Senior Principal Subcontracts & Supply Chain Leader

Northrop Grumman; Oxnard (CA); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Sector seeks a Supply Chain Subcontract Specialist to lead supplier evaluations, manage pre-award and post-award activities, and draft SOWs and NDAs. The role collaborates with contracts, engineering, quality, planning, and programs to ensure FAR/DFAR compliance and a seamless subcontract process.

This hybrid position located in California (San Diego/Commerce/Oxnard) offers opportunities to optimize cost savings, mitigate supplier risks, and drive program success while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of relevant experience in supply chain, purchasing, subcontracts, or contracts.
• Or in lieu of a degree, 12 years of experience in supply chain, purchasing, subcontracts, or contracts.
• Master’s degree in business or supply chain preferred.

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 bids and negotiating, and processing compliance PO/subcontract packages.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders (contracts, engineering, quality, planning, operations, programs) to finalize SOWs, manage supplier performance, and draft NDAs and long-term purchasing agreements.
• Ensure strict compliance with FAR/DFAR, export controls, and procurement ethics; uphold company policies.
• Continuously refine processes to improve efficiency, reduce costs, mitigate risks, and drive program success.

Skills

Negotiation

Price analysis

Supply chain management

Public procurement

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree in business or supply chain

Tools

SAP

Costpoint

Oracle

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Sector seeks a Supply Chain Subcontract Specialist to lead supplier evaluations, manage pre-award and post-award activities, and draft SOWs and NDAs. The role collaborates with contracts, engineering, quality, planning, and programs to ensure FAR/DFAR compliance and a seamless subcontract process.

This hybrid position located in California (San Diego/Commerce/Oxnard) offers opportunities to optimize cost savings, mitigate supplier risks, and drive program success while