F-35 Contracts Manager 2
Northrop Grumman
- Redondo Beach, CA
- $125,500-183,800 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Build and lead a team of highly motivated and effective contracts professionals, providing strong leadership, training, guidance, and career development to direct reports;
- Administers contracts and guides team in all facets of contract administration support, including: compliance with contractual requirements, interprets contract requirements for program and functional leadership, drafts and transmits formal correspondence, coordinates submittals with all stakeholders, and reviews and executes contract modifications;
- Serves as the primary interface with the customer;
- Leverage data analytics to drive compliance, timeliness, and inform business area decision-making;
- Identify, develop, and recommend risk mitigation strategies to address complex issues;
- Conducts proposal preparation for sole source proposals; serves as the lead for the proposal contracts volume and partners closely with Pricing & Estimating and the Capture team to develop and implement proposal strategies;
- Reviews and provides feedback on customer RFIs, draft RFPs, and RFPs;
- Guides the program and Contracts organization on the implications of model contract terms and conditions;
- Facilitates the proposal review process and ensures internal reviews are conducted in accordance with company policies and procedures; partners with P&E and the Capture team to create briefings for internal reviews; and
- Develop process improvements and cultivate new resources to drive efficiencies across the portfolio.
- Excellent decision-making skills that support resolution of complex problems while minimizing risk to the Corporation;
- Demonstrated understanding of and experience with FAR and DFARS and prior experience with DOD contracts or subcontracts with a variety of contract types such as Cost Plus, Fixed Price, etc.;
- Ability to work independently and make independent decisions, ensuring high levels of collaboration with stakeholders and subject matter experts;
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to use them in informing, presenting, and negotiating;
- Demonstrated proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook; and
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and 7+ years of experience in Contracts or a related field OR Master’s degree from an accredited university with 5+ years of experience in Contracts or a related field.
- Prior leadership experience, either in a supervisory, team, or project lead role, and demonstrated ability to lead teams and develop talent; and
- Prior experience working on a large sole source subcontractor proposal.