Contracting Officer

Overview

Seeking an experienced Finance professional with a background in procurement and supplier relationship management to serve as a Contracting Officer within the Purchasing and Contracting Branch.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing purchase and contracting strategies;
• Evaluating purchase requests;
• Conducting market research;
• Publicising competition and inviting bidders or processing requests for deviations;
• Evaluating bid proposals to assess prices and contractor reliability;
• Negotiating contract terms and conditions;
• Preparing the contract for award;
• Awarding contracts;
• Ensuring contractors adhere to regulations by periodically evaluating their performance;
• Training and supervising work delegated to Contracting Officer's Technical Representatives;
• Taking appropriate actions such as making determinations and findings for changes, modifications, issuing cure notices, suspension of work, stop work orders, terminations, assessment of liquidated damages, and issuances of final contracting officer determinations;
• Close out contracts verifying all administrative matters are concluded;
• Safeguarding the interests of MARCOM, SHAPE and NATO in all assigned contractual relationships.

Required Experience

At least 3 years of prior contracting experience at a contracts management level. With proven experience in Contract Management, Contract Negotiation, Contract Law, Business Knowledge, Experience in contracting for military or international organisations, Experience with use of e-commerce tools. Desirable: Experience in contracting for military or international organisations, as a Buyer and/or Contracting Officer. Experience with use of the NATO Financial System, Oracle Financials, or other automated accounting systems and purchasing application software. Experience in evaluating complex, urgent and sensitive requisitions (requirements and costs) for a wide variety of goods, services and engineering works. Experience in translating complex, urgent and sensitive technical or operational requirements into commercially adequate invitations for bids. Experience in executing the full cycle of procurement activities, i.e., from conducting market surveys, devising acquisition strategies, issuing solicitations, and evaluating proposals to awarding, administering and closing out contracts. Demonstrated ability to negotiate, execute competitive bidding procedures, award and administer contracts, and effectively prosecute contractor claims and related disputes.

Qualifications

Educated to University Degree level in supply chain management, commercial and mercantile law, logistics, inventory management, procurement or related discipline and 2 years function related experience, or Higher Secondary education and completed advanced vocational training in that discipline leading to a professional qualification or professional accreditation with 4 years post related experience.

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