Subcontracts Specialist

Textron•New Orleans, LA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Textron Systems’ Sea Systems business is seeking a Subcontracts Specialist in Slidell, Louisiana. The role owns a subset of acquisitions for a major defense program under the supervision of a Senior Supply Chain Manager, working with the Sea Systems supply chain management and program office teams. The specialist supports supplier program execution to meet mission objectives, managing complex subcontracts and their financial, technical, and schedule requirements in a government acquisition environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a similar discipline.
Three or more years of experience working with or in a Procurement Organization is desired.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Experience evaluating program risks and opportunities.
Demonstrated experience working in a team-based environment and a team-player mentality.
Demonstrated ability to work across organizational boundaries.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Broad-based business experience, particularly negotiating and administering contractual agreements in industrial manufacturing.

Responsibilities

Partner with Program Management to consolidate subcontractor contractual requirements and specifications into accurate, comprehensive requests for proposal before issuing them to prospective subcontractors.
Examine bid responses and initiate cost and pricing analyses; use the results and program objectives to develop negotiation strategies and negotiate price, terms, and work scope.
Negotiate, place, and manage complex, high-dollar subcontracts in a government acquisition environment, including cost-type and fixed-price material and service subcontracts.
Prepare formal subcontract documents and coordinate inputs and approvals from functional and program leadership stakeholders, including applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation requirements.
Understand the Integrated Master Schedule and supplier-subset critical path, and execute mitigation efforts to support on-time or early completion.
Manage subcontractor program components’ financial, technical, and schedule requirements to deliver technically acceptable products on time and cost-effectively in accordance with contract requirements.
Monitor subcontractor performance, identify issues early, and implement corrective actions with the Supplier Development team.
Participate in program meetings and obtain data and requirements to communicate to or obtain from subcontractors by correspondence or telephone.
Solve supplier and external customer problems creatively and communicate program progress internally and externally.
Facilitate, maintain, and control correspondence between Textron Systems and subcontractors.