Northrop Grumman · 3 months ago
SDS Subcontract Management Team Director 1 - R10208207-2
Northrop Grumman is a leading defense contractor known for its innovative systems and technological advancements. They are seeking a Subcontract Management Team Director 1 to lead the Textron Systems Subcontract Management Team, overseeing major supplier efforts and providing program management leadership for multi-million-dollar projects.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
Responsibilities
Supports and monitors technical performance baselines while comparing key subcontract technical performance measures, assesses execution status, and takes appropriate action to maintain conformance with the baseline
Communicates, monitors, and promptly resolves issues across all functional elements within the SMT, including the supplier
Manages and balances communications with stakeholders through organized and disciplined processes ensuring that Subcontract information is defined, collected, shared, understood, stored, and retrieved in a manner that effectively meets Subcontract and stakeholder needs while protecting the company’s contractual rights
Effectively plans, defines, establishes, communicates, monitors, and controls subcontractor scope to ensure that all of the work required and only the work required, is performed. Analyzes changes to balance technical, cost, schedule, quality requirements and develops alternatives that address program needs and expectations
Adhere to subcontract scope, and manage change through control board activities
Addresses subcontract uncertainty through an organized and analytical forward-looking approach that identifies risks and opportunities, determines appropriate handling, manages, and communicates risks and opportunities throughout the life cycle of the Subcontract
Oversee and provide financial control and maintenance of budgets including Earned Value Management Metrics, specifically Integrated Program Management Data & Analysis Report (IPMDAR) evaluation and reviewing leading/lagging metrics and how they can be applied to performance management
Prepare executive level briefings and develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress, tools for intervention, and problem solving with element leads, business management and customers
Interprets schedules from suppliers to understand impact on program schedule and milestones
Key leader in developing and reviewing Supplier Statements of Work (SSOWs)
Develops and maintains Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
Reviews supplier proposal responses, including performing technical evaluations, reviewing supplier Basis of Estimates (BOEs), overall proposal quality reviews, and attending proposal related reviews
Cultivates subcontractor relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the Program
Identifies, allocates, and manages program resources, including workforce planning within the Textron SMT cross functional team
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree and 10 years' experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or program management, supply chain management, proposals or procurement
Active Secret clearance and ability to obtain and maintain SAP
5 years of experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as either program lead, integrated program team or cost account manager (CAM)
5 years experience leading teams/and or organizations to achieve a common goal as a results driven leader and views mentorship as a priority
5 years of experience with Global Supply Chain (GSC), Supplier management and supplier quality with the ability to identify, select, direct and manage subcontract and supply chain elements of the program in a manner that supports program goals and company strategy
5 years of experience with program management tools such as EVMS/IMS, baselining and EAC's to plan for, identify, estimate, cost, acquire, schedule, and retire resources needed to satisfy program requirements within organizational constraints
Experience with capture execution (Customer Funding and Budgeting, Industry Days/RFIs/RFPs, Proposals, Source Selection, etc.)
Preferred
Experience recognizing and responding to program needs in order to develop additional sales that support organizational objectives
Experience with identifying, orchestrating, coordinating and controlling the management activities and processes that integrate program interdependencies throughout their life cycle to achieve successful program completion
Experience defining proposal strategy, lead proposal teams, analyze and shape RFPs, produce and deliver winning proposals
Experience planning and executing a project quality management system to satisfy quality requirements and create a project value system which emphasizes prevention over inspection and continuous process improvement
Experience defining, documenting, analyzing, tracing, prioritizing, and confirming requirements throughout the entire program life cycle
Experience addressing program uncertainty through an organized and analytical forward-looking approach that identifies risks and opportunities, determines appropriate handling plans, and manages, controls, and communicates effectively throughout the lifecycle of the program
Effectively define, establish, communicate, monitor, and control scope to ensure that all of the work required and only the work required is performed
Experience applying a technical performance baseline to monitor and compare key program technical performance measures, assess program and product status, and take appropriate action to maintain conformance with the baseline
Active Top Secret clearance and ability to obtain and maintain SAP
Benefits
Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
Company
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
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