Supply Chain Subcontract Specialist

Staff Subcontract Specialist

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Staff Subcontract Specialist to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals.

• Location
  :
  Melbourne, FL
• Schedule
  : 9/80 work schedule – with every other Friday OFF!
• Team
  :
  Global Supply Chain
• Extras
  :
  Opportunities for occasional travel and excellent career growth potential

This is an opportunity to join a team on the cutting edge of tomorrow’s defense technologies. Work onsite in a collaborative and dynamic environment where new challenges are the norm!

Sources and procure complex, specialized goods and services. Owns contractual management for the supplier. Responsible for subcontract sourcing, proposal evaluation, negotiation, award, execution, administration, and closeout phases.

Coordinates and collaborates with key stakeholders such as legal, contracts, finance, planning, operations, program management, engineering, and quality. As part of a cross-functional team, candidate will monitor and manage schedule, cost, technical and quality performance of suppliers in support of U.S. Government programs. Subcontract Specialists will interface with supplier leadership teams to motivate and drive excellence in performance of contractual requirements.

• Responsible for subcontract sourcing, proposal evaluation, negotiation, award, execution, administration, and closeout phases
• Assesses supplier performance and regularly communicates feedback to Supplier Leadership
• Manages supplier performance throughout the subcontracting lifecycle
• Ensures compliance with all FAR, DFARS and public law requirements, as well as company policies and procedures
• Identifies strategies and opportunities to reduce cost, improve efficiency and manage risk through strategic and targeted negotiations
• Cultivates and maintains strong working relationships with suppliers, customers, and internal stakeholders
• Contributes to Program Risk and Opportunity management
• Utilizes process tools such as Lean Six Sigma with suppliers to drive quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement

The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative team settings across all levels.

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 12 years' experience OR Master’s Degree with a minimum of 10 years' experience OR at least 16 years' experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience must be in Subcontracts, Purchasing, Contracts, Finance, Business Management or Project Management
• Experience with SAP or related business application software
• Your ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company

• Master’s degree in business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or Industrial Engineering.
• Experience with complex and competitive subcontracts for both U.S. Government and Commercial and multiple contracting formats, including Firm Fixed Price and Cost Reimbursable, possess knowledge relating to special payment provisions (i.e., progress or performance-based payments).
• Lead the evaluation of customer RFP's and ability to collaborate with the program/planning team to develop subcontract RFP's that include Statements of Work, Technical/Quality Specifications, Deliverable Requirements List and Schedules, Performance Assessment Requirements, Terms and Conditions, Proposal Preparation and Pricing Requirements/Templates, Compliance Matrices, and supplier profiles.
• Lead/mentor other SCAs with the preparation of supplier agreements (i.e., Teaming Agreements, Memorandums of Agreements, Long Term Pricing Agreements, etc.), conduct analysis and evaluation of subcontractor proposals/bidder conferences, negotiate deviations from work statements, schedule, and/or terms and conditions, while working closely with the Program Management team to ensure program requirements are met (cost/schedule/address any risk), negotiates subcontract provisions, selects or recommends subcontractors, writes…