Subcontracts Manager 2

About the role

Northrop Grumman's Space Sector invites you to join our collaborative teams as a Subcontracts Manager 2, based in Huntsville, AL. You will play a key role in ensuring subcontracts are placed to meet program cost and schedule objectives.

Responsibilities

• Manages a team of approximately 10 Subcontract Administrators
• Negotiates subcontractor price, schedule, milestone payments, terms and conditions
• Identifies strategies and opportunities to reduce cost, improve efficiency and manage risk
• Supports performance management of subcontractors
• Acts as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) and the main focal point for Subcontract activities
• Performs independent research and analysis of complex and strategically important risks related to suppliers
• Coordinates with cross-functional teams on complex issues and risks
• Identifies and closes knowledge gaps across all Subcontract Specialist levels

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 8 years of experience in Subcontracts or Contracts
• Master’s Degree and a minimum of 6 years of experience in Subcontracts or Contracts, or 12 years of experience in Subcontracts or Contracts in lieu of degree
• 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
• US citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance with the ability to acquire an SCI or TS clearance

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 working on high dollar firm fixed price and cost-plus development Subcontracts and teaming agreements
• Working knowledge of Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
• Experience with SAP or related purchasing software, Excel, PowerPoint
• Proven record of negotiation subcontracts valued greater than $50M

Skills

• Knowledgeable in FAR, DFARS, and corporate flow downs
• Data rights negotiations
• Commercial item determination
• Contract negotiation
• Supplier performance management
• Performance management
• Supplier evaluation
• Supplier return to green plans (RTG)
• Compliance with NGC policy and procedures
• Customer contractual flow-downs
• Proposal support
• Contract administration
• Contract closeout
• Independent research and analysis
• Complex issue resolution
• Knowledge sharing and training

Benefits

• Annual bonuses
• Discretionary bonus
• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO)

Pay

$139,800.00 - $209,800.00

Schedule

Full-time