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Northrop GrummanPosted 10/21/2026full-timeMagna • Utah • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $151,500 - $239,300 per yearWebsite
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates strategic leadership and mentorship in subcontract administration, ensuring compliance with FAR and DFARS regulations while managing supplier relationships and contract negotiations. Proven ability to analyze supplier risks and develop mitigation strategies in the Aerospace and Defense industry.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Subcontract ManagementFAR KnowledgeSupplier Relationship ManagementContract NegotiationPeople Management
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide strategic and tactical leadership, mentorship, and full ownership of a team of subcontract administrators and managers
- Ensure team compliance with policies and procedures across all stages of subcontracts for commercial and government programs
- Manage development and oversight of subcontract specifications, work statements, and terms and conditions
- Ensure subcontract cost, schedule, quality, and technical requirements and commitments are met
- Build and maintain relationships with key suppliers and develop strategic initiatives for a successful supply base
- Communicate subcontract status and issues within GSC, Division, Program, and business areas
- Work with cross-functional teams
- Prepare and present executive-level presentations
- Negotiate subcontractor pricing, schedules, milestone payments, terms, and conditions
- Identify strategies to reduce cost, improve efficiency, and manage supply-base or internal-process risk
- Support NGC proposals and influence quick-turn subcontractor quotations
- Research and analyze complex, strategically important supplier risks
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to develop and present mitigation plans to Supplier Management Teams and leadership
- Coordinate with Contracts teams on proposed contract terms or requirements and facilitate flow-down to Subcontracts Specialists
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree with 8 years of professional experience including people management experience, or Master's degree with 6 years of professional experience including people management experience
- An additional 4+ years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
- Knowledge of FAR, DFARS, and corporate flow downs
- Knowledge of data rights negotiations and commercial item determination
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance
- Preferred: Experience in Subcontracts or Contracts organizations, supplier performance, and/or Supplier Management Team Leadership
- Preferred: Experience in the Aerospace and Defense industry
- Preferred: Experience with high-dollar firm fixed-price and cost-plus development subcontracts and teaming agreements
- Preferred: Experience with CostPoint or related purchasing software and standard business tools
- U.S. citizenship is required for positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions
Benefits
Comp & perks- Overtime eligibility, depending on position
- Shift differential, depending on position
- Discretionary bonus
- Health insurance coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company-paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- Relocation assistance is not available
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Hard Skills
Subcontract Specifications DevelopmentCost ManagementSchedule ManagementQuality AssuranceTechnical Requirements Compliance
Soft Skills
LeadershipCommunicationMentorshipCollaborationPresentation Skills
Tools & Technologies
CostPointPurchasing SoftwareBusiness Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance
Industry Keywords
AerospaceDefenseSupplier ManagementCommercial ProgramsGovernment Programs