Lockheed Martin

Subcontract Program Manager

Lockheed Martin$104K — $184K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience/combined education.
  • 6+ years in Supply Chain, Leadership, and Contracting.
  • Experience in managing costs, quality, and technical performance on projects.
  • Proven track record in executing tactical and strategic plans.
  • Leadership experience overseeing cross-functional teams.
  • Familiarity with supplier selection, negotiation, and contracting processes.
  • Experience with Defense or Government procurement.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for EWC program supply chain activities.
  • Lead new business pursuits and shape Requests For Proposals (RFPs).
  • Manage cost, schedule, and technical performance of suppliers.
  • Collaborate on long-term strategies for subcontracted hardware and processes.
  • Identify and leverage alternative sources to enhance innovation.
  • Track Earned Value Management metrics and communicate with stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
  • Life, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability insurance.
  • 401(k) matching program.
  • Education Assistance for ongoing skill development.
  • Paid Time Off and Holidays provisions.
  • Flexible work schedules to accommodate work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Job Description

What is it like to work as Supply Chain?

What does this role look like?

Subcontract Program Manager supporting the EWC programs within Commercial Civil Space Line of Business. Supply Chain lead in the fast-paced, strategic environment, responsible for delivering significant Enterprise value by driving commonality, efficiency, and affordability.

In this role you will have the following daily key responsibilities:
• Acts as the main focal point of a subset of EWC existing and new program supply chain activities.
• Lead Supply Chain new business pursuits, to include shaping Request For Proposals (RFPs) to subcontractors, understanding strategic initiatives to have a strong position to win, and working with the Supply Chain Management team through negotiations supporting their Basis of Estimate
• Manage the Cost, Schedule, and Technical aspects of multiple suppliers
• Collaborate and communicate long term strategies to develop and implement initiatives that drive streamlining and commonization of subcontracted hardware and processes
• Identify and coordinate alternate sources and technology insertion to significantly improve innovation and competition
• Track and coordinate Earned Value Management metrics via Performance Based Payments (PBPs) to all stakeholders

Basic Qualifications

To be effective, you will need to possess these basic qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience/combined education.
• 6+ years of professional experience between Supply Chain, Leadership, and Contracting.
• Experience directing and managing costs, quality, schedule, financial, and technical performance requirements on a project, program, or subcontractor managing overall system objectives, milestones, or deliverables.
• Experience developing and executing to tactical and/or strategic plans.
• Professional experience leading teams overseeing projects, programs, or subcontracted systems.
• Professional experience directing one or more of the life cycle phases of the project, program, or subcontract.
• Experience with supplier/subcontract selection, contracting, negotiation, award, execution and/or close-out.
• Prior professional experience establishing milestone objectives and managing performance to committed schedule, contractual specifications, or mission requirements.
• Professional Experience with Defense or Government customer or procurement officers.

Desired skills

To be effective, ideally, you should also have:
• Master's degree, from an accredited college, or equivalentexperience/combined education.
• 8+ years of professional experience
• Prior demonstrated leadership skills, with experience managing cross functional team of subcontract administration, engineering, quality, and finance.
• Expertise in acquisition policies and procedures associated with FAR / DFAR / ITAR requirements.
• Development of supply chain proposal, negotiations and contracting strategies.
• Specialization in subcontracting requirements/competencies skills such as Cyber Security, FAR, or Negotiation, etc.
• Ability to develop solutions to complex time sensitive problems in a dynamic environment
• Well organized, excellent communicator and team builder
• Demonstrated performance for continuous improvement.
• Able to work closely with suppliers and subordinates and can work with all levels of management and present data proficiently to executive leadership.
• Computer skills to develop presentations, synthesizing complex data and messaging effectively and efficiently.
• Positive attitude and enthusiasm/urgency to work each day.

PLEASE NOTE-Other important information:
• By applying to this role, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities, within Lockheed Martin, where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match.
• Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Benefits of Employment:

Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually.

Learn more about Lockheed Martin's competitive and comprehensive benefits package here.

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Work Schedule Information

Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

National Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $104,500 - $184,115. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
(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.
This position is incentive plan eligible.

Premium Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $120,100 - $208,150. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
This position is incentive plan eligible.

About Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin Corporation is a global security company that engages in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems and products. It also provides a range of management, engineering, technical, scientific, logistic, and information services. The company operates in four business segments: Aeronautics, Electronic Systems, Information Systems and Global Services, and Space Systems. Lockheed Martin was formed in 1995 from the merger of Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta. In September 2008, Lockheed Martin Corporation acquired Aculight Corporation. In January 2009, it completed its acquisition of Universal Systems & Technology, Inc. (UNITECH). In August 2009, it completed its acquisition of Gyrocam Systems LLC (Gyrocam). Gyrocam develops and supplies gyrostabilized optical surveillance systems and sustainment field services, principally to the United States military. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, a unit of the Company's Electronic Systems business area, would manage the Gyrocam business.

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