Manages subcontractors and subcontracted systems across sourcing, proposal, negotiation, startup, execution, performance management, and closeout. Oversees cost, quality, schedule, financial, technical, and contractual requirements while leading cross-functional engineering, quality, procurement, and program teams. Develops sourcing and subcontract strategies, manages risks and milestones, serves as the primary subcontractor focal point, and ensures successful program delivery and supplier performance.
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What is the mission?
The mission matters. So do the people behind it. With advancing defense technology at our core, what sets us apart is a culture of collaboration, purpose, and impact.
Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more— we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future.
This role will offer you the following daily challenges:
- Manages subordinate teams overseeing subcontractors or critical subcontracted systems for all contract types and programs, ensuring compliance with contractual requirements and company policies.
- Directs and manages all costs, quality, schedule, financial, and technical performance requirements that are levied on the subcontractor or the product family and is required to ensure performance and support of the contract milestones of the system.
- Develops sourcing and subcontract program management strategic plans that address overall program capture needs, execution, and risk management.
- Acts as the main focal point to the subcontractor and program management office.
- Responsible for and directs all phases of the subcontract from initiation of the business case for make or buy decisions through requests for proposals, transition to program startup, subcontract management plans, negotiation strategy, cost accountability, program execution, and contract closeout.
- Makes informed decisions affecting the performance of the subcontractor.
- Establishes milestone objectives to manage performance to committed schedules and contractual specifications. Leads a cross-functional team, normally composed of engineers, quality, and procurement personnel, to ensure successful subcontract execution and program delivery.
Basic Qualifications
To be effective, you will need to possess these basic qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college, or equivalent experience/combined education
- 5+ years of Subcontracts Program Management, Subcontract Management, Program Management,Subcontract Administration, Project Engineering, or Project Management Experience, or a comination thereof.
- Earned Value Management (EVM) Experience
- Customer Experience
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate across multiple functions
Desired Skills
To be effective, ideally, you should also have:
- 8+ years of professional experience in Supply Chain Management (i.e. Proposal Support, Subcontract Administration / Management, Control Account Management, and/or Contracts) or equivalent experience/combined education.
- Previous Professional experience with Lockheed Martin Acquisition Procedures (LMAP), Commercial Acquisition Procedures (CAP), as well as Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA) and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
- Proven exceptional strategic communication skills, both written, verbal, and presentation.
- Strong Business acumen and ability to make business-based decisions.
- Multi-task in a fast-paced environment and work well under pressure.
- You bring positivity and enthusiasm to the team and work collaboratively throughout the supply chain lifecycle.
- Develop and foster strong relationships with internal cross-functional team to work to desired outcomes.
- Implement continuous improvement leading to improved team and supplier performance.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $118000.00 - $219100.00
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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
- For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
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