Supplier Management Team Lead | Secret Clearance PM

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 139,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

PTO & Work/Life Solutions

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks a Supplier Management Team Lead, Program Manager 2, to lead a cross-functional team on multi-million-dollar supplier programs. You will provide program and technical leadership, manage risk, and ensure conformance to baselines while coordinating with stakeholders.

This full-time role includes a robust benefits package and a 9/80 schedule. The position requires a Secret clearance, 8 years of related experience (or 6 with a Master’s), and proven EVMS, SSOW,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of related experience or masters with 6 years of experience or an additional 4 years of related experience in lieu of degree.
• 3 years working with Training systems
• Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance within scope with and the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP)
• Experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and/or large supplier management portfolio experience in other industries.
• Experience leading projects and managing cross functional teams
• Experience driving a supplier to cost, schedule, and technical rigor deliverables and dates
• 2+ years of experiencing managing comprehensive earned value

Responsibilities

• Supports and monitors technical performance baselines while comparing key subcontract technical performance measures, assesses execution status, and takes appropriate action to maintain conformance with the baseline
• Identifies and addresses impacts through a systematic and proactive approach to Risk and Opportunity Management
• Communicates, monitors, and promptly resolves issues across all functional elements within the SMT, including the supplier
• Manages and balances communications with stakeholders through organized and disciplined processes ensuring that Subcontract information is defined, collected, shared, understood, stored, and retrieved in a manner that effectively meets Subcontract and stakeholder needs while protecting the company’s contractual rights
• Effectively plans, defines, establishes, communicates, monitors, and controls subcontractor scope to ensure that all of the work required and only the work required, is performed. Analyzes changes to balance technical, cost, schedule, quality requirements and develops alternatives that address program needs and expectations.
• Addresses subcontract uncertainty through an organized and analytical forward-looking approach that identifies risks and opportunities, determines appropriate handling, manages, and communicates risks and opportunities throughout the life cycle of the Subcontract
• Oversee and provide financial control and maintenance of budgets including EVMS metrics (specifically IPMDAR evaluation and reviewing leading/lagging metrics and how they can be applied to performance management) and Variance Explanations as a Control Account Manager for your supplier
• Prepares higher level management briefings and develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and tools for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and customers
• Interprets schedules from suppliers to understand impact on program schedule and milestones
• Key leader in developing and reviewing Supplier Statements of Work (SSOWs)
• Develops and maintains Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
• Reviews supplier proposal responses, including performing technical evaluations, reviewing supplier Basis of Estimates (BOEs), overall proposal quality reviews, and attending proposal related reviews

Skills

Program Leadership

Cross-functional Teams

Earned Value

Risk & Opportunity

Vendor Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

SSOWs

RFPs

Job description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks a Supplier Management Team Lead, Program Manager 2, to lead a cross-functional team on multi-million-dollar supplier programs. You will provide program and technical leadership, manage risk, and ensure conformance to baselines while coordinating with stakeholders.

This full-time role includes a robust benefits package and a 9/80 schedule. The position requires a Secret clearance, 8 years of related experience (or 6 with a Master’s), and proven EVMS, SSOW,