Job DescriptionAn exciting opportunity for a Subcontract Program Manager (SPM) to engage and support the Integrated Survivability Solutions (ISS) Product Line in the Countermeasure & Electronic Attack Solutions (CEMA) Business Area. The ISS Product Line has technology, engineering and program teams that deliver leading technologies to support our customers. We welcome all those who have big ideas, crave innovation, and have the passion to bring the warfighter home safe.
Because this role involves a combination of collaborative/in-person and independent work, it will take the form of a hybrid work format, with time split between working onsite and remotely.
In this role, you will:
- Manage the execution of subcontracts for materials, equipment, supplies and services of a highly-specialized and complex nature through all phases of the program lifecycle.
- Evaluate, negotiate, and manage assigned subcontracts to perform to each project's specifications, quality, budget, schedule and earned value requirements to include the timely delivery of all deliverables required to fulfill the subcontract.
- Author, manage and influence critical path releases of Statements of Works (SOWs) and plans to align with required schedules and subcontractor lead times
- Deliver quality customer service to both internal and external customers and foster and maintain good supplier relationships, while driving a Zero Defect mindset with suppliers.
- Participate in the support of new business and in the development of financial plans for the company, as it pertains to the planned outsourced portion of the project(s).
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
Required Skills and Education- Bachelor's Degree
- 6+ years of equivalent work experience in Subcontract Management, Project Management or Supply Chain
- Ability to travel approximately 25% of the time
- Strong demonstrated negotiation skills and strategies
- Experience in new business capture to include proposals
- Experience developing long-term strategies and tactical plans to achieve enterprise objectives.
- Successful, proven record of leading and managing multi-discipline project teams
- Strong interpersonal skills with a focus on relationship building, leading through influence, and the ability to effectively communicate (verbally and in writing) at all levels
- Ability to develop plans specifying goals, staffing, scheduling, identification of risks, contingency plans, and allocation of available resources
- Experience with scope management and cost estimating, including estimate to complete/estimate at completion (ETC/EAC) processes.
- Ability to communicate with senior management regarding supplier performance status (cost / schedule / resources / risk) as well as performance to financial objectives
- Experience communicating externally either with customers or suppliers
- Technical and business acumen
- Control Account Management (CAM) experience (at minimum, CAM trained)
- Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance - Secret
Preferred Skills and Education- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering or Operations
- Master's Degree in Engineering and/or Business Administration
- Prior experience as a project manager
- Experience leading cross-functional teams Integrated Product Teams (IPTs)
- Program Management Institute's (PMI) Program Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Demonstrated Risk Management experience
- Experience with information systems such as Oracle
- Knowledge of acquisition policies and procedures with associated knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR)
- Significant experience managing the development and compliance of requirements (SOWs, specifications, contractual terms, etc.)
- Strong organizational skills to handle many overlapping projects simultaneously
