Contract Admininstrator

Volt is immediately hiring for a Contract Administrator in Bellevue, WA
Position Type: Full time (Contract)
Duration: 12 months
As a Contract Administrator, you will be:
Responsibilities:

• Support increasingly complex procurement/subcontract management duties, including federal government contracting.
• Manage procurement activities with a focus on performance, change control, quality, cost, and schedule management.
• Work with Requestors to understand the procurement requirements.
• Review statements of work and specifications to ensure the correct goods and services are procured.
• Select the appropriate Terms and Conditions for each procurement, and work with Legal to negotiate Supplier exceptions when required.
• Perform market research to identify potential suppliers.
• Prepare and manage pre-award activities such as Requests for Proposals (RFP), Request for Quotes (RFQ) and Express of Interests (EOI), site visits.
• Perform price analyses.
• Ensure funding has been obtained and approved before entering into a contractual agreement with a third party.
• Submit procurement packages for review and obtain the correct approvals before award.
• Issue Purchase Orders or other forms of agreements to Suppliers.
• Monitoring and expediting orders to ensure on-time delivery.
• Manage post-award activities with a focus on performance, change control, quality, cost, and schedule.
• Verify receipt of items by comparing items received to items ordered.
• Resolve receipt and invoice discrepancies.
• Perform closeout activities.
• Maintain complete and accurate purchasing files and records.
• Other procurement and/or contracting duties may be assigned.

Key Qualifications and Skills

• Experience with clients and supplier relations.
• Requires a Bachelor's degree or higher in Business, Supply Chain, or related degree program with a minimum of 4 years' experience related to Procurement and/or Contract Management.
• Military experience a plus.
• U. S. Government (DOE or DOD) contracting/subcontracting experience preferred.
• Experience with purchasing first-of-a-kind fabricated equipment, IT software, and commercial items.
• Understanding of quality assurance and export control requirements.
• Nuclear or related experience a plus.
• Technical background is a plus and can be experience-based.
• Experience successfully working in a fast-paced environment and producing quality work.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Strong communication skills desired.
• The service provider will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect, and a desire to foster teamwork.

Pay Rate: $75 to $80 per hour.
*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.
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Benefits: Volt offers benefits (based on eligibility) that include the following: health, dental, vision, term life, short term disability, AD&D, 401(k), Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Volt is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please email or call (866) - . Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Volt does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1324b.
The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.
Benefits: Volt offers benefits (based on eligibility) that include the following: health, dental, vision, term life, short term disability, AD&D, 401(k), Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Volt is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please click here or call . Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.
Volt does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1324b. The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.