Buyer - Subcontract Administrator - Level 2

Lockheed Martin•Fort Worth, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Lockheed Martin, we are committed to shaping the future of aviation. Our Aeronautics Supply Chain team is passionate about delivering innovative, affordable, and agile solutions that exceed our customer’s expectations. Come join the Global Supply Chain (GSC) Strategic Supplier Team! We are looking for an early career subcontract administrator for supplier and subcontract management, working with various suppliers across the globe. The position will be responsible for managing procurement, delivery activities and related purchase order delivery schedules supporting IFG, AMMM and F-35 production, sustainment, and development programs. Within this role, you will lead and support activities that include but not limited to: preparing requests for proposals, evaluating subcontractor proposals, developing cost/price analysis, negotiations, purchase order and contract creation/documentation, purchase order maintenance, managing contractual delivery schedules to align with program demands, and communicate across multi-functions and multi-level platforms.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
Experience managing competing priorities
Ability to work in a team environment
Experience with Supply Chain Management, Industrial Distribution, ERP system, SAP systems or similar
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

Experience with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) or Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR)
Excellent organization skills
Strong communication (written, verbal and presentation) skills
Sound decision making abilities
Demonstrated sense of urgency, self-motivated
Subcontract management skills/practices
Demonstrated working knowledge of Systems, Applications and Processes (SAP)
Strong problem solving skills

Responsibilities

Overall management of supplier cost, schedule and technical performance
Interfacing with program functional organizations, including Production Operations, and supplier management
Managing procurement, delivery activities and related purchase order delivery schedules supporting IFG, AMMM and F-35 production, sustainment, and development programs
Preparing requests for proposals
Evaluating subcontractor proposals
Developing cost/price analysis
Negotiations
Purchase order and contract creation/documentation
Purchase order maintenance
Managing contractual delivery schedules to align with program demands
Communicating across multi-functions and multi-level platforms