Subcontract Administration Stf - E4

Lockheed Martin; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 89,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

Flexible Spending Accounts

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Huntsville, Alabama seeks an experienced Supply Chain professional to lead subcontract procurement and administration for the NGI program. You will develop supplier agreements, evaluate bids, and negotiate terms to ensure program success.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and at least 6 years in supply chain management with FAR/DFARS familiarity, plus travel up to 25%. This is a full-time, on-site position supporting defense programs in a fast-paced team environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• 6+ years of professional experience in supply chain management including procurement and subcontract activities.
• Experience with FAR and DFARS requirements.
• Ability to travel up to 25% to suppliers, customers, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop subcontract specifications, work statements, and terms and conditions for procurement of materials, equipment, and services.
• Prepare bid packages, conduct bidders' conferences, evaluate proposals, negotiate subcontract provisions, and administer subcontracts.
• Negotiate and coordinate additions, deletions, or modifications to subcontracts; sign supplier agreements within authority.

Skills

Procurement

Subcontract Administration

Subcontract Management

Negotiation

Category Management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Standard Job Description

What is the mission?

The mission matters. So do the people behind it. With advancing defense technology at our core, what sets us apart is a culture of collaboration, purpose, and impact.

Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more— we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future.

What does this role look like?

Supply Chain’s vision is to enable customer and mission success through supply chain strategies and execution that deliver superior operational program performance and create competitive advantage through continuous improvement. It is our mission to deliver affordable supply chain solutions that meet all program requirements and manage supply chain risks to ensure positive supplier performance through all phases of the program life-cycle from capture to sustainment. If you are an enthusiastic, self‑starter, eager to learn in a dynamic environment, come join our team. This is an ideal opportunity for you to make an impact on our supply chain strategy for robust, efficient, and fast program startup & execution. Here, we are driven by innovation and integrity. By applying the highest standards of business ethics and a forward‑thinking mindset, we believe everything is within our reach – and yours – as a Lockheed Martin employee.

On the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) Program, Supply Chain is a key driver in providing buy component responsible for approximately 50% of the program hardware development subcontracts totaling two billion dollars of supplier value. The subcontractors we manage are vital in supporting design, build and deployment of the next step forward in national security detecting, tracking and destroying incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles in space before they reach American soil.

This Role Will Offer You The Following Daily Challenges

Develops subcontract specifications, work statements, and terms and conditions for the procurement of specialized materials, equipment, and services for subcontracts in support of development, production and global sustainment for multiple contract types. Prepares bid packages, conducts bidders' conferences, develops evaluation criteria, analyzes and evaluates proposals, negotiates subcontract provisions, selects or recommends subcontractors, writes subcontract packages for review, prepares awards and administers resulting subcontracts. Negotiates and coordinates additions, deletions, or modifications to subcontracts. Participates with contracts administration and purchasing to develop subcontract policies and procedures. May sign supplier agreements and purchase orders within established authority.

Basic Qualifications

• To be effective, you will need to possess these basic qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college, or equivalent experience/combined education,
• 6+ years of professional experience in Supply Chain Management (i.e Procurement, Subcontract Administration, Subcontract Management, Negotiation, and/or Category Management),
• Prior experience with FAR and DFARS.
• Must have ability to travel up to 25% to suppliers, customers, and/or stakeholders

Desired Skills

To be effective, ideally, you should also have:

• Masters degree from an accredited college in business area,
• 8+ years of professional experience in Supply Chain Management (i.e Procurement, Subcontract Administration, Subcontract Management, Negotiation, and/or Category Management),
• Knowledge of space hardware products and familiarity with the LM Space Programs.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced team environment and work well under pressure.
• Proven exceptional strategic communication skills, both written, verbal, and presentation, to effectively communicate business cases to all levels of peers, program and executive management, with an ability to persuade and motivate action.
• Previous professional experience in Subcontract Administration development programs and LMAP procedures.
• Demonstrated skills to drive culture change supporting enterprise initiatives (i.e. hardware commonization and insertion into programs, shift to "we vs. me" behaviors).
• You bring positivity and enthusiasm to every assignment. Possess effective relationship-building skills with peers, stakeholders, and suppliers.
• Implement continuous improvement leading to improved team and supplier performance.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $89100.00 - $165500.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.

The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10)
• 401(k) match
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• Parental Leave
• EAP
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Education Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.