Sr. Contract Analyst

Sr. Contract Analyst

Location: Lansing, MI (Hybrid Tuesday/ Wednesday Onsite Work)

Duration: 12 months

8+ years of experience as a Contract Analyst performing the following procurement activities:

• Development of Statements of Work (SOW) including review and validation with customers, vendors, and procurement staff.
• Review contracts for compliance with DTMB Procurement standards.
• Leading and providing updates and status on procurement related tasks to project managers, management, and others as needed.
• Ability to analyze business needs and solutions to determine deliverables to be included in SOW's or RFPs (e.g. Contract legal terms and conditions, disaster recovery)
• Monitors, reviews, and validates IT contract and procurement documentations for the agency
• Maintain the procurement tasks and maintain work status in Azure DevOps. Develop reports, dashboards, and metrics for tracking status of procurement work items.
• Experience in Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Requests for Change (RFCs), Invitations to Negotiate (ITNs), Proposals for Change (PFCs), Contract Change Notices (CCNs)
• Prepare templates, standards, and documents to improve procurement processes
• Thorough understanding of purchasing processes
• Research, compile, and analyze data on new and existing contracts and provide recommendations for problem resolution.
• Maintain the log of payment made on the vendor invoices.
• Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within information technology, specifically, system development lifecycle (SDLC)
• Experience in dealing with customer, vendors, conflict analysis, and resolution