Principal Contract Administrator

Northrop Grumman; Sykesville (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman seeks a contracts professional to support proposal preparation, contract negotiations, and contract administration in line with company policies and customer requirements.

The role emphasizes interfacing with customers on contractual issues, managing changes, and ensuring deliverables while maintaining compliance and strong financial oversight. U.S. Citizenship and Secret clearance required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of contracts administration/management experience or a related field; OR a Master’s with 3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience using MS Office (Word and Excel).
• Experience using FAR/DFARS and/or commercial clauses.
• Experience leading cross-functional/cross-organization teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as a primary interface with customer for contractual issues; monitor contract and program to ensure obligations are communicated and understood.
• Participate in contract proposal preparation, negotiations, administration, and customer contract activities to manage assigned contracts in accordance with company policies and customer specifications.
• Develop solutions to routine and complex contractual matters to ensure compliance with contract requirements on assigned programs.
• Ensure fulfillment of contract requirements, manage contract changes and maintain historical information.
• Review terms and conditions to address provisions and risks of financial terms, acceptance criteria, delivery, warranty, IP, termination provisions, indemnification, and other risk areas; recommend mitigation strategies.
• Assist management in achieving financial goals related to cash management and sales.
• Prepare and manage written communications with internal and external customers for assigned contractual matters.
• Enter and maintain contract data in Contract Management System/Enterprise Accounting System.
• Ensure timely delivery of all contractual deliverables (CDRLs/SDRLs) and submission of invoices.

Skills

MS Office

Contract negotiations

Team leadership

US Citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

What You’ll Get To Do

The selected candidate will be responsible for supporting proposal preparation, contract negotiation, contract administration and customer contract activities to enable contract acquisition and fulfillment in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer requirements.

Responsibilities Include By Are Not Limited To

• Act as a primary interface with customer for contractual issues; Monitor contract and associated program to ensure that contractual obligations are communicated and understood.
• Participate in contract proposal preparation, contract negotiations, contract administration, and customer contract activities to manage assigned contracts in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications.
• Work under general supervision to develop solutions to both routine and complex contractual matters to ensure company compliance with contract requirements on assigned programs.
• Ensure fulfillment of contract requirements, manage contract changes and maintain historical information.
• Review terms and conditions to address provisions and risks of financial terms, acceptance criteria, delivery requirements, warranty, intellectual property, termination provisions, indemnification and all other potential risk areas and recommend risk mitigation strategies.
• Assist management in achieving financial goals related to cash management and sales.
• Prepare and manage written communications with internal and external customers for assigned contractual matters.
• Enter and maintain contract data into Contract Management System and/or Enterprise Accounting System
• Ensure timely delivery of all contractual deliverables (including CDRLs/SDRLs) and submission of invoices.

The successful candidate will have strong problem solving and analytical skills, and the ability to make recommendations and provide guidance to effectively bring projects to completion.

Basic Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience in contracts administration/management or a related field (i.e. contracts-related legal); OR a Master’s degree with 3 years of relevant experience
• Experience using MS Office, specifically Word and Excel.
• Experience using FAR/DFARS and/or commercial clauses.
• Experience leading teams, including cross-functional/cross-organization teams.
• US Citizenship.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with US Government customers/contracts.
• Experience with international customers/contracts.
• Experience using SAP.

Primary Level Salary Range: $89,900.00 - $134,900.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.