Competitive procurement manager. Who is a Contract Procurement Manager?

1. The job description of a contract manager is

Job description is a document that is based on specifying all the obligations and responsibilities that apply to the contract manager. There are no uniform rules for the preparation of this document; therefore, customers can independently choose the form of drawing up this document.

2. Requirements for the job description of a contract manager 44 Federal Law

The responsibilities of the state customer will include the creation of a special contract service. It is small organizations that have the opportunity to limit themselves to the appointment of such a specialist as a contract manager. This employee will be responsible for procurement and for the fulfillment of all obligations under the contract. A job description is being developed for this specialist, on the basis of which he will carry out his activities.

• Legal regulation

First of all, in order to draw up a job description for this, the customer needs to focus on the requirements found in 44 Federal Laws. Part 4 of Article 38 contains a complete list of functions, and the contract manager is obliged to perform them. All these functions must be included in this manual.
Based on professional standards, this instruction is drawn up for a specific employee. Professional standards are developed by the Ministry of Labor and must be approved by order number 625n. The customer’s responsibilities will include applying professional standards to employees. These requirements are found in Article 195 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation. At the same time, qualification requirements must be met; they can be found in Part 6 of Article 38 44 of the Federal Law.

Based on Article 12 44 of the Federal Law, he will be personally liable for all violations of the law when organizing procurement.

For such violations, fines are introduced; they are presented on the basis of 7.29 - 7.32, 19.5, 19.7.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. If the violations are of a more complex nature, then criminal liability may be provided for them.

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• Correct design

This document is drawn up by the head of the company and he independently determines what form it will take. The instruction may not necessarily be issued as a separate document; it may be an integral part of the employment contract.

It is mandatory to specify the conditions under which the employee will assume the powers of contract management in conjunction with other functions.

The management's order on the appointment of a contract manager will indicate the person to whom the employee will report during the course of work.

The head of the organization has the right to make changes to the instructions. Only all these actions must be specified in the initial version of the document. The employee must personally familiarize himself with all changes that are made to the job description and after that he must sign.

• Contents of the job description

Provided that the instructions will take the form of a separate document, then it should contain the following sections:

General provisions. This section specifies information about the position, the procedure for an employee to enter it, and the ability to replace an employee with another, provided that the first one goes on vacation or sick leave.

Employee qualification requirements. Based on Federal Law 44, a contract manager is required to have a higher education and after that receive additional retraining to work in the field of procurement.

Job responsibilities. The employee’s responsibilities will include the creation and further placement of schedules in the Unified Information System, as well as procurement plans or actions to create procurement documentation and much more.

Rights. The employee must receive up-to-date information, control documents and sign the necessary papers.

Responsibility. In case of violation of the requirements of the job description or inaction at the workplace, the employee will be held responsible for this.

Procedure of official interaction. This section should indicate employee interactions. There is also a clarification of the time frame during which the transfer of important information is possible; it is transferred between departments.

Performance evaluation. This section asks about the general assessment of the literacy and overall performance of this employee.

After the job description has been drawn up by the head of the organization, it is then handed over to the employee so that he can familiarize himself with it. As soon as the employee is familiar with it, then if he agrees with all the conditions, he puts his signature on the document. In this case, the job description must be in two copies. One remains with the manager, and the second with the employee.

• Labor efficiency calculation

One of the most important components of the instruction is assessing the effectiveness of the work performed. In order for this indicator to be calculated more accurately, in this case it is necessary to take into account a number of criteria, these will include:

• Timely completion of duties;
• labor intensity, employee responsibility;
• Availability of experience, knowledge and application of practical skills;
• Proper organization of the work process and the correct use of time and the use of tools;
• Positive attitude from counterparties and absence of complaints;
• Compliance with legal requirements.

1. Customers whose total annual procurement volume exceeds one hundred million rubles create contract services (in this case, the creation of a special structural unit is not mandatory).

2. If the total annual volume of purchases of the customer does not exceed one hundred million rubles and the customer does not have a contract service, the customer appoints an official responsible for the implementation of the purchase or several purchases, including the execution of each contract (hereinafter referred to as the contract manager).

(see text in the previous edition)

3. The contract service operates in accordance with the regulations (regulations) developed and approved on the basis of the standard regulations (regulations) approved by the federal executive body for regulating the contract system in the field of procurement.

4. The contract service and the contract manager perform the following functions and powers:

1) develop a procurement plan, prepare changes for inclusion in the procurement plan, place the procurement plan and the changes made to it in a unified information system;

2) develop a schedule, prepare changes for inclusion in the schedule, place the schedule and changes made to it in a unified information system;

3) carry out the preparation and placement in a unified information system of notices of procurement, procurement documentation and draft contracts, preparation and sending of invitations to participate in the determination of suppliers (contractors, performers) in closed ways;

4) ensure the implementation of procurement, including the conclusion of contracts;

5) participate in the consideration of cases on appealing the results of identifying suppliers (contractors, performers) and prepare materials for carrying out claim work;

(see text in the previous edition)

6) organize, if necessary, at the procurement planning stage, consultations with suppliers (contractors, performers) and participate in such consultations in order to determine the state of the competitive environment in the relevant markets for goods, works, services, determine the best technologies and other solutions to meet state and municipal needs ;

7) exercise other powers provided for by this Federal Law.

5. When centralizing procurement in accordance with Part 1 of Article 26 of this Federal Law, the contract service, the contract manager exercises the powers provided for by this Federal Law and not transferred to the relevant authorized body, authorized institution, which exercise the powers to identify suppliers (contractors, performers). In this case, the contract service and the contract manager bear responsibility within the limits of the powers they exercise.

6. Contract service employees and contract managers must have higher education or additional professional education in the field of procurement.

AGREED

Chairman of the trade union committee

___________ /___________________/

Protocol No. ____ dated “__”___ 201__

APPROVED

Director

Name of institution

_________ /_________________/

Order No. __ dated "_"._.20__

Job description of a contract manager

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1. General Provisions

1.1. This job description drawn up in accordance with the Federal Law of April 5, 2013 No. 44-FZ “On the contract system in the field of procurement of goods, works, services to meet state and municipal needs” as amended on June 7, 2017, the provisions of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation and other regulatory legal documents regulating labor relations between employee and employer.

1.2. This job description establishes the duties, rights and responsibilities of the contract manager.

1.3. A person who has a higher education or additional professional education in the field of procurement and work experience in the field of placing orders for the supply of goods, performance of work, and provision of services for state and municipal needs can work as a contract manager.

1.4. The contract manager is appointed and dismissed from his position by order of the director of the educational institution.

1.5. The contract manager is directly subordinate to the director of the educational institution.

1.6. The contract manager is an official of the contract service and a member of the school’s unified commission.

1.7. The contract manager should be guided by:

The Constitution of the Russian Federation;

civil and budget legislation;

Federal Law of April 5, 2013 N 44-FZ "On the contract system in the field of procurement of goods, works, services to meet state and municipal needs" as amended on June 7, 2017;

regional regulations relating to procurement to meet state and municipal needs;

antimonopoly legislation of the Russian Federation;

other regulatory documents in the field of procurement of goods, works, services to meet state and municipal needs, the needs of budgetary institutions.

1.8. The contract manager needs to know:

general principles, concepts and system of procurement to meet state and municipal needs;

procurement process for state and municipal needs;

procurement planning;

regulation in the field of procurement;

methods for determining the initial (maximum) contract price;

methods for identifying suppliers (contractors, performers);

rules for posting notices, procurement documents, contracts, explanations and other information to be posted in a unified information system and on electronic platforms;

administrative procedure for the operation of the unified information system and electronic platforms;

rules for evaluating applications, final proposals of procurement participants and limit values ​​of the significance of evaluation criteria;

powers, rights, responsibilities and rules of work of the procurement commission;

procurement processes by competitive method (open tender, tender with limited participation, two-stage tender, closed tender, closed tender with limited participation, closed two-stage tender), auction (electronic auction, closed auction), request for quotations, request for proposals, procurement from sole supplier (contractor, performer);

rules for concluding, fulfilling, changing and terminating a contract;

structure and all features of contracts;

specifics of purchasing goods;

specifics of procurement of services;

specifics of procurement of works;

efficiency of procurement to meet state and municipal needs;

control over compliance with the legislation of the Russian Federation in the field of procurement to meet state and municipal needs;

liability for any violation of the legislation of the Russian Federation and other regulations on the contract system in the field of procurement;

ensuring the protection of the rights and interests of all procurement participants, the appeal procedure;

information support for procurement for state and municipal needs;

basics of labor legislation of the Russian Federation;

1.9. The contract manager must confidently know his responsibilities in accordance with the job description, as well as the rules and regulations on labor protection, fire protection, and the internal labor regulations of the educational institution.

2. Functions

2.1. Organization and conduct of procurement of goods, works or services to meet the needs of the school in accordance with Federal Law of April 5, 2013 N 44-FZ "On the contract system in the field of procurement of goods, works, services to meet state and municipal needs."

3. Job responsibilities

The contract manager performs the following functions:

3.1. Developing a procurement plan, preparing changes to be included in the procurement plan, posting the procurement plan and changes made to it in the unified information system.

3.2. Developing a schedule, preparing changes for inclusion in the schedule, placing the schedule and changes made to it in a unified information system.

3.3. Prepares and places in the unified information system notices of procurement, procurement documentation and draft contracts, prepares and sends invitations to participate in the selection of suppliers (contractors, performers) using closed methods.

3.4. Prepares and sends invitations to participate in the selection of suppliers (contractors, performers) in the ways established by Federal Law of April 5, 2013 N 44-FZ "On the contract system in the field of procurement of goods, works, services to meet state and municipal needs" .

3.5. Determines and substantiates the initial (maximum) cost of the contract;

3.6. Engaged in organizing mandatory public discussion of the procurement of goods, work or services in cases established by the Law.

3.7. Taking into account the results of the mandatory public discussion of the procurement of goods, work or services, if necessary, makes changes to procurement plans, schedules, procurement documents or cancels the procurement.

3.8. Posts customer reports established by the law of the Russian Federation and other regulations on the contract system in the field of procurement of goods, works, services to meet state and municipal needs.

3.9. Ensures procurement and conclusion of contracts.

3.10. Takes part in the consideration of cases of appealing the results of identifying suppliers (contractors, performers) and prepares the necessary materials for carrying out claims work.

3.11. Prepares materials for carrying out claims work (in accordance with the reports of technical specialists).

3.12. If necessary, resort to the help of experts or expert organizations, in accordance with the requirements established by the Federal Law of April 5, 2013 No. 44-FZ “On the contract system in the field of procurement of goods, works, services to meet state and municipal needs” and other regulatory legal acts.

3.13. Organizes, if necessary, during procurement planning, consultations with suppliers (contractors, performers) and takes part in such consultations in order to assess the state of the competitive environment in the relevant markets for goods, works, services, find the best technologies and other solutions to meet the needs of the school.

3.14. Maintains the necessary skill level required to perform duties as described in the job description.

3.15. Performs other duties established by Federal Law No. 44-FZ of April 5, 2013 “On the contract system in the field of procurement of goods, works, and services to meet state and municipal needs.”

3.16. Does not allow disclosure of information that became known during the process of identifying a supplier (contractor, performer), except in cases expressly provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation.

3.17. In case of centralized procurement in accordance with Part 1 of Article 26 of this Federal Law, the contract manager exercises the powers provided for by this Federal Law and not transferred to the relevant authorized body, authorized institution, which have the rights to determine suppliers (contractors, performers). In this case, the contract manager bears responsibility within the limits of his powers.

4. Rights

The contract manager is given full rights to:

4.1. For all social guarantees pre-established by law.

4.2. Get acquainted with the draft decisions of the head of a general education institution that are directly related to his activities.

4.3. Submit proposals for improvement of work related to the responsibilities established by this job description of the contract manager of a general education institution for consideration by the school director.

4.4. Within your competence, report to the head of the educational institution about all shortcomings discovered during his direct work and make any proposals for their elimination.

4.5. Endorse documents within your competence.

4.6. Make demands to the director of a general education institution to provide assistance in the performance of their official duties and rights.

4.7. Receive any information and documents required to perform your official duties.

4.8. Report to the head of the school about all shortcomings discovered during the performance of their official duties and make any proposals for their elimination.

4.9. Take direct participation, within your competence, in the preparation (discussion) of the following projects:

Procurement plans;

Schedules;

Other acts of a non-normative (organizational and administrative) nature on issues established by the legislation of the Russian Federation and other regulations on the contract system in the field of procurement of goods, works, services to meet the needs of the school.

4.10. Take part in the development (discussion) of the regulations on contract service and other acts on behalf of the head of the educational institution.

4.11. Systematically improve your professional qualifications.

4.12. To other rights established by the Labor Legislation of the Russian Federation.

5. Responsibility

The contract manager bears full responsibility for:

5.1. For any violation of the Federal Law of April 5, 2013 N 44-FZ “On the contract system in the field of procurement of goods, works, services to meet state and municipal needs”, other regulations provided for by this law, job description norms - bears disciplinary, civil, administrative and criminal liability in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

5.2. For causing material damage to the school - within the limits established by the current labor and civil legislation of the Russian Federation;

5.3. The contract manager bears full personal responsibility for compliance with the requirements stipulated by the legislation of the Russian Federation on the contract system in the field of procurement and regulatory legal acts governing relations regarding:

Planning the purchase of goods, works, services;

Definitions of suppliers (contractors, performers);

Conclusion of a civil contract;

Features of execution of contracts (agreements);

Monitoring procurement of goods, works, services;

Audit in the field of procurement of goods, works, services;

Monitoring compliance with Russian legislation.

5.4. For any offenses committed in the course of performing their work - within the limits established by the current administrative, criminal, and civil legislation of the Russian Federation.

5.5. For violation of the rules of fire protection, labor protection, sanitary and hygienic rules and norms, the contract manager bears administrative responsibility in the manner and in cases determined by the administrative legislation of the Russian Federation.

6. Relationships. Relationships by position.

6.1. The work schedule of a contract manager is established in accordance with the Internal Labor Regulations established in a general educational institution.

6.2. The interaction of the contract manager with citizens and organizations is built within the framework of business relations on the basis of general principles of official conduct, as well as in accordance with other regulations.

6.3. Receives information of a regulatory, organizational and methodological nature from the director of a general education institution, and familiarizes himself with the relevant documents against signature.

6.4. Regularly exchanges information on issues within his competence with the administration of the educational institution.

6.5. Transfers to the school director information that he received at meetings at various levels, immediately after receiving it.

7. Indicators of efficiency and effectiveness of activities

7.1. The effectiveness of the contract manager’s professional performance is assessed based on the following indicators:

the volume of work performed and the intensity of labor, the ability to maintain high performance in extreme conditions, compliance with official discipline;

timely and prompt execution of orders;

the quality of the work done (preparation of documents in accordance with established requirements, complete and logical presentation of the material, legally competent preparation of documents, absence of stylistic and grammatical errors);

professional competence (knowledge of legislative and other regulatory legal acts, breadth of professional horizons, ability to work with documents);

the ability to clearly organize and plan the implementation of assigned tasks, the ability to use working time wisely, and set priorities;

a creative approach to solving certain problems, activity and initiative in mastering the latest computer and information technologies, the ability to quickly adapt to new conditions and requirements;

understanding responsibility for the results of one’s actions.

The job description was developed by: _____________ /_______________________/

I have read the job description, received one copy andI undertake to keep it at my workplace.

"___"_____20___ _____________ /_______________________/

This position appears when the customer’s total annual purchases are no more than 100 million rubles, and there is no contract service.

One customer may have several contract managers on staff who will be involved in procurement in different areas. For example, one manager can purchase construction and repair work, another – a food basket, a third – various equipment, etc.

Responsibilities

The provisions of Part 4 of Article 38 of 44-FZ describe what the contract manager must do, whose duties are as follows:

• Develop and prepare changes for inclusion in this plan, place the plan in a unified information system, and enter changes into the plan.
• Develop a schedule, prepare changes for it, enter the schedule into the Unified Information System, make changes to the schedule.
• Prepare and post in the Unified Information System notices of procurement execution, procurement documents, prepare and send invitations to participate in the selection of suppliers in a closed way.
• Carry out procurement and conclude contracts.
• Participate in the consideration of cases related to appealing the results of the selection of suppliers and prepare material for carrying out claim work.
• Organize consultations with suppliers, if the case so requires, take part in such consultations to identify the competitive environment, identify the best technologies, and resolve issues related to the provision of government needs. This work should be carried out at the procurement planning stage.
• Perform other duties provided for by 44-FZ.

Requirements

The federal law does not contain specific requirements for an employee applying for the position of “contract manager” to improve his qualifications. But nevertheless, according to Article 39 of 44-FZ, only those persons who have undergone professional training or have certain skills can be included in the customer’s commission.

Federal law defines the requirements for those employees who want to become contract managers. Firstly, the employee must have a higher education, and secondly, a document confirming additional education in the procurement field.

There is also such a thing as professional standards according to 44-FZ. The law has decided to no longer use the concept of “advanced training” in everyday life. There is professional training and retraining. Why not advanced training? The first concept is aimed at updating existing skills and increasing professionalism within the framework of existing education. The second concept is aimed at obtaining new qualifications, that is, the employee will be retrained.

The law established deadlines until January 1, 2017, for all employees in the position of contract manager to undergo retraining and meet the stated requirements.

A contract manager under 44-FZ is an employee who has the following documents:

• for those employees who received training at seminars with a completion time of 72-100 hours;
• certificate of advanced training: for those who have studied over 100 hours;
• Diploma of professional retraining: for those who have studied over 1000 hours.

Professional standards

Based on Part 1 of Article 9 of 44-FZ, employers must ensure their activities and the activities of the contract manager on a professional basis. Therefore, the customer is obliged to assign the position of “contract manager” only to those employees who have the necessary skills and knowledge related to the procurement field.

In addition, such a specialist has the right, while working, to improve the level of professional training, knowledge about procurement activities, skills corresponding to the position held, as well as the level of qualifications in the field of public procurement.

An employee who decides to undergo retraining must undergo training as a contract manager. Training can take place both full-time and part-time. Nowadays distance courses are very popular. This form of training involves continuous learning from the work itself. These courses consist of theoretical and practical parts.

When choosing distance learning, the employer must still be ready to provide the employee with some free time to complete practical tasks. For those employees who improve their qualifications, a minimum of 16 hours of training is given. And for those who undergo retraining, a minimum of 250 hours is given.

The contract manager can be a new employee, an employee who is transferred to this position by order, or an employee who combines this position with the main one.

Job description

The legislation does not contain any notes on what exactly the contract manager’s job description should contain and what it should even contain. Therefore, the manager can independently choose a document that will regulate the work of the contract manager, which sets out the duties and rights of this employee.

You can indicate job obligations in an employment contract or in an appendix to it, but in this case they must be drawn up in accordance with the professional standards of the contract manager.

Sometimes this option is not entirely convenient for implementation, so the management of the organization can draw up a document not specifically for the employee, but for the position as a whole. There is no specific sample of what the job description of a contract manager should look like. Therefore, each organization that has a similar position can create its own unified form.

There is one nuance that must be taken into account and the employee intending to occupy the specified position must be notified about this. The contract manager's instructions under 44-FZ must contain information that this employee is responsible before the law and may be fined or incur administrative punishment for failure to fulfill his duties or for abuse of his powers.

Responsibility

Taking into account the provision of Part 5 of Article 38 of 44-FZ, the responsibility of the contract manager is within the limits of the duties that he performs. The instructions must clearly describe the duties of the employee in this position and the responsibility that he bears for failure to fulfill these duties.

An employee is liable in accordance with the Labor Code of the Russian Federation for failure to fulfill or neglect of his official duties as provided for in the instructions, as well as for causing material damage to the employer.

In addition, the contract manager may face criminal, civil or administrative penalties for an offense that is committed in the course of his employment.

It is legally established that contract managers may be individually responsible for compliance with the requirements established by the law on the contract system in the field of procurement. Persons who violate the laws and regulations may face penalties, including criminal penalties.

Penalties

As mentioned above, a contract manager under 44-FZ, whose job description implies responsibility, must be attentive to his work. Penalties for failure to fulfill or abuse of one’s duties include:

1. Administrative punishment. The amounts of fines are determined by the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.
2. Disciplinary action.
3. Criminal penalty.

Purpose

When appointing a contract manager, the customer must adhere to the following algorithm:

• a new position is introduced into the current staffing table of the organization;
• a job description of the contract manager is drawn up;
• an order is issued to appoint a contract manager in this organization.

Process automation

Currently, many programs are being created that are aimed at helping in making management decisions. Automation in public procurement is becoming increasingly popular.

Special programs perform monitoring, create schedules, notify suppliers and perform many other useful actions. But it won’t be long before machines replace human labor. Even though the program does most of the work, the employee must double-check all the information. But, nevertheless, automation significantly reduces work time and labor costs.

Creation of a contract service

According to 44-FZ, mentioned more than once, the determining point in creating a contract service is the total annual volume of government procurement in accordance with the schedule.

The customer must create a contract service if the figure exceeds 100 million rubles.

Legislation gives customers a choice - to change the structural system of their organization by creating a new department, or to distribute responsibilities between working employees through part-time work. And this is with an indicator below 100 million rubles. If it is not created, a contract manager is appointed in accordance with 44-FZ, whose job description includes all the duties prescribed by law.

Creation methods

If the employer has decided to create a contract service, then he has several ways to do this:

1. The customer forms a separate structural unit, the head of which is the head of the contract service. This method is relevant for very large enterprises, where the department includes a large number of employees working on a permanent basis.
2. The customer prepares an order indicating the permanent composition of employees. As a result of this, a separate service is formed (not to be confused with a structural unit). Leadership is assumed by the deputy head of the organization. The main advantage of this method is the quick disbandment of the department if necessary. Typically such a service consists of several people.

Public Procurement Commission

According to Article 39 of 44-FZ, the customer is obliged to decide on the formation of a commission before the start of procurement to identify suppliers. He appoints the composition of the commission, the order of work and the chairman. The exception is the situation when there is only one supplier.

The composition of the commission includes at least five people if it is:

• holding competitions;
• holding auctions;
• requests for quotes, proposals (single commission).

The composition of the commission must be at least three people if it is:

• conducting quotes;
• commission to review applications and final proposals.

If, when creating a commission, it turns out that it includes a person who is personally interested in choosing a specific supplier, the customer must immediately replace him with another individual who is not interested in the final result of the procurement.

The commission can perform its duties and make decisions if at least half of its members are present at the meeting.

Members of the commission must be notified in advance of the date, time and location of the meeting. Absentee decision-making, as well as transfer of voting rights, are prohibited.

Who is a contract manager, what are his rights and responsibilities? This article will answer all these questions.

Who is it?

Trade is one of the most ancient areas in society. The most important element of trade is advertising and promotion of goods. The specialist in question is engaged in attracting buyers and clients, advertising the products produced and performing many other executive functions.

It is worth noting that the profession of a contract manager is constantly being improved and modernized. It would not be so easy for the specialists in question to carry out the same functions for many years. Due to the development of Internet technologies and the emergence of new means of promotion, represented employees have to constantly improve their skills and learn something new in their field.

Requirements for a contract manager

A specialist in the field of contract management must have a very voluminous amount of knowledge, skills, abilities and functions.

That is why quite high demands are placed on the employee in question. What exactly can be highlighted here? This is what is enshrined in a special document called a job description:

• The employee must have almost perfect command of all necessary Internet skills; this is necessary for effective management of network technologies.
• The specialist must have excellent communication and organizational skills. The fact is that constant work with clients requires the ability to competently structure your speech and conduct quality negotiations.
• The employee must have the skill of persuasion. This is probably one of the most important criteria. A specialist such as a contract manager must not only prove to the consumer the need to purchase products, but also truly convince the client. This can be done through subtle psychological techniques. These are the kinds of techniques that a contract manager should have.

Thus, a fairly large number of requirements are imposed on the employee in question. What can you tell us about the knowledge required for work?

Knowledge required for work

A contract manager is a very competent, intelligent and even somewhat cunning specialist. Naturally, it will be possible to obtain the profession in question only if you have certain knowledge and skills. What can you tell us about the employee’s knowledge?

Here's what the specialist's instructions say:

• all basic laws and regulations of the Russian Federation (a full list of them is presented in the job description);
• basics of trade management;
• knowledge of attracting clients and customers;
• basics of analysis of market economy and market trends;
• basics of advertising promotion;
• basics of credit and payment policy;
• and some other points.

All the knowledge listed above necessary for work can be obtained at higher educational institutions. What can you tell us about training to become a contract manager?

Contract manager: training for the profession

Training in the profession of a contract manager is carried out according to a special training course called procurement. This professional standard provides several training options.

Thus, the position of a procurement specialist requires secondary vocational education and additional training. There are many different options here. There are a large number of educational organizations that are ready to offer their training services for the specialty in question.

The situation is completely different with experts. Thus, an expert in the field of procurement (and this is precisely the status that a contract manager has) must already have a higher education and a certain amount of work experience.

It will not be so easy to single out specific universities where it is possible to study the profession in question. It is worth noting, however, that almost any educational institution that provides the opportunity to study in economics or marketing will provide the opportunity to obtain a diploma for the profession in question.

Responsibilities of the contract manager

The specialist in question has a fairly wide range of functions and responsibilities. What exactly can be highlighted here? What are the special instructions for the contract manager? Here are the most basic and important points:

• Conduct of negotiations. This includes negotiating with clients (buyers and clients) and management.
• Preparation of all necessary documentation. Without working with documentation, the specialist in question is no longer a contract manager. A sample of a product and its nomenclature, the results of negotiations, the conclusion of transactions - all this must be recorded by the employee in special documents.
• Demonstration of manufactured products. This is one of the most important responsibilities of a specialist. Conducting an effective presentation is an integral element of a quality advertising company.

Not all the functions that the specialist in question is required to perform were mentioned above.

Employee rights

The appointment of a contract manager for a job involves vesting a specialist not only with extensive functions and responsibilities, but also with a number of professional rights.

What exactly can be highlighted here?

• The right to propose new ideas and plans to improve the organization to management.
• The right to timely payment of wages and all social guarantees.
• The right to attract, with the permission of superiors, third-party specialists to provide assistance in work activities, some other points.

A complete list of employee professional rights is enshrined in a special job description.

About employee responsibility

If the contract manager commits obvious violations in the workplace, the employee may be subject to disciplinary, administrative or criminal liability.

Everything in this case will depend on how serious the act committed will be. Thus, we can highlight the following main points for which the employee may be held responsible:

• refusal to perform one's official duties;
• causing material damage to the organization;
• presence at the workplace under the influence of drugs or alcohol;
• committing an offense or crime in the workplace.

The last point is worth highlighting separately. Often, procurement specialists violate trade, customs or other laws for their own benefit. In this case, the entire enterprise may be subject to fines or other forms of sanctions.

Thus, the job description of a contract manager sets out all the most basic types of acts for which an employee may be held responsible.

Employee career

As mentioned above, a trade specialist is obliged to constantly improve his professional skills and strengthen his existing knowledge. In addition, the contract manager must be a respectable, law-abiding and conscientious specialist who truly loves his work.

This is what a specialist’s career will depend on.

Thanks to the prospects and prestige of the profession in question, workers in the trade sector can truly prove themselves as high-quality and effective specialists. In this case, everything will depend only on the initiative and activity of professionals.