Subcontracts Program Manager; Remote

Date Posted:

Country:
United States of America

Location:

HTX
38: 1717 E Cityline Drive 1717 E Cityline Drive Building C17, Richardson, TX, 75082 USA

Position Role Type:
Remote

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance:
DoD Clearance:
Secret

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

The Subcontracts Program Manager (SPM) role is strategic in supporting key activities within a program’s lifecycle, such as pursuit, development, execution, and sustainment of third party supplied products. The primary responsibility of the role is to direct and manage the activities between Collins Aerospace and Subcontractors/Suppliers obtaining optimum product/services in terms of costs, quality, and delivery, in accordance with approved business/subcontracting plans, while ensuring compliance with Company/Government policies and procedures.

• Leads the subcontracting effort to establish the overall subcontract plan, proposal review criteria, analysis, and evaluation of proposals
• Acts as Business Advisor to internal customers; employs business acumen and experience to provide market knowledge, supply chain solutions, and proactive support to business units
• Plans and leads negotiation with suppliers
• Work with Supply Chain Contract Manager to prepare and negotiate contractual documents Leads and conducts proposal preparation, and management of highly complex major subcontracts
• Manages contract performance for conformance to original proposal. Responsible for leading cadences with subcontractors and providing status to internal stakeholders
• Cost Account Manager responsibilities (CAM) for applicable subcontractor project
• Briefs Senior Management as required, attends meetings with suppliers’ upper management
• Responsible for all subcontract products and services on assigned program
• This includes managing obsolete parts, production, and on-time delivery May be responsible for product and service roadmap for future subcontracted product features/enhancements
• Makes supplier visits as required to ensure support of program and customer requirements and schedules
• Charged with building and maintaining relationship with L4 VSL-level program management and having cognizance over a portfolio of programs
• Acts as official company representative regarding legal requirements, customer specifications and government regulations
• Provides leadership, guidance, and direction for major programs/projects for all Subcontract related activities
• Supervise and direct the activities of Subcontract Administrators, Buyers, and Supply Chain Contract Managers assigned to support the major Business areas/programs
• Owns, develops, and leads the internal department cadence reviews and also internal customer cadence reviews
• Manage overall program/project cost, schedule, and risk of assigned programs and present program status at program reviews to senior management
• Conceive, develop, coordinate, implement and manage Subcontracts plans for assigned major programs, to optimize cost and ensure Subcontractor/Supplier performance
• Searches out and investigates qualified suppliers and manufacturers
• Completes and formalizes the Supplier Statement of Work (SSOW) including applicable program requirements
• Develops new supply sources where needed Responsible for managing programs which are of moderate to high risk and high complexity
• Responsible for execution of programs more than $50M (total program) with significant and/or critical subcontract content
• Ability to work independently, applying established methods and processes and utilizing best judgement on day-to-day Subcontracts and Compliance activities

• Typically requires a University Degree and…