Principal Subcontract & Supply Chain Strategist

Northrop Grumman; Oxnard (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Oxnard, CA (plus San Diego, Commerce, Goleta, Hanover) is seeking a Principal Supply Chain Subcontract Specialist to manage pre- and post-award subcontract activities, draft RFPs, negotiate terms, and ensure FAR/DFAR compliance.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in purchasing or contracts, with government subcontracting experience; travel about 10% and a hybrid work arrangement across multiple locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of relevant experience (Master’s with 3 years) in purchasing, subcontracts, or contracts.
• Must have government purchasing/subcontracting experience
• Experience in an MRP system, SAP, Costpoint, or Oracle

Responsibilities

• Conduct supplier evaluations and performance monitoring to ensure quality and reliability.
• Manage all pre-award and post-award subcontract activities, including onboarding suppliers, drafting RFPs and RFQs, analyzing bid and conducting negotiations, completing compliance purchase order/subcontract packages meeting FAR/DFAR requirements, managing subcontract performance and closing out subcontracts.
• Coordinate and collaborate with key internal stakeholders such as contracts, engineering, quality, planning, operations, programs, end-users, and others to finalize Statements of Work (SOWs), manage supplier performance, and draft various agreements like Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and Long-Term Purchasing Agreements (LTPAs).
• Ensure strict compliance with public laws, company policies, import/export regulations, flow-down clauses while upholding high standards of procurement integrity and ethical business practices.
• Continuously refine processes to improve efficiency, reduce costs, mitigate risks, and drive program success, while implementing strategies to optimize cost savings and reduce supplier-related risks.

Skills

Negotiations

Procurement

Subcontracts

Supplier evaluation

MRP systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

SAP

Costpoint

Oracle

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Oxnard, CA (plus San Diego, Commerce, Goleta, Hanover) is seeking a Principal Supply Chain Subcontract Specialist to manage pre- and post-award subcontract activities, draft RFPs, negotiate terms, and ensure FAR/DFAR compliance.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in purchasing or contracts, with government subcontracting experience; travel about 10% and a hybrid work arrangement across multiple locations.