new laws, regulations, and contract trends for potential impact on business goals and objectives. Protects the interest of the company by understanding and interpreting contractual terms and conditions. Utilizes working knowledge of regulations including the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), FAR Supplements (e.g., DFARS) and other agency regulations. Analyzes significant and/or unique contract requirements, special provisions, terms, and conditions to ensure compliance with appropriate laws, regulations and corporate policies and procedures. Manages the contractual review of solicitations, proposal development, contract change control process and overall contract administration. Establishes and maintains primary contractual interface with the customer. Maximizes case through innovative contract formation and negotiation to achieve business objectives.

Responsible for cradle to grave Contract Administration functions for RENK America Programs, to include both pre- and post-award proposal and contract administration tasks for firm-fixed and cost-type contracts to include proposal generation, price/schedule/terms & conditions negotiations, and contract flow-down requirements. Other responsibilities will include:

Essential Functions:

• Manage contractual issues relative to high-dollar, complex Programs.
• Coordinate with numerous functional departments as needed to meet all deadlines.
• Provide audit and fact-finding support for major proposals.
• Lead negotiations of major proposals.
• Interpret contract requirements.
• Provide contractual guidance to program personnel and management.
• Organize and communicate contractual documentation real-time, complying with Company procedures and processes.
• Negotiate non-disclosure agreements, teaming agreements, and other miscellaneous agreements.
• Ensure Government reporting metrics are maintained for on-time submittals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Pay range/level for this position will be commensurate with experience.

Pay Range: $70,000 – $80,000

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior related experience or 2 years post-secondary/associate degree and a minimum of 8 years prior related experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years prior related experience.
• Experience with Department of Defense (DoD) contracts required.
• Working knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS).
• Familiarity with Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) regulations preferred.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously highly desirable.
• Government Contract Negotiation experience required.
• Requires strong organizational and communications skills.
• Ability to work independently and at times work additional hours to meet deadlines.
• Must possess the ability to effectively interface at all levels of company management.
• Must possess the ability to effectively interface with the Department of Defense (DoD) and other customer organizations.
• Travel to various locations, estimated at less than 10%.
• Must be able to move freely, with or without accommodation, throughout the manufacturing environment.

RENK America is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/D/V