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Job Title: Sales Support Executive - Public Sector Contracts
Position Summary
The Sales Support Executive - Public Sector Contracts is responsible for supporting the Public Sector sales team by coordinating contract administration, managing proposal documentation, ensuring compliance with government purchasing vehicles, and serving as a key liaison between Sales, Contracts, Legal, Finance, and Operations. This role plays a critical part in helping the sales organization respond quickly to opportunities while ensuring contractual accuracy and compliance. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and has experience supporting government or public sector sales.
Key Responsibilities
Public Sector Contract Management
- Support the administration and maintenance of federal, state, local, education (SLED), and cooperative purchasing contracts.
- Assist with contract renewals, modifications, amendments, and pricing updates.
- Maintain contract documentation, compliance records, and contract repositories.
- Monitor contract expiration dates and proactively coordinate renewal activities.
Sales Support
- Provide day-to-day support to Public Sector Account Managers throughout the sales cycle.
- Prepare quotations utilizing approved contract pricing.
- Coordinate contract-specific documentation required for customer purchases.
- Assist with opportunity tracking and sales pipeline management.
- Ensure all required documentation is completed prior to order submission.
Proposal & Bid Support
- Coordinate responses to RFPs, RFQs, RFIs, and other government solicitations.
- Gather technical, financial, and legal documentation required for proposal submissions.
- Ensure proposals comply with customer requirements and submission deadlines.
- Maintain reusable proposal content and contract documentation libraries.
Cross-Functional Coordination
- Partner with Contracts, Legal, Pricing, Finance, Procurement, and Operations to resolve contract-related issues.
- Coordinate internal approvals for pricing exceptions and contract changes.
- Assist project teams with contract interpretation and customer requirements.
Compliance & Documentation
- Ensure compliance with government procurement regulations and internal policies.
- Maintain accurate contract records within CRM and contract management systems.
- Verify customer purchasing eligibility through applicable contract vehicles.
- Support audit requests by maintaining organized documentation.
Reporting & Process Improvement
- Develop and maintain reports related to contract utilization and sales activity.
- Track contract performance metrics and renewal opportunities.
- Identify opportunities to improve contract administration processes and sales support efficiency.
- Recommend workflow improvements to increase response times and operational effectiveness.
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