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Northrop Grumman · 10 hours ago

Staff Supply Chain Subcontract Specialist - R10219523

Melbourne, FL

Contract

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$126K/yr - $190K/yr

10+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leading defense technology company that offers its employees opportunities to work on revolutionary systems impacting lives globally. They are seeking a Staff Supply Chain Subcontract Specialist to manage subcontract sourcing, proposal evaluation, negotiation, and supplier performance for classified government programs.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Responsible for subcontract sourcing, proposal evaluation, negotiation, award, execution, administration, and closeout phases

Assesses supplier performance and regularly communicates feedback to Supplier Leadership

Manages supplier performance throughout the subcontracting lifecycle

Ensures compliance with all FAR, DFARS and public law requirements, as well as company policies and procedures

Identifies strategies and opportunities to reduce cost, improve efficiency and manage risk through strategic and targeted negotiations

Cultivates and maintains strong working relationships with suppliers, customers, and internal stakeholders

Contributes to Program Risk and Opportunity management

Utilizes process tools such as Lean Six Sigma with suppliers to drive quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement

Qualification

Subcontract ManagementProposal EvaluationNegotiationSAPLean Six SigmaSupplier Performance ManagementBusiness ManagementProject ManagementCollaborationCommunication

Required

Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 12 years' experience OR Master's Degree with a minimum of 10 years' experience OR at least 16 years' experience in lieu of a degree

Experience must be in Subcontracts, Purchasing, Contracts, Finance, Business Management or Project Management

Experience with SAP or related business application software

Your ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company

Preferred

Master's degree in business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or Industrial Engineering

Experience with complex and competitive subcontracts for both U.S. Government and Commercial and multiple contracting formats, including Firm Fixed Price and Cost Reimbursable, possess knowledge relating to special payment provisions (i.e., progress or performance-based payments)

Lead the evaluation of customer RFP's and ability to collaborate with the program/planning team to develop subcontract RFP's that include Statements of Work, Technical/Quality Specifications, Deliverable Requirements List and Schedules, Performance Assessment Requirements, Terms and Conditions, Proposal Preparation and Pricing Requirements/Templates, Compliance Matrices, and supplier profiles

Lead/mentor other SCAs with the preparation of supplier agreements (i.e., Teaming Agreements, Memorandums of Agreements, Long Term Pricing Agreements, etc.), conduct analysis and evaluation of subcontractor proposals/bidder conferences, negotiate deviations from work statements, schedule, and/or terms and conditions, while working closely with the Program Management team to ensure program requirements are met (cost/schedule/address any risk), negotiates subcontract provisions, selects or recommends subcontractors, writes compliant subcontract awards with justifications and documentation to support internal and external audits, and manages/provides oversight/administers resulting subcontracts

Experience reviewing subcontract packages from either peer or junior Subcontracts Administrators