Government Contract Manager
Cummins Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $105,600 - $158,400 per year
About the role
- Strengthen audit readiness and compliance by serving as the central point for government audits and reporting—standardizing documentation, mitigating findings, and reducing compliance risk.
- Increase win rate and margin quality by leading end-to-end contract bids and negotiations across multiple contract types, aligning pricing, terms, and risk to strategic objectives.
- Optimize recoveries and cost integrity by overseeing rate administration and annual cost-reimbursable audits, ensuring accurate indirect rates and compliant cost allocation.
- Accelerate cross-segment delivery by directing multiple projects concurrently—driving scope clarity, integrated timelines, and stakeholder alignment to hit milestones.
- Translate client needs into executable plans—balancing value, feasibility, and governance to create win-win outcomes and long-term partnership confidence.
- Elevate team performance and capacity by delegating to strengths and development needs, providing actionable feedback, and building bench strength for critical work.
- Institutionalize continuous improvement—codifying best practices, templates, and controls to improve cycle times, consistency, and sustainability across the function.
- Reduce contractual and financial risk through proactive issue spotting, structured change management, and disciplined post-award administration and performance tracking.
Requirements
- College, university, or equivalent degree required.
- Significant experience required, including supervisory experience.
- Government Contract Specialist, Pricing, or Contract Officer experience is preferred
- 10 plus year of Government experience is preferred
- Contract Negotiation and interpretation of Federal regulations are mandatory.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
contract negotiationcompliance risk managementcost allocationaudit readinessrate administrationproject managementchange managementperformance trackingdocumentation standardizationfinancial risk reduction
Soft Skills
leadershipstakeholder alignmentteam performance managementcommunicationstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingdelegationfeedback provisioncross-segment collaborationcontinuous improvement