Sr. Business Support/Contracts Professional

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Company: Tecolote Research, Inc.

Location: Goleta, CA 93116

Description:

Overview

Tecolotes Corporate Headquarters has a great opportunity if you are interested in continuing a career in Contracts. Based on Company growth and associated requirements, this business related position will provide essential support within the Corporate Headquarters Contracts Department by ensuring existing contractual requirements are met, supporting proposal development, and ensuring other divisions in the Company are fully informed about ongoing contractual activity under your responsibility.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

  • Support proposal development and submission
  • Conducts contract negotiations
  • Providing guidance on contractual rights and obligations, with means to mitigate contractual/program risk to Corporation
  • Ensuring that proposed and negotiated Terms and Conditions comply within corporate policies and guidelines
  • May work with Pricing Department in analyzing proposal pricing opportunities / requests as they are identified by the various segments within our Operational Units
  • Salary Range: $80,000.00 - $92,500.00/Year, DOE

Skills Required

  • Bachelors Degree in Business or related discipline
  • Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive responsibility in contract negotiations, contract administration and management
  • Significant knowledge and understanding of federal procurement laws and regulations (e. g., FAR, DFARS, etc.)
  • Experience with US Government and US Prime Contractor customers in the acquisition and user communities
  • Thorough understanding and exposure to multiple contract types including FFP, Time and Materials, and CPFF
  • Experience with GSA schedules and other agency IDIQ vehicles
  • Generates reports required to monitor contract compliance
  • Must possess advanced negotiation skills to include preparation of business case presentations, shaping requirements, persuasive communication skills, and ability to condense complex situations into easily understandable formats to all levels
  • Knowledge of Word, Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint, software packages
  • Understands the process of maintaining accurate data within an enterprise wide system
  • Outstanding written, verbal, quantitative, and presentation skills
  • Ability to work independently under a cooperative work-style/team spirit environment and ability to multi task as required
  • Demonstrates significant self-motivation and able to exercise prudent business judgment in matters of business importance
  • Experience in interfacing with various levels of executive leadership
  • Strong initiative, and organization skills
  • U.S. Citizenship required

Education

Bachelors degree required, preferably in business, math, finance or related field.

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Benefits

We offer competitive salaries commensurate with education and experience. We have an excellent benefits package that includes:

Health & Welfare

Company Paid

  • Major Medical Insurance for employees and family members
  • Dental Insurance for employees and family members
  • Vision Insurance for employees (employee-paid for family members)
  • Group Life Insurance
  • Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
  • Travel Accident Insurance
  • Long-Term Disability

Voluntary

  • Short-Term Disability
  • Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Account (pre-tax deferrals for health care expenses)

Retirement
  • Money Purchase Pension Plan - 100% Company funded defined contribution retirement plan. One-year entry waiting period and 5-year vesting. Core Funds available and a self-directed brokerage account option.

  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan - 100% Company funded discretionary contribution. 100% vested after one-year entry waiting period.

Time Off

Tecolotes generous paid time off benefits give employees the flexibility they need to relax, recharge and take care of the unexpected.

  • Annual Leave
  • Bereavement Leave
  • Holidays
  • Jury Duty/Witness Leave
  • Military Leave
  • Sick Leave


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