Government Contract Manager - MMS GCO- Government Contracting Group Washington, District of Columbia/Richmond, VA
Current Need Seeking a full-time government contract manager with a broad range of experience and a well-demonstrated interest in government contract management to join McKesson’s Government Contracting team. This position is located within the General Counsel Organization. The contract manager will administer and manage federal, state, and/or local government contracts. Located Washington, District of Columbia and/or Richmond, VA.
Position Description
- Support the evaluation of new business opportunities in coordination with sales, legal, and other internal partners
- Primary responsibility for administration of federal, state, and/or local government contracts (including government GPOs and cooperatives), including responding to and tracking inbound requests, basic review and contract interpretation, routing requests to team members for response, archiving and maintaining records of all work material
- Support contract negotiation and execution with customers and subcontractors
- Serve as point-of-contact between McKesson Medical-Surgical Government Solutions (MMSGS) and customers, subcontractors and vendors on contract-related matters
- Maintain complete contract records and ensure development/maintenance of contract management processes and procedures
- Oversight of contract sign-off from appropriate stakeholders and maintenance of version control on all iterations of contracts internally and with clients
- Monitor contract life cycle including renewals, extensions, and close-outs
- Problem solving contract-related issues, including speaking with internal and external stakeholders to discuss business and compliance matters to ensure common understanding of contract language meaning and expectations
- Provide redlined recommendations on contracts and address/negotiate client redlined comments on contracts in negotiation
- Identify and analyze risk, determining the level of risk and required escalations appropriately
- Collaborate with business and corporate compliance teams on contract compliance monitoring
- Communicate and present information to stakeholders regarding contracts
- Promote the reputation and integrity of McKesson
- Other responsibilities and tasks to be assigned, as needed
Minimum Requirements
- 5+ years of experience as a Contract Manager with a government contractor
- Understanding of the government contracting process, contract interpretation and governance
- Basic understanding of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and agency supplements
- Experience with commercial item contracting required
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Superior reading, writing and language skills
- Experience with customer relationship management applications (Salesforce)
Critical Skills
- Sound professional judgment, logic and reasoning
- Attention to detail and penchant for accuracy, timeliness and organization
- Problem-solving skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office 365® (including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneDrive)
- Highly responsive to internal and external stakeholders
- Efficient prioritization and management of multiple competing priorities
- A strong, pro-active work ethic
- The ability to work effectively independently and collaboratively with a team
Education Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
Physical General office demands.
Must be authorized to work in the US. Sponsorship is not available for this position.
