Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is currently seeking a Subcontracts Manager 2. This is a remote position within the United States, working a 9x80 schedule.
Position Summary:
As a member of our Integrated Supply Chain Management team this position plays a critical role in managing a team of subcontracts professionals that are responsible for establishing, maintaining, and monitoring supplier agreements of various levels of risk and complexity. This person will manage the team by supporting the selection, development, and management of strategic and preferred suppliers to meet program cost and performance goals across four operating units. This is a diverse position with responsibilities in managing a subcontracts team, supplier management, contract structure, financial performance, and compliance.
Specific responsibilities include the following:
Team Management: Manage team assignments/workloads, manage staffing levels, performance reviews and lead continuous improvement efforts.
Supplier Management: Strategic sourcing, establish supplier long-term agreements, support contract change management and performance management and sole source/critical supplier management.
Contract Structure & Business Terms: Negotiate pricing using cost/price and best value analysis, negotiate to ensure terms and conditions address provisions and risks of financial terms, acceptance criteria, delivery requirements, warranty, intellectual property, termination provisions, indemnification, and all other potential risk areas, ensure terms and conditions have been properly flowed down from customer contracts to supplier contracts, establish and maintain formal agreements (Purchase Orders) with suppliers, incorporate customer or internal changes into the contract or Purchase Orders and manage customer requirements and schedules.
Financial Performance: Track cost savings and cost avoidance, support the Subcontract Administrators with establishing billing and payment terms including milestones, facilitate timely payment of invoices and ensure PO awards are within program budget and support EAC reductions.
Compliance Review: Insure that the Subcontract Administrators are applying clauses, (i.e. apply Import/Export regulations, security regulations concerning vendor visits or sharing information and government contract requirements). Support auditing processes.
Success in this role will require sound scientific/technical judgment, innovative thinking and excellent interpersonal/management skills in order to plan, motivate and accomplish goals through your staff.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Finance, Supply Chain Management or a related field & 8 years of supply chain procurement experience in a manufacturing environment , OR a Masters degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain Management or a related field & 6 years of supply chain procurement experience in a manufacturing environment
- Previous U.S. government sub-contracting experience (FAR/DFAR)
- Previous experience with ERP systems such as Deltek and Costpoint
- Strong negotiator to achieve best value
- Proactive and self-directed; able to instruct and act quickly and responsibly
- Demonstrated success in managing a team of supply chain professional with positive results.
- Ability to acquire a Security Clearance which requires US Citizenship as a pre-requisite
Preferred Qualifications
- 10+ years of related experience
- Previous leadership experience
- Previous experience leading large teams
- Previous experience managing large subcontracts from cradle to grave
- Previous experience negotiating various contract types and terms and conditions
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