Vice President, Contracts, Pricing, and Propo

Job Title: Vice President, Contracts, Pricing, and Proposals       Company: AKI

Reports toy: CEO                                                                         Location: Remote

FLSA Status: Exempt                                                                   Salary: DOE

Job Summary: 

The VP of Contracts, Pricing & Proposals shall direct and have accountability for the obligations and personnel of the contracts, subcontracts, pricing, and proposal departments in accordance with all Akhiok-Kaguyak, Inc policies, procedures, and corporate objectives. The VP of Contracts, Pricing, and Proposals shall support all corporate executives in business planning related to these departments, coordinate with all peer-department heads, and manage all supporting department personnel. 

Essential Job Functions: 

• Direct and Manage the Contracts Department.
• Direct and Manage the Sub-Contracts Department.
• Direct and Manage the Pricing / Financing Department
• Direct and Manage the Proposal Department.
• Co-Direct and manage the Purchasing Department with Accounting.
• Direct and Manage all corporate infrastructure related to the above, to specifically include but not limited to: Policies, Procedures, Plans, Logs, Workflows, Templates, Checklists, Internal Assessments, and both internal and external corporate reporting.
• As requested, produce analysis of contracts and past operations, trends and costs, estimated and realized revenues, administrative commitments, and obligations incurred.
• Participate and contribute to strategic planning efforts to establish the growth targets and performance goals for the company.  
• Assist in needed Business Development support to provide subject matter expertise in both opportunity development and project support
• Accountable for supporting ISO and CMMI systems and how their performance contributes to not only your achievement but, the achievement of ISO and CMMI compliance across the organization. 
• Report any issue that they see or perceive to be a deterrent to quality and our ISO and CMMI compliance.
• Look for improvement opportunities for both ISO and CMMI systems, bring those to the attention of management. 

Supervisory Responsibilities 

• Direct and Manage AKI’s Contracts, Subcontracts, Pricing, and Proposal Teams in accordance with all Human Resources Policies and Procedures. 
• Monitoring, Planning, and Managing staffing requirements to meet current and future business plans.  
• Participate in the recruitment, onboarding, and training of newly hired staff.

Required Education and Experience: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field; extensive experience working in a similar capacity may be considered in lieu of a degree. 
• Minimum 10 years of work experience performing and coordinating contracts, subcontracts, pricing, and proposal functions.
• Minimum 3 years of supervisory experience required.
• Strong background in working with tribal entities preferred.

Required Knowledge and Skills: 

• Embraces the mission of Akhiok-Kaguyak, Inc.
• Excellent writing, communication, listening, and inter-personal skills, including ability to work closely with board members, executives, managers, co-workers, and outside contacts.
• Use of proper grammar, spelling, vocabulary; editing/proofreading skills.
• Maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail in preparing information.
• Possess strong analytical skills in order to review, evaluate, and synthesize information.
• Superior organizational and information management skills, as well as time management.
• Maintain a high degree of confidentiality, integrity, and tact in dealing with sensitive information.
• Problem solving and demonstrating initiative to improve process, procedures, etc.
• Knowledge of Akhiok-Kaguyak, Inc, its subsidiaries, non-profits and shareholders.
• Ability to make decisions and exercise good judgement.
• Ability to work under pressure, independently with minimal supervision in a discreet and confidential manner.
• Ability to publish reports and present to senior leadership team, as requested.
• Possess and demonstrate cultural awareness and sensitivity, respect, flexibility, and sound work ethics.
• Position may require extended hours using a computer in an office setting and lifting up to 25 pounds.

Physical Demands and Work Environment: 

The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required, sometimes for extended periods, to walk, stand, or sit. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines. The employee is occasionally required to climb ladders or stairs; use hands to type, finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and get in and out of vehicles. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move small or large objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. While performing the outdoor field duties of this job, the employee will also be exposed to outside weather conditions and other conditions such as loud noises, fumes, odors, dust, etc. The position may require up to 20% travel. 

Note: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by his or her supervisor. The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the employee in this position. They are not to be constructed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of a person in this position. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the direction of Akhiok-Kaguyak, Inc.  

Akhiok-Kaguyak, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.  

Akhiok-Kaguyak offers preference to qualified Akhiok-Kaguyak Native Corporation Shareholders and their descendants and spouses and to shareholders of other corporations created pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, in accordance with Public Law 100-241 and Title 43 U.S. Code 1626(g) and Title 42 U.S. Code 2003-2(i).