Sr. Manager, Air Force Acquisition Air Superiority Lead

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* Description:

** Member of Lockheed Martin Government Affairs  LMGA , providing a Wright Patterson AFB, OH  primary  and Hill & Tinker AFBs  secondary  presence in support of LMGA's Air Force & F 35 Mission Team

The position will be physically located in and report to the LMGA Field Office Director/Acquisition Excellence  AE  Pillar Lead in Fairborn, OH

The AE Pillar is a focal point for Lockheed Martin's  LM  Government customer interface with the Air Force's weapon systems acquisition community  This position's focus is the Air Superiority and related activity subset, emanating from Wright Patterson AFB, OH  External Customers   These customers include, but are not limited to, Fighters & Advanced Aircraft;
Bombers; F 35; and the Air Force Security and Assistance Center

This position also actively supports program capture activity and execution commitments emanating from Lockheed Martin  LM  lines of business  LOB  and special projects from corporate headquarters  Internal Customers , as they pertain to External Customers

The position requires: an understanding of US government acquisition; program execution experience; budgeting and requirements processes knowledge; familiarity with existing DoD, Joint and Air Force programs; and an ability to develop effective working relationships among both military organizations at Wright Patterson AFB and its geographically separated units and the co located civilian community

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Maintain continual liaison/full understanding    at all appropriate levels - with/of External and Internal Customers  Anticipate External Customer behavior

Create/maintain vibrant relationships with key influencers   Facilitate intimacy necessary to enable successful Internal Customer engagements with External Customers  Use intimacy to shape customer perceptions in support of pursuit and execution of LM business

Support corporate, LOB, and other domestic and international LMGA personnel, to establish and achieve domestic and international business objectives, providing specific expertise in DoW, Joint, and USAF matters   Maintain accountability to key LOB long range plan commitments  Provide cross functional support, as requested, in reviews, color teams, etc

Robustly collaborate horizontally within the AE Pillar; the AF & F 35 Mission Area; LMGA; and across OneLM Teams

Represent, as required, Lockheed Martin in local area activities including involvement in trade association events and in supporting active and positive relations with the local community as required   Monitor and document the actions and intent of our business competitors

Exhibit energy, passion, integrity, and persistence in all undertakings

Travel as necessary to other government/LM facilities to maintain customer contact and consistent messaging and travelling as necessary to support relevant training and business development activities

This position requires on site presence with limited telework opportunities

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* Basic Qualifications:

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* Demonstrated experience with the Air Force acquisition customer including Air Force Life Cycle Management Center

Prior acquisition related work experience at Wright Patterson AFB, OH

Familiarity/strong professional network within the air superiority community

Demonstrated effective verbal/written communication and effective interpersonal skills

** Desired

Skills:

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* Previous business development and customer relations experience

Demonstrated self starter with ability to drive outcomes

Proven ability to collaborate and influence others

Ability to lead the shaping of new business

Demonstrated ability to bring closure to tasks/responsibilities

Aviation experience

** Security Clearance Statement:
** This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration

** Clearance Level:
** Secret

** Other Important Information You Should Know*
* ** Expression of Interest:
** By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match   Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings

** Ability to Work Remotely:
** Part time Remote Telework:
The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility  The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process

** Work Schedules:
** Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees   Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed   These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits

** Schedule for this Position:
** 9x80 every other Friday off

** Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer …