Contracts Manager

About Us:

Required Skills:

• A bachelor’s degree in business administration or other related field and Certification as a Professional Contract Manager (CPCM), or four (4) years of equivalent work experience is required.
• A minimum of 4 years of finance or contract management experience;
• Effective verbal and written communication skills;
• Ability to understand and apply applicable statutes, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures;
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; and
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to enable and guide project managers and leadership teams through complex contracts and challenges.
• Possess a Florida Certification as a Contract Manager (FCCM) issued by the Florida Department of Management Services.
• Experience managing IT services deliverable-based agreements.
• Experience managing contracts with a State of Florida agency; and
• Understand IT systems and technologies.
• Responsible for overseeing and managing the entire life cycle of contracts;
• Create and execute the renewal and termination of assigned IT Contracts to support the Technology Restoration Plan: Application Modernization Program;
• Assist with the contractual relationship with IT services providers;
• Monitors vendor contracts to ensure terms and conditions are met and manage associated financial consequences as defined in each contract; and
• Other duties include creating, negotiating, and incorporating contract amendments to accommodate scope changes or changes in organization requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the review of contracts for goods and services by established standards;
• Identify and document all deliverables and associated due dates for each contract;
• Coordinate the review, acceptance, and rejection of deliverables as defined in the contract by stakeholders and project team members;
• Maintain contract compliance and established standards;
• Provide progress updates regarding receipt of deliverables for each contract and due dates to the Business Solutions Bureau Chief;
• Ensure all contract artifacts are maintained in line with established standards and other documentation to ensure compliance with Section 287.057, Florida Statutes, (F.S.);
• Work closely with customers, stakeholders, and IT software developers to document contract deliverables;
• Assist in the recommendation and development of business process improvement;
• Follow a set of standard practices that ensure the integrity and quality of contracts;
• Assist in the development of Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM); and
• Work independently as part of a larger cross-functional team.