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Northrop Grumman · 1 day ago

Manager Contract Administration 3 - R10218458-2

San Diego, CA

Contract

Onsite

Senior Level

$127K/yr - $200K/yr

6+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense company, seeking a Manager 3 – Contracts Administration to support the Maritime/Land Sensors and Systems Division. The role involves managing a contracts portfolio, leading a team of contracts professionals, and ensuring successful contract acquisition and fulfillment in alignment with company policies and customer specifications.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Support the Maritime/Land Sensors and Systems (MLSS) Division as an Operating Unit (OU) Contracts Manager for the Columbia-class Integrated Power Systems OU

Report to the Marine Systems Business Unit Director of Contracts, Pricing, and Government Property and work closely with OU Program Managers/Directors, Business Managers, Operations Managers, Engineering Managers, and functional teams throughout the OU

Responsible for all aspects of the OU contracts’ portfolio delivering successful financial performance, risk mitigation, change management, and customer satisfaction

Lead the team in conducting proposal preparation, contract negotiation, contract administration, and customer contact activities to provide for proper contract acquisition and fulfillment in accordance with company policies, business strategy, legal requirements, and customer specifications

Provide objective-oriented direction utilizing management guidelines, general policies, and maintain a strong level of engagement while dynamically leading, inspiring, motivating and developing a team of contract professionals

Exhibit excellent communication skills, both written and verbal; demonstrate broad spectrum of skills - from attention to detail, to assessing macro-level impacts

Demonstrate experience using proactive and forward-looking approaches to solve complex problems by seeking information from a variety of sources

Plan and execute successful contract negotiations and achieve targeted profit rates as well as favorable terms and conditions to assist in meeting profit and cash goals

Lead a team and need experience with succession planning, professional development, and performance management to maintain a healthy talent pipeline

Demonstrate experience successfully recruiting, training, and retaining employees at all skill levels

Qualification

Contract administrationGovernment contract negotiationsFAR/DFARS knowledgePeople leadershipProposal preparationSAP familiarityRecruitingTrainingPerformance managementMS Office proficiencyCommunication skillsAttention to detailProblem-solvingTeam management

Required

Bachelor's degree with 8 years of industry related experience in contract administration/management – OR – a Master's degree with 6 years of industry related experience as outlined above

Minimum of 3 years of experience in a formal people leadership role

Minimum of 3 years of experience planning and executing successful government contract negotiations

Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of pricing principles and FAR/DFARS as well as associated Federal Contracting regulations

Must be willing to travel domestically up to 25% of the time

US Citizenship is required

The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance is required