Subcontract Administrator, Senior

Lockheed Martin•Huntsville, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Subcontract Administrator is responsible for the end‑to‑end administration of non‑prime (sub‑tier) subcontracts that support various LM Space Programs. The role serves as the primary liaison between external suppliers, while being an internal POC for program teams, engineering, legal/compliance and finance ensuring timely, compliant, and value driven subcontract execution. The role ensures that all subcontract documents are created, reviewed, approved, executed, and maintained in compliance with company policy, federal acquisition regulations, and customer contractual requirements. This role will prepare subcontractor Request for Proposal (RFP) packages, conducts bidders' list to ensure competitive outreach, develops evaluation criteria, and analyzes and evaluates proposals to determine best-value subcontractor for Program. Additionally, the role includes all execution tasks supporting negotiating subcontract terms and conditions and price, supporting all authorization to proceed (ATP) tasks for multiple contract types through hardware delivery.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college, or equivalent experience/combined education
3+ years of professional experience in Supply Chain Management (i.e Procurement, Subcontract Administration, Subcontract Management, Negotiation, and/or Category Management)

Nice To Haves

Prior experience with FAR and DFARS
Knowledge of space hardware products and familiarity with the LM Space Programs
Strong business acumen and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced team environment and work well under pressure
Proven exceptional strategic communication skills, both written, verbal, and presentation, to effectively communicate business cases to all levels of peers, program and executive management, with an ability to persuade and motivate action
Previous professional experience in Subcontract Management and/or Project Management
Demonstrated skills to drive culture change supporting enterprise initiatives (i.e. hardware commonization and insertion into programs, shift to "we vs. me" behaviors)
Positivity and enthusiasm
Effective relationship-building skills with peers, stakeholders, and suppliers
Implement continuous improvement leading to improved team and supplier performance

Responsibilities

End-to-end administration of non-prime (sub-tier) subcontracts
Serve as the primary liaison between external suppliers and internal teams (program teams, engineering, legal/compliance, finance)
Ensure timely, compliant, and value-driven subcontract execution
Ensure subcontract documents are created, reviewed, approved, executed, and maintained in compliance with company policy, federal acquisition regulations, and customer contractual requirements
Prepare subcontractor Request for Proposal (RFP) packages
Conduct bidders' list to ensure competitive outreach
Develop evaluation criteria for proposals
Analyze and evaluate proposals to determine best-value subcontractor
Negotiate subcontract terms and conditions and price
Support all authorization to proceed (ATP) tasks for multiple contract types through hardware delivery