Subcontract Administrator, Senior

About the role

The Subcontract Administrator is responsible for the end-to-end administration of non-prime (sub-tier) subcontracts that support various LM Space Programs. The role serves as the primary liaison between external suppliers, while being an internal point of contact for program teams, engineering, legal/compliance and finance ensuring timely, compliant, and value-driven subcontract execution.

Responsibilities

• Ensures all subcontract documents are created, reviewed, approved, executed, and maintained in compliance with company policy, federal acquisition regulations, and customer contractual requirements.
• Prepares subcontractor Request for Proposal (RFP) packages, conducts bidders' list to ensure competitive outreach, develops evaluation criteria, and analyzes and evaluates proposals to determine best-value subcontractor for Program.
• Supports all execution tasks supporting negotiating subcontract terms and conditions and price, supporting all authorization to proceed (ATP) tasks for multiple contract types through hardware delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college, or equivalent experience/combined education, 3+ years of professional experience in Supply Chain Management (i.e. Procurement, Subcontract Administration, Subcontract Management, Negotiation, and/or Category Management).
• Prior experience with FAR and DFARS.
• Knowledge of space hardware products and familiarity with the LM Space Programs.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced team environment and work well under pressure.
• Proven exceptional strategic communication skills, both written, verbal, and presentation, to effectively communicate business cases to all levels of peers, program and executive management, with an ability to persuade and motivate action.
• Previous professional experience in Subcontract Management and/or Project Management.
• Demonstrated skills to drive culture change supporting enterprise initiatives (i.e. hardware commonization and insertion into programs, shift to 'we vs. me' behaviors).

Qualifications

• Positivity and enthusiasm to every assignment.
• Effective relationship-building skills with peers, stakeholders, and suppliers.
• Implement continuous improvement leading to improved team and supplier performance.

Skills

• Strong business acumen and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced team environment and work well under pressure.
• Proven exceptional strategic communication skills, both written, verbal, and presentation, to effectively communicate business cases to all levels of peers, program and executive management, with an ability to persuade and motivate action.
• Previous professional experience in Subcontract Management and/or Project Management.
• Demonstrated skills to drive culture change supporting enterprise initiatives (i.e. hardware commonization and insertion into programs, shift to 'we vs. me' behaviors).

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• EAP
• Education Assistance
• Parental Leave
• Paid time off
• Holidays