Subcontract Administrator, Staff

Lockheed Martin•Huntsville, AL

4d•$95,000 - $167,440•Remote

About The Position

The mission matters. So do the people behind it. With advancing defense technology at our core, what sets us apart is a culture of collaboration, purpose, and impact. What is the mission? Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more— we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future. At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. What does this role look like? Lockheed Martin Space is not just about satellites... the Strategic & Missile Defense business area offers growing opportunities to work programs focused on the protection of our nation and allies from a multitude of threats. Our exciting programs are dynamic in nature and oftentimes focus on significant geo-political trends. As we enter a new era of Strategic Weapon Systems, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. As part of the Theater Strategic Weapon System Program you will be part of a rapid moving agile team specifically responsible for delivering advanced technologies efficiently and effectively. Do you have a passion for working on emerging technologies? Hypersonic technology is experiencing significant growth and we need your expertise to deliver amazing new technologies. Are you looking for a career where you can have a significant positive impact on nationally critical programs, and serve some of your country’s most important and dynamic security missions? A job where you can grow and learn? Our supply chain team needs people with strong business and programmatic skills with a desire to grow and develop their career within business management. In this role you will have the following daily key responsibilities: Perform subcontract manager in addition to subcontract administrator duties in support of the program. Proactively handle the complete procurement life-cycle for assigned items from identification/shaping of initial product purchases, preparing request for proposal packages, review of offers, price analysis, negotiations, order placement, delivery status, and tracking hardware and data deliverables for assigned subcontracts through closure. In this role, you are a self-starter, goal-oriented, and able to build relationships with various suppliers, internal customers, and peers to achieve desired goals. The combined subcontract manager and administrator will be able to resolve supplier performance issues, dissolve internal programmatic issues that may affect supplier performance, and communicate those concerns, updating the status successfully with peers and management. Although this position does support teleworking; the preferred candidate will be located near one of our Lockheed Martin Space facilities in either: Denver, CO , Titusville-Space Coast, FL , King of Prussia/Valley Forge, PA , Rocket City USA: Huntsville/Courtland AL , or Sunnyvale, CA .

Requirements

Bachelors degree from an accredited college or equivalent experience/combined education
7+ years of professional experience
Professional experience in supply chain or contracts or proposals
Experience working FAR/DFAR
You will need to be a US Citizen, and be able to obtain and maintain a US DoD SECRET clearance , to support this government contract, as well as successfully pass a drug and background check, in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Nice To Haves

Highly developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Proven negotiation skills
Familiarity with FAR procedures and Government contracting
Familiarity with SAP/P2P enterprise resource planning software
Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload to meet program/customer needs
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where adapting to change quickly is essential; and great attention to detail
Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills
Proven exceptional strategic communication skills, both written, verbal, and presentation, to effectively communicate business cases to all levels of peers, suppliers, as well as program and executive management, with an ability to persuade and motivate action.
IMS / critical path management
Experience working across functional areas and across BAs

Responsibilities

Perform subcontract manager in addition to subcontract administrator duties in support of the program.
Proactively handle the complete procurement life-cycle for assigned items from identification/shaping of initial product purchases, preparing request for proposal packages, review of offers, price analysis, negotiations, order placement, delivery status, and tracking hardware and data deliverables for assigned subcontracts through closure.
Resolve supplier performance issues, dissolve internal programmatic issues that may affect supplier performance, and communicate those concerns, updating the status successfully with peers and management.