• Support the full acquisition lifecycle on behalf of the federal agency’s Office of Acquisition Services, including pre-award planning; solicitation development; proposal and quote evaluation; and post-award contract administration. • Conduct and document market research and support acquisition planning for assigned requirements. • Draft and edit solicitation documents, including RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and Combined Synopsis/Solicitations. • Support technical and past performance evaluations, assist with scoring, negotiation objectives, and award documentation. • Process contract modifications and support post-award administration, including option exercises and de-obligations. • Maintain complete, accurate procurement files and submit them within required agency timeframes. • Prepare status reports and support recurring meetings with the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).

• Negotiate directly with assigned sites on all site related contracting items including clinical trial agreements, budgets, payment terms, ancillary agreements and amendments. • Partner with internal Study Startup team, CROs, Clinical Operations teams, and TAU partners to improve overall SB&C metrics and deliver processes. • Ensure standards are applied to the SB&C processes across projects. • Leverage leading industry tools and data sources to provide budget and contract feedback aligned with parameters and fair market value guidance. • Promptly recognize and improve potential delays and escalate to appropriate team members. • Track all actions and negotiations to ensure timelines are achieved for studies and sites assigned. • Support resolving escalated issues identified by the site activation sub-team in partnership with the internal Study Startup team.

• The Proposal Specialist creates proposals and RFP/RFQ responses that successfully sell the benefits of Grainger's Value Proposition to our customers while creating a profitable sales relationship for Grainger. • The Proposal Specialist works closely with the sales team members and other members of the Sales Support team to determine the right solution for each customer and to customize language into an effective response document(s). • The Proposal Specialist will also work closely with functional areas within the business to ensure consistency, accuracy, and completeness of responses. • The Proposal Specialist will be required to balance the requests of the customer with Grainger's differentiated capabilities and strengths in comparison to our competition. • You Will Work with the Customer Lifecycle Project Manager and Sales owner to understand the strategy for the specific customer. • Lead proposal draft review meeting(s) and related processes to complete responses on time, while meeting internal partner expectations. • Draft proposal documents and responses to RFP/RFQ’s utilizing Grainger’s standard proposal language and craft into an effective, professional sales tool to both align with the sales strategy and meet customers’ needs. • Possess a working knowledge of the business and value proposition of each offering and be able to effectively, in writing, articulate Grainger’s strengths in meeting customer requirements. • Exhibit creative and persuasive writing skills where needed to customize response. • Consistently meet individual and team goals for win rate, quality, cycle time, and company metrics • Minimize company risk by agreeing to services which Grainger can support by identifying clauses or requests that do not fit current company capabilities or policy. • Participate and/or lead conference calls with other members of the Sales and Sales Support team, as necessary, during the contract negotiation, ensuring that decisions made during the calls conform to Grainger’s capabilities and standards. • The Proposal Specialist will review, assess, and process any changes required to the draft documents, and provide them to team members as necessary.

• Lead end-to-end contract development and execution for complex procurement activities. • Independently negotiate commercial terms, conditions, pricing structures, payment terms, liabilities, warranties, insurance requirements, and contractual risk allocation. • Review, interpret, and negotiate supplier-proposed contract terms and exceptions. • Identify contractual risks and recommend mitigation strategies. • Partner with legal teams when required to resolve complex contractual issues. • Independently develop and manage Requests for Proposal (RFPs), Requests for Quotation (RFQs), and competitive procurement processes. • Develop sourcing strategies, bid packages, evaluation criteria, and commercial evaluation models. • Coordinate supplier communications, clarification processes, evaluations, and recommendation summaries. • Lead contract award recommendations and support stakeholder approvals. • Manage multiple active contracts and procurement activities simultaneously. • Maintain contract documentation, approvals, amendments, and change management records. • Monitor contract performance, compliance, milestones, and deliverables. • Support contract renewals, extensions, claims, disputes, and closeout activities. • Act as the primary contracts point of contact for assigned business areas and projects. • Work closely with project managers, engineering teams, operations, finance, and suppliers. • Provide commercial guidance and contracting expertise throughout project execution. • Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external vendors. • Manage a portfolio of approximately 15–30 active contract activities at various stages of development and execution. • Prioritize competing deadlines while maintaining quality, accuracy, and attention to detail. • Provide regular status reporting on contract activities, risks, and upcoming milestones.