Job Title: Senior Specialist, Contracts Job Code: 36463 Job Location: Cincinnati, OH Job Schedule: 4/10 - Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week Job Description: Senior professional with strong knowledge of contract management and broad knowledge of project management. Manages complex contracts of substantial importance to the organization with general oversight and direction. Communicates within and outside of the organization to influence and gain cooperation on operational practices, processes, and approaches. Contributes to achievement of departmental goals and operating plans with direct impact on business results. Essential Functions: <ul> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Responsible for proposal preparation, contract negotiation, contract management, and customer contact activities for assigned programs.</li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Provides proper contract acquisition and fulfillment in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications.</li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Analyzes material estimates, other direct costs, production costs, performance requirements, and delivery schedules to ensure accuracy and completeness for inclusion into proposals.</li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Prepares proposals per specific terms of requests for proposal.</li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Prepares and leads fact-finding and negotiations as part of negotiating team.</li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Maintains communications to ensure timely contract execution by the parties.</li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Ensures final contract documents are consistent with agreements reached at negotiations.</li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Serves as the primary communication conduit between L3Harris and respective customers.</li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Reviews FAR and DFARS regularly to ensure contract compliance with government regulations.</li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Evaluates contract performance to determine necessity for amendments or extension of contracts.</li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Implements and supports continuous improvement program initiatives.</li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Provides a proactive voice in the business process to mitigate risk.</li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Advises senior management of contractual rights and obligations.</li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Maintains historical information for assigned contracts.</li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Ability to clearly present information to broad audiences, inclusive of executive management, with strong verbal and written communication skills.</li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Other duties as assigned.</li> </ul> Qualifications: <ul> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience OR Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.</li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">6+ years of experience with contracts management on United States Government contracts.</li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">4+ years of experience with international and commercial contracts.</li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">6+ years of experience with FAR, DFARS, ITAR, EAR, & CAS.</li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">6+ years of experience with using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).</li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">4+ years of experience with negotiating complex contracts.</li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Must be able to obtain a US Security Clearance.</li> </ul> Preferred Additional Skills: <ul> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Demonstrated business acumen/finance experience.</li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Demonstrated ability to build relationships.</li> </ul>

Senior Specialist, Contracts (Cincinnati, OH, US, 45245) @ L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

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