Senior Subcontracts Specialist
About The Position
Leidos’ Defense Sector is hiring a Senior Subcontracts Specialist to support its business areas as an integrated member of the Defense Contracts and Supply Chain organization. The role reports directly to the Director, Global Supply Chain and works under limited supervision, independently and collaboratively in a dynamic environment. Occasional travel may be required for in-person engagements with internal customers and suppliers across multiple Leidos sites. The position spans the procurement cycle for subcontracts primarily supporting federal programs. Work includes negotiating nondisclosure and teaming agreements; preparing solicitations; evaluating supplier proposals; conducting price and cost analysis; negotiating pricing and terms and conditions; administering subcontracts; resolving issues; and closing out subcontracts. The specialist collaborates with Contracts, Program Management, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Manufacturing, Growth and Business Development, Supply Chain, and other stakeholders to support successful portfolio execution. The role also leads strategic long-term supplier agreements and integrates supplier strategies into capture, proposal, and program lifecycles. It identifies and mitigates portfolio risks and turns supplier data into executive-ready insights, recommendations, and action plans aimed at savings, stronger supplier performance, improved compliance, and reduced Sector risk.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 4 or more years of prior relevant experience, or a Master’s degree and 2 or more years of prior relevant experience; equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Generally, 2 or more years of experience supervising or leading teams or projects.
- Experience awarding and managing subcontracts in a government-approved purchasing system (CPSR), including advanced knowledge of FAR/DFARS requirements, other Federal agency requirements, and small business participation.
- Successful background using negotiation skills to maximize organizational return, minimize risk, and improve price and terms and conditions.
- Track record managing a variety of subcontract types and interfacing with internal customers, functional support staff, and suppliers.
- Experience independently leading the subcontracts portion of proposal efforts.
- Organizational skills to manage concurrent projects and business acumen to prioritize actions and address subcontract management issues of varying complexity.
- Ability to communicate clearly, including presenting status updates and issues to senior management, internal partners, and suppliers.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of War security clearance.
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting Department of Defense and Federal programs, programs of record, capture pursuits, and proposal development for large government acquisitions in the Defense/Aerospace industry.
- Working knowledge of CPSR compliance, NIST SP 800-171, and cyber/supplier readiness requirements.
- Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, or similar process improvement methodologies.
- CPSM, CPC, CFCM, ISM, APICS, PMI PMP, or other relevant professional certification.
- Experience with RF, electronic warfare, missile, radar, SATCOM, aviation, space, manufacturing, or advanced defense technology supply chains.
- Experience building strong supplier relationships that can be leveraged to assist with future issue resolution.
- Experience supervising or leading teams.
- Working experience with ERP systems, ideally Deltek Costpoint and other procurement systems such as ivalua.
Responsibilities
- Create moderate to complex RFP solicitations in accordance with Government and Leidos requirements.
- Negotiate nondisclosure agreements and teaming agreements.
- Evaluate supplier proposal responses.
- Conduct price and cost analysis.
- Negotiate subcontract pricing, terms, and conditions.
- Administer subcontracts of various types and complexity.
- Identify and resolve issues and problems on assigned subcontracts and make recommendations to management.
- Perform subcontract closeout activities.
- Provide creative solutions to business and program requirements while ensuring compliance with prime customer requirements and commitments.
- Lead negotiations and execution of strategic long-term agreements with key suppliers to support supply continuity, affordability, innovation, and long-term procurement savings.
- Collaborate with Contracts, Supply Chain, Business Development, Program Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance, and other stakeholders to integrate supplier strategies early in capture, proposal, and program lifecycles.
- Identify and mitigate complex issues or risks for the managed subcontract portfolio.
- Translate supplier data into executive-ready insights, recommendations, and action plans that enable measurable savings, stronger supplier performance, improved compliance, and reduced Sector risk.
- Manage concurrent projects and prioritize actions effectively.
- Clearly communicate status updates and issues to senior management, internal partners, and suppliers.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
