Subcontract Program Manager
About the role
ECS offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the development of electronic warfare capabilities. This role combines collaborative and independent work, with a hybrid work format.
Responsibilities
- Manage the execution of subcontracts for materials, equipment, supplies, and services of a highly-specialized and complex nature through all phases of the program lifecycle.
- Evaluate, negotiate, and manage assigned subcontracts to ensure they meet each project’s specifications, quality, budget, schedule, and earned value requirements, including timely delivery of all required deliverables.
- Author, manage, and influence critical path releases of Statements of Work (SOWs) and plans to align with required schedules and subcontractor lead times.
- Deliver quality customer service to both internal and external customers and foster and maintain good supplier relationships, driving a Zero Defect mindset with suppliers.
- Support new business efforts and develop financial plans for the company, pertaining to the planned outsourced portion of the project(s).
Requirements
- Ability to travel approximately 25% of the time.
- Typically a Bachelor's Degree and 6 years work experience or equivalent experience in Subcontract Management, Project Management, or Supply Chain.
- Strong demonstrated negotiation skills and strategies.
- Experience in new business capture to include proposals.
- Developed long-term strategies and tactical plans to achieve enterprise objectives.
- Proven record of leading and managing multi-discipline project teams.
- Strong interpersonal skills with a focus on relationship building, leading through influence, and effective communication (verbal and written) at all levels.
- Experience with scope management and cost estimating, including estimate to complete/estimate at completion (ETC/EAC) processes.
- Ability to communicate with senior management regarding supplier performance status (cost/schedule/resources/risk) and performance to financial objectives.
- Experience communicating externally with customers or suppliers.
- Technical and business acumen.
- Control Account Management (CAM) experience (at minimum, CAM trained).
- Able to obtain and maintain a security clearance - Secret.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or Operations.
- Master’s Degree in Engineering and/or Business Administration.
- Prior experience as a project manager.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams.
- Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) experience.
- Program Management Institute’s (PMI) Program Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Demonstrated Risk Management experience.
- Experience with information systems such as Oracle.
- Knowledge of acquisition policies and procedures with associated knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR).
- Significant experience managing the development and compliance of requirements (SOWs, specifications, contractual terms, etc.).
- Strong organizational skills to handle many overlapping projects simultaneously.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $118095 - $200762
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. Individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Health savings account.
- 401(k) savings plan.
- Disability coverage.
- Life and accident insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Legal plan.
- Discounts on various insurance options.
- Recognition program for monetary and non-monetary recognition awards.
About BAE Systems
BAE Systems, Inc. is a global defense, aerospace, and security company delivering a full range of products and services for air, land, and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions, and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is our mission. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale.