Contracts Manager

Relocation assistance may be available.
Clearance required for start:
No.
Clearance type:
Secret.
Travel:
Yes, 10% of the time.

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation’s history—from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean to stealth bombers to landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage, and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work, and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they’re making history.

Contract Manager 2 to lead a Contracts team within the F-35 Program. This leadership role is on-site in Redondo Beach, CA or El Segundo, CA
. The selected candidate will report directly to the Senior Contracts Manager for the F-35 organization.

• 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.
• 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;
• Ability to travel 10% of time as required to support major programs

• 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
• Experience with FAR and DFARS and prior experience with defense contracts or subcontracts with a variety of contract types such as Cost Plus, Fixed Price, etc
• Experience with proposal development
• Experience presenting and negotiating to all levels of management
• Experience negotiating and administering various government contract types of varying sizes and types of agreements
• Knowledge and understanding of pricing principles and FAR/DFARS as well as associated Federal Contracting regulations. Government defense contracting experience with the USG and/or major defense contractor customers
• Experience using Microsoft Office including Outlook, Excel, Teams and Power Point
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US government secret clearance

• Prior leadership experience, either in a supervisory, team, or project lead role, and demonstrated ability to lead teams and develop talent
• Prior experience working on a large…