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Sr Principal Supply Chain Subcontract Specialist
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
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| Location | Annapolis, MD, USA |
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| Salary | $108400 – $162600 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Bachelor degree and 8+ years of work experience in supply chain, contracts, or business management; government or related experience.
- Masters degree and 6+ years of work experience in supply chain, contracts, or business management; government or related experience; will consider 4+ additional years of work experience in supply chain, contracts, or business management; government or related experience in lieu of a bachelors degree.
- Must be US Citizen and eligible for a Secret Clearance.
Responsibilities
- Collaborates on subcontract specifications, work statements, and terms and conditions for the procurement of specialized materials, equipment, and/or services.
- Owns contractual management for the supplier. Responsible for source selection from contract proposal to execution phases.
- Coordinates and collaborates with key stakeholders such as contracts, engineering, quality, supplier development, planning, operations, program, and end-users.
- Prepares bid packages, conducts bidders conferences, analyzes, and evaluates proposals, negotiates subcontract provisions, selects, or recommends subcontractors, writes awards, and administers resulting subcontracts.
- In conjunction with quality organization, evaluates and monitors supplier quality and reliability, as well as supplier ability to support required delivery schedules.
- Identifies strategies and opportunities to reduce cost, improve efficiency and manage risk through strategic and targeted negotiations.
- Manages performance of subcontracts, ensures compliance with all public law requirements as well as company (and business) policies and procedures including import/export regulations.
- Employs sound business practices and assesses supplier performance as part of follow-up activities.
- Ensures that appropriate documentation is provided to logistics/transportation & warehouse organization so that proper receipt is recorded.
- Manages and develops strategic/key suppliers.
- Forecasts, reviews, and approves supplier payments as needed.
- Utilizes process tools such as Lean Six Sigma with suppliers to drive quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
- Execute teaming agreements and non-disclosure agreements, which may include several parties.
- Negotiate and coordinate additions, deletions, or modifications to subcontracts.
- Review procurement packages of peers.
- Mentor, train, and guide more junior teammates.
- Read, interpret, and implement written procedures to maintain compliance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with U.S. government and industry supply chain practices
- Experience with Earned Value Management (EVMS) or prior CAM (Control account Manager)
- Experience with SAP or S4
