Contracts / Procurement Manager

Job Title:  Project Manager (Contract Management)

Location: Towson, MD 21204

Job Type: Contract

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

Duties and Responsibilities:

Initiate, develop and implement Information Technology-related contracts. Assists Contract Manager Lead with:

• 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 OIT.
• Monitor all financial aspects of assigned contracts (e.g. monitoring funding, burn rate, and expenditures).
• Monitor day-to-day procurement operations within OIT, 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.

Minimum Qualifications/Skill Sets:

The candidate MUST have documented experience in the following areas

• 2 Years of contract management experience
• 2 Years of experience in Information Technology administrative support.
• 4 years of experience with Microsoft Office Software.
• Fundamental knowledge of Infrastructure concepts.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications/Skill Sets:

• Knowledge of IT purchasing for government entities. (Federal, State or Local)
• Experience in managing high profile programs for enterprise solutions