International Logistics & Contract Manager

About the role

The International Logistics and Contract Manager is responsible for overseeing the logistics movement of defense goods and services globally. This role involves working with suppliers and customers, interacting with local, regional, and international governments, and ensuring compliance with all laws, contract language, documents, and agreements.

Responsibilities

• Overall governance of sourcing and executing the logistics movement of defense goods and services globally
• Working with suppliers and customers while interacting with local, regional, and international governments for the coordination of product movement in the international market space
• Adherence to all laws, contract language, documents, and agreements pertaining to specific international contracts
• Ensure compliance with all regulations, policies and program requirements
• Work directly with The US Department of Defense as well as any other international defense organization responsible for specific international contracts
• Aid in developing and identifying sources of procurement, processes, and procedures for the Company as related to international contracts
• Plan and supervise the logistics for the movement of defense products and services
• Aid in the drafting and negotiation of legal provisions of purchase orders to vendors
• Act as contractual point of contact for all vendors and customers for specific contracts
• Identify and mitigate risk to contract performance within the supply base
• Aid in the source selection (competitive and sole source)
• Participate in drafting proposals describing supplier/vendor capabilities
• Conduct due diligence and qualification of vendors and subcontractors
• In collaboration with the contracts function, ensure proper flowdown of requirements to all vendors and subcontractors
• In collaboration with the contracts and program management functions, ensure vendor and subcontractor compliance with contract and/or regulatory requirements
• Have a working knowledge of US Government FAR/DFARS requirements for suppliers
• Manage and direct compliance functions and requirements per company policy

Requirements

• Minimum education: Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or relevant experience
• 4 years’ experience in international logistics required, experience with Eastern Europe specifically is preferred
• Experience in export licenses and transit permitting of defense products and services
• Direct knowledge of working with domestic and international defense procurement regulations
• Experience in negotiating domestic and international contracts
• Understanding of compliance with the anticorruption and antibribery laws applicable in the United States (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Europe, and globally)
• A minimum of 5 years of procurement, sourcing, and supply chain experience
• FAR and/or DFARStraining and applicable experience
• Applicable risk mitigation and compliance focused experience
• Deep defense industry expertise
• Excellent fact-gathering and analytical skills, including business process mapping and quantitative analysis
• Flexibility to travel domestically and internationally as needed

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills
• MS Office skills (particularly excel)
• Structured project management (time, team and workstream management)
• Initiative and drive
• Critical thinking skills and a strategic thinker and problem solver
• Ability to deliver time-pressed projects on time and on quality
• Flexible and creative thinking
• Client/Vendor relationship building
• Excellent presentation skills
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Skills

• Knowledge of US Government FAR/DFARS requirements for suppliers
• Compliance with anticorruption and antibribery laws
• Procurement, sourcing, and supply chain experience
• Export licenses and transit permitting of defense products and services
• Negotiation of domestic and international contracts
• Fact-gathering and analytical skills
• Project management skills
• Travel and international work experience
• Leadership skills

Benefits

• Company-paid (100%) medical and dental insurance for employees and their families
• Competitive salaries
• Bonus programs
• Retail plans
• Other comprehensive benefits package

Pay

Competitive total compensation packages including medical and dental insurance, salaries, bonuses, retirement plans, and more.

Schedule

Regular long hours of sitting and using office equipment and computers. Frequent work in projects requiring deadlines. Travel, both domestic and international, may be required based on business conditions.