Manager Subcontracts 2

About the role

Manages a team of approximately 7 Subcontract Administrators and plays a key role in ensuring subcontracts are placed meeting program cost and schedule objectives.

Negotiates subcontractor price, schedule, milestone payments, terms and conditions, to ensure NGC is making favorable business deals with leverage to overcome subcontractor performance issues.

Identifies strategies and opportunities to reduce cost, improve efficiency and manage risk with supply base or internal processes.

Supports performance management of subcontractors, and, depending on the size of the subcontract, acts as lead member of a Supplier Management Team.

Experienced with and can contribute to the evaluation of the supply base performance in the SAMS tool; can identify and resolve supplier performance issues; collaborates with the GSC PMs to support supplier performance and help manage supplier Return to Green Plans (RTG’s).

Ensures compliance with NGC policy and procedures, FAR, and customer contractual flow-downs.

Supports NGC proposals and influences quick-turn quotations from subcontractors.

Supports Subcontracts Specialists through all phases of the Subcontract including requests for proposal, subcontracting strategy, subcontract negotiation, subcontract administration and subcontract closeout to ensure contract acquisition and fulfillment is in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and Customer specifications.

Acts as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) and the main focal point for Subcontract activities relating to negotiating, interpreting and implementing contract terms and requirements, including the compliant contractual implementation of data rights.

Advises management of contractual rights and obligations.

Performs independent research and analysis of complex and strategically important risks related to suppliers.

Collaborates with cross-functional teams on complex issues and risks to develop and present appropriate mitigation plans to Supplier Management Teams and Leadership.

Coordinates with Contracts team on proposed new or revised contract terms or requirements; facilitates flow-down to Subcontracts Specialists by identifying and communicating any potential impacts or implications for consideration.

Identifies and closes knowledge gaps across all Subcontract Specialist levels by creating and presenting trainings and mentorship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of 8+ years of related experience (Masters with 6 years)
• Minimum 2 years’ experience leading a team or as an IPT Lead
• Knowledgeable in FAR, DFARS, and corporate flow downs, data rights negotiations, and commercial item determination
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Has worked a prior role in the Subcontracts or Contracts organizations, managing a contract valued at $25M or greater
• Experience managing a team of direct reports
• Experience in Contracts or Subcontracts in the Aerospace and Defense industry
• Experience with SAP and Costpoint, Microsoft Suite Products
• Proven record of negotiation subcontracts

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $126,600.00 - $219,800.00