Contract Specialist (Senior)

Air Force Services Agency • Kelly AFB, TX

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About The Position

This is a Senior Contract Specialist position in the Air Force Nonappropriated Fund Procurement Office, assigned to the Air Force Services Center at Port San Antonio, Texas. It is a regular full-time NAF position with guaranteed 40 hours per week. The role manages contracting and sourcing strategy, procurement, and contract administration for complex, diverse, and often multi-year programs. The incumbent serves as a business advisor to contracting and program officials, commanders, and other senior personnel, and provides technical guidance and coaching to contract specialists.

Requirements

• Experience with contracting principles, policies, and procedures.
• Demonstrated leadership as a contracting professional, achieving program results across complex and diverse organizations and ensuring office mission and objectives are met.
• Experience with business practices and applicable market conditions.
• Experience applying contract price/cost analysis techniques to a variety of pre-award and/or post-award procurement actions.
• Experience leading junior contract specialists.
• Must complete a background investigation with favorable results.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or a Legal U.S. Resident for at least three years.
• May be required to travel within and outside the continental United States for official business.
• Must possess, or obtain and maintain, a valid regular or official U.S. Passport.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, and other related software as required.
• Must communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Nice To Haves

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited institution, at least 24 semester hours of coursework in business management topics, or ten years of contracting experience is desired.

Responsibilities

• Develop contracting and sourcing strategies and manage the approach for meeting contracting program objectives across a wide range of multi-year programs or systems.
• Solicit, evaluate, negotiate, and award program contracts for complex or diversified services, commodities, architecture, and construction.
• Analyze and evaluate cost or price proposals.
• Administer contracts and ensure compliance with their terms and conditions; perform post-award contract performance management actions on assigned contracts.
• Develop business solutions to day-to-day contractual challenges and advise contracting officials, program officials, commanders, and senior personnel on contractual issues.
• Perform oversight and/or audits of contract files, compile lessons learned, ensure consistent policy application, and improve critical processes.
• Manage all aspects of the contracting process and exercise judgment in pre-solicitation, solicitation, award, and post-award actions.
• Lead contract specialists acquiring and administering complex, multi-year contracts for equipment, supplies, and services across the programs listed in the announcement.
• Communicate with industry and all levels of command through briefings, written correspondence, and personal contact.
• Lead teams and participate in Program Management Reviews and meetings with customers, suppliers, and coordinating officials to assess satisfaction, explain contracting policy and procedures, resolve problems, and formulate, implement, monitor, and improve contracting strategies.
• Provide technical advice and guidance to contract specialists and use coaching to support their skills, abilities, workplace behavior, and performance.

Benefits

• Employees appointed to a regular category position are eligible for benefits. The announcement directs applicants to review the employer's benefits but does not specify them.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed