Senior Contract Administrator

Senior Contract Administrator

At General Dynamics Land Systems, we put our customers at the center of everything we do. Our commitment to protect and enable the people who serve drives us to develop products and systems that give them a clear advantage for mission success. We are looking for passionate individuals to help us deliver innovative, unique solutions to our customers.

We are seeking an experienced, and dynamic Contracts Professional to oversee and manage complex contracts to ensure compliance with legal and company standards. This role is responsible to negotiate terms, draft agreements, and monitor the execution of contracts. Additionally, the individual will participate in significant customer engagements which include Major Programs of Record, Competitive Procurements, Firm Fixed Price Production Contracts, Complex Engineering Contracts, and Service & Development Contracts. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated team player who has strong communication and negotiation skills. They value networking, building relationships, and being part of an agile team. They possess strong industry knowledge, a curiosity to learn, have technical contracts expertise, and the ability to use critical thinking skills to solve complex problems and issues.

Responsibilities to anticipate for this role include :

• Analyze RFP or contractual requirements with internal stakeholders, review and provide guidance and recommendations on contractual terms and conditions and overall contract risk assessment
• Collaborate with functional support teams to prepare proposals, contract modifications or other related contract or proposal documents
• Work closely with Program Office developing contractual, pricing, and negotiation strategies that align with division objectives
• Official company interface with the customer for all contractual matters on assigned contracts
• Lead negotiations working with the core team
• Coordinate all required approvals and notifications pursuant to contract administration procedures and company standard practices
• Oversee and advise in the preparation, development, and signoff of proposals, negotiations and execution of modifications
• Follow-up and track customer correspondence; interface with internal and external customers to ensure prompt resolution of issues
• Drafting of internal contract administration documentation
• This person may be delegated to be the department manager in the managers absence.

Qualifications sought include :