Barbara Harmon
Snohomish,WA
Summary
Professional contract manager with significant experience in government consolidations and RFOs, maintaining SAM registration for multiple divisions, and overseeing IDIQ and FSS contracts. Strong focus on dispute resolution, compliance, and contract close-outs. Known for critical thinking, reliability, and results-oriented approach.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Government Contract Manager
Philips North America, LLC
05.2014 - 12.2024
- Coordinate and submit Veterans Administration consolidations on behalf of HTME business. Prepare responses to VA and Department of Defense (DLA/DOD) RFOs and consolidations. Administer Government orders from receipt through delivery for federal customers across one-fourth of the United States. Interpret FAR and DFAR clauses as to applicability in different situations, ensure compliance with Government regulations and ethics standards. Company-wide subject matter expert on Government issues regarding clauses within different contracts, dispute resolution, and process creation and management for different departments ranging from order processing to accounts receivable.
- Participated in interdepartmental Kaizen project held in Nashville to determine cause of high A/R balances, explored remedies from a contracting standpoint, and identify leading and lagging indicators. Knowledge of both contract regulation and finance processes was key to success in correctly identifying the root causes and driving down the dispute balances by 50% in 3 months.
- Provide on-boarding training and mentoring to new contract managers and sales personnel. Advise internal and external customers, including auditors and direct sales employees, on contract terms and order requirements. Functioned as Senior Manager during retirement process and initial period after hire of new Senior Manager. Create and maintain processes and documentation for departmental and interdepartmental activities including consolidations, revenue, and Government credit card purchases. Provide training on those processes as needed.
Government Revenue Manager
Philips North America, LLC
05.2012 - 05.2014
- Maximize revenue recognition of Government orders to meet company’s annual goals. Review and analyze weekly Government order backlog report to determine specific orders requiring intervention to enable sale-record in current fiscal quarter and, longer term, in fiscal year. Trained regional field personnel in government requirements for delivery, modifications, and needed steps to revenue. Worked with auditors and company controller to monitor compliance with revenue procedures, proper revenue recognition and timely invoicing, and ensured all contractual regulations were followed. If discrepancy was found it was traced back to cause and remedy identified to prevent future non-compliance.
Government Accounts Receivable Administrator
Philips North America, LLC
05.2005 - 05.2012
- Administer accounts for DOD and VA. Verify invoicing complied with contract terms and values. Facilitated payment with contracting officers and purchasing agents/logistics. Resolved discrepancies between Government and Philips. Drove down past due balances and aging by over 70% within first year. Led cross-functional efforts to improve back-office processes for booking and invoicing to improve accuracy.
Education
Business Law, Finance
Bellevue College
Bellevue, WASkills
- Contract management
- Process improvement and documentation
- Training/mentoring
- Communications
- Reporting and analysis
- Legal compliance
- Critical thinking
- Contract administration
- Salesforce
- SAP
- SAMgov
- Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF)
Timeline
Government Contract Manager
Philips North America, LLC
05.2014 - 12.2024
Government Revenue Manager
Philips North America, LLC
05.2012 - 05.2014
Government Accounts Receivable Administrator
Philips North America, LLC
05.2005 - 05.2012
Business Law, Finance
Bellevue College
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