Subcontract Administrator - III

BLUE ORIGIN•Huntsville, AL

23h•Onsite

About The Position

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities. As part of a hardworking team of specialists, technicians, and engineers, you will be part of a team that supports Blue Origin's mission and vision. This role supports the purchase of COTS items and services for the Test and Flight / Mission Ops teams. The successful candidate for this role will be considerate, teaming and progress oriented. At times this role can be very demanding, but also has a team that is dedicated to the team's success, which results in Blue Origin's success. You will need to be confident in your Procurement knowledge and abilities while still humble to realize this is also a learning environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration / Management, Accounting, Economics, Finance, Engineering, or a related field with a minimum of 5 years of tactical experience in procurement / supply chain; Master's degree in Business Administration / Management, Accounting, Economics, Finance, Engineering, or a related filed with a minimum of 3 years of tactical experience in procurement / supply chain
Interprets and applies company policies, procedures, work instructions, business standards and at times U.S. government regulations, i.e., FAR, DFAR, SOX Compliance
Strong analytical skills, data driven with experience in establishing and tracking program metrics
Ability to negotiate for price reasonableness using various pricing methods and data sources
Ability to develop and execute negotiation plans for negotiations of all types, including, pricing, terms and conditions, schedules, scope of work and statements of work
Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers to include working in supplier statements of work, and make suggestions internally to our customers & externally to our suppliers based off of findings
Experience in procurement of COTS, raw materials, professional services in support of Test Stands

Nice To Haves

Experience with Costpoint, Coupa, JIRA Atlassian software, Tableau, Databricks
Experience working with Certified Cost or Pricing Data
Teaming skills that add to the organizations success and morale
Willingness to provide additional effort and time based on demand to support our high energy ever changing environment where launches and needs for materials can impact the length of your day.
Ability to triage daily demands and assess risks so you can focus on the most important issues

Responsibilities

Processing & Managing RFQ, RFI, and RFPs
Lead formal negotiations of all types (pricing, terms and conditions, scope of work, schedule, etc.)
Constructing various contracting types for major procurement activities to meet the requirements of the programs and needs of the business, continuous improvement initiatives, and identification of opportunities for enhanced efficiencies.
Take ownership of the procurement process from requisition creation through final payment of invoices and are accountable to resolve issues within this process.
Support the overall procurement organization's strategic direction and ensure corporate strategic objectives are achieved to include delivery of materials that are on time, within budget, and meet technical performance requirements.

Benefits

Medical
dental
vision
basic and supplemental life insurance
paid parental leave
short and long-term disability
401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
Education Support Program
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours
up to 14 company-paid holidays
benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion.