Principal Supply Chain Subcontract Specialist

About the role

The Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Global Supply Chain organization is seeking a knowledgeable Supply Chain Professional with an active security clearance (interim clearance acceptable) to join our Subcontracts Administration team.

Responsibilities

• Interfacing and corresponding with suppliers
• Developing sourcing/evaluation strategies
• Supplier identification
• Cooking and issuing RFPs with appropriate customer flow downs and terms & conditions
• Conducting bidders’ conferences
• Conducting proposal evaluations
• Conducting negotiations to meet contract/program targets/schedules, and terms and conditions, payment terms for materials & services
• Ensuring compliance with FAR/DFARS regulations and purchasing policies & procedures
• Validating pricing and maintain proper purchase order files with correct documentation
• Managing subcontract agreement modifications, which include coordination of required additions, deletions, or other modifications or formal documented communication to subcontractors
• Arranging and participating in supplier meetings and controlling and reporting supplier progress
• Evaluation of customer RFP's
• In conjunction with the program management teams, develops 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
• Preparation of Non-Disclosure Agreements, Teaming Agreements, and Memorandums of Agreement
• Preparation and management of internal step reviews of new opportunities and formal customer proposal preparation
• Analyzes and evaluates subcontractor proposals, negotiates deviations from work statements, schedule, and/or terms and conditions, while working closely with the program management team
• Provides subcontractor pricing, deviations from scope and/or terms and conditions, comprehensive cost analysis and justifications, and technical data assertions to the Business Management Group
• Selects or recommends subcontractors, writes formal awards, processes internal justifications, and documents files in preparation for internal and external audits
• Administers resulting subcontracts, ensuring that all requirements are performed in accordance with the scope of work and delivery schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years of work experience in supply chain, contracts, business management or related experience; will also consider Masters degree and a minimum of 3 years of supply chain, contracts, business management or related experience; will also consider a minimum of 9 years of experience in supply chain, contracts, business management or related experience in lieu of a bachelors degree.
• Current or previous work experience in a supply chain role working with suppliers
• US Citizenship
• Minimum active Interim Clearance to start and to be considered
• Ability to gain access to Special Access Programs (SAP) utilizing active secret clearance

Benefits

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.