Subcontracts, Senior Specialist

About the role

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers' mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of the Subcontract acquisition process from the proposal stage through Program award with the abilities to execute in the DoD and Commercial subcontract support areas.
• Draft and negotiate contract vehicles including Subcontracts, Letter of Subcontracts, Teaming Agreements, Long-Term Agreements, Master Service Agreements, Software License Agreements, Insurance Agreements, Intellectual Property Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements and other legal matters.
• Manage Subcontractor’s cost, schedule and technical performance, ensuring that L3Harris and its Customer objectives are achieved, including on-time delivery, exceptional quality, and affordability.
• Propose major milestones, such as preliminary and critical reviews and other schedule goals, and initiate corrective action measures when necessary.
• Identify supply chain & contractual risk and provide recommended strategies to minimize or manage that risk, and its associated impact to all stages of the contracting lifecycle.
• Draft, review, and interpret contracts (including statements of work, statement of objectives, forecasts, specifications, terms & conditions, price, schedule, delivery schedule, etc.) and advise on contractual rights, obligations and risk.
• Manage other ongoing contract and subcontract management tasks, as required (e.g. Drafting and reviewing contractual correspondence, preparing for and attending contract review meetings).
• Perform cost estimating/pricing reviews and analysis in accordance with industry best practices, solicitation instructions, customer requirements and USG regulatory requirements.
• Conduct research into market and historical data and develop cost estimating models to evaluate price reasonableness and develop negotiation positions with subcontractors.
• Support Small Business initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Contract Management, or related field.
• 5–10+ years of procurement, subcontract administration, or supply chain experience supporting U.S. Government contracts.
• 3 years experience with FAR/DFAR, ITAR, EAR, and other related requirements.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Experience in Government and Commercial Contracting/Subcontracting managing supplier performance in the areas of technical scope, schedule, cost, and risk mitigation.
• Experience managing various types of moderately complex to complex subcontracts, including hardware, software, complex services subcontracts, internal research and development (IR&D) contracts, special projects, development and follow-on/production subcontracts.
• Experience in the following contract types: Firm-Fixed Price, Firm-Price Incentive Fee, Time and Material, Labor Hour, Cost Reimbursement (w/fixed fee, incentive fee or awards fee).
• Knowledge of and experience with the Uniformed Commercial Code (UCC), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
• Excellent presentation skills and ability to develop effective working relationships with Business Development, Program Management, Finance, Legal, Operations, and external customers.
• Experience supporting CPSR-approved purchasing systems.
• Knowledge of DCAA and DCMA audit requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years’ experience managing medium-to-complete subcontracts.
• Must understand Government and Commercial procurement rules and regulations, contract types, and negotiation techniques.