Strategic Procurement Lead — Hybrid, Gov’t Contracts

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is hiring a Sr. Principal Procurement Analyst to lead pre- and post-award subcontract activities, ensuring FAR/DFAR compliance and tight supplier performance across multiple California sites.

The role requires collaboration with contracts, engineering, quality, planning and end-users to finalize SOWs, draft NDAs, and manage LTAs, with up to 10% travel and a hybrid work setup.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of relevant experience in supply chain, purchasing, subcontracts, or contracts; or 12 years without a degree.
• Must have government purchasing/subcontracting experience.
• Experience with MRP systems such as 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 bids and negotiations, and closing subcontracts.
• Coordinate with contracts, engineering, quality, planning, operations, programs, end-users to finalize SOWs and draft NDAs and LTPAs.
• Ensure compliance with public laws, company policies, import/export regulations, and flow-down clauses.
• Refine processes to improve efficiency, reduce costs, mitigate risks, and drive program success.

Skills

Government purchasing/subcontracting

MRP system experience

Experience with SAP

Experience with Costpoint

Experience with Oracle

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SAP

Costpoint

Oracle

Job description

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is hiring a Sr. Principal Procurement Analyst to lead pre- and post-award subcontract activities, ensuring FAR/DFAR compliance and tight supplier performance across multiple California sites.

The role requires collaboration with contracts, engineering, quality, planning and end-users to finalize SOWs, draft NDAs, and manage LTAs, with up to 10% travel and a hybrid work setup.