Contract Specialist

JOB PURPOSE / OBJECTIVE The position manages the end‑to‑end lifecycle of service contracting activities by reviewing and releasing purchase requisitions, issuing RFPs, coordinating with internal proponents and suppliers, and leading bid evaluations to ensure the timely award and execution of high‑quality, competitively priced service contracts. Execute all procurement and contracting activities in strict accordance with IMI procedures, delivering high-quality and timely outcomes. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES • Ensure full compliance with the organization’s code of ethics, procurement policies, procedures, and applicable regulations to safeguard integrity, promote transparency, and support effective, value‑driven procurement outcomes. • Apply expanded conceptual knowledge of contracting principles to broaden functional capabilities and strengthen the quality of procurement outcomes. • Communicate complex contracting information clearly to stakeholders to support understanding and effective decision‑making in straightforward situations. • Provide informal guidance to new team members to support their learning, integration, and consistent application of procurement standards. • Analyze and solve routine contracting issues using technical experience, sound judgment, and established precedents to ensure efficient and compliant service delivery. • Lead and coordinate the full development of service contracts. • Evaluate, negotiate, and finalize a wide range of contracts, ensuring alignment with commercial, technical, and legal requirements. • Recommend enhancements to contracting processes and procedures to improve efficiency, compliance, and overall performance. • Monitor and ensure adherence to procurement-related KPIs, proactively addressing gaps or risks. • Maintain accurate and comprehensive documentation and correspondence related to all contracting activities throughout the contract lifecycle. Requirements: QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE Education • Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Business, Operations Management, Engineering or equivalent. Experience • At least 3-9 years of relevant experience in contract procurement role. Languages • Good communication skills in English (oral and written)

Lead and coordinate the full development of service contracts. Evaluate, negotiate, and finalize a wide range of contracts, ensuring alignment with commercial, technical, and legal requirements. Ensure full compliance with ethics, procurement policies, procedures, and applicable regulations. Review and release purchase requisitions, issue RFPs, coordinate with internal proponents and suppliers, and lead bid evaluations for timely award and execution of contracts. Monitor procurement-related KPIs and maintain comprehensive documentation throughout the contract lifecycle. Provide guidance to new team members and support effective decision-making in straightforward situations. Analyze and solve routine contracting issues using experience and established precedents to ensure efficient service delivery. Recommend enhancements to contracting processes and procedures to improve efficiency and compliance.