Contract Specialist (1160)
About The Position
BakerRipley is a mission-driven nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the Houston community through impactful programs and partnerships. For more than 100 years, BakerRipley has aspired to empower our neighbors to build a more promising tomorrow for themselves, and their families, and we’d love you to join our Procurement and Contracts team. As a member of the Contracts team, you will join an incredibly talented and hardworking Contracts & Procurement department dedicated to safeguard the Agency's contracting & procurement processes to advance BakerRipley's impact in the Houston region. Reporting to the Director of Contracts & Procurement, the Contracts Specialist will work with the Contracts team to manage the Agency's overall procurement and contracting processes; develop and monitor the initiation, review, approval and renewal of Agency contracts; ensure contracts are processed timely with appropriate internal and external approvals and signatures; and manage both internal and external relationships.
Responsibilities
- Analyze, draft, negotiate and administer contracts for the provisions of good and services while always advising on and adhering to the Agency’s internal policies and guidelines.
- Manage and update contract templates as needed.
- Ensure correct and current templates are used with applicable terms & conditions
- As a member of the Contracts team, develop and update the Agency’s contracting policies and procedures and ensure adherence to Agency policies, procedures and Regulatory requirements
- Support the Contracts & Procurement teams informal and formal procurement proposals through entire procurement process from proposal development through to vendor conference, evaluation, negotiation, contract execution and contract summary
- Draft, negotiate, and complete contracts to capture the best possible terms and conditions for the Agency
- Serve as contract administrator on awarded contracts.
- Assist internal customers and external parties with contract questions and issues
- Manage information flow through contract document management system
- Provide contract reports and statistics to management as requested
- Ensure compliance with historically underutilized businesses (HUB) and minority and women business enterprises (M/WBE)
- Communicate with management regarding workflow status, contract issues, etc.
- Complete special contract projects as required by management
- Develop external relationships to expand knowledge of supply marketplace and internal relationships to understand Agency’s procurement needs
- Other duties as assigned by the Senior Director of Contracts & Procurement and/or Director of Contracts & Procurement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
