Supplier Liaison

Supplier Liaison

SEACORP is seeking a well-qualified Supplier Liaison. The Supplier Liaison will be responsible for program subcontracting activities crucial to program success. Applying a firm knowledge of procurement, project management, and legal procedures, policies and regulation, the Supplier Liaison aims to maintain or improve cost, schedule, and quality; and improve profitability of the company's programs.

Essential Capabilities:

• Develops and enhances relationships with suppliers; serving as the primary contact for internal and external communications related to major subcontracts and fostering a positive and mutually beneficial relationship with suppliers and their management.
• Drafts and negotiates subcontracts, which include engineering design and development subcontracts, material or production subcontracts, Intellectual Property purchase agreements, Intellectual Property License agreements, Proprietary Information Agreements, Teaming Agreements, etc.
• Enforces performance guarantees and remedies, to maintain a high level of performance.
• Addresses quality and design concerns in collaboration with Quality Assurance and Program Engineering.
• Interfacing, stimulating, coordinating, supporting and assessing the contribution from the other company functions in terms of information necessary to finalize and manage subcontracts (i.e. SOW's, Program Schedules, Business Strategy Plans, other).
• Manages subcontracts by ensuring an adequate flow of information among the several company functions and the Subcontractors: and promoting, monitoring, and coordinating the resolution of action items necessary to the successful execution of subcontracts.
• Monitors subcontracts and assesses the health of the subcontracts throughout their life cycle, taking necessary measures to make subcontracts successful and identifying and managing necessary corrective actions to resolve critical issues.
• Actively works to support the development of new technologies and supplier capabilities by initiating and supporting supplier qualification when new sources are required.
• Drives cost savings and quality improvement projects.
• Review open invoices and insures timely two-way or three-way match requirements to keep all suppliers current.
• Reduce procurement cost and improve responsiveness by analyzing supply chain and commodity trends, measuring and reporting results as well as enhancing established procedures.
• Support program and company objectives/needs.
• Other duties as assigned

Desired

Skills:

• Experience interacting with DCMA, DCAA, and other federal agencies.
• Experience negotiating and managing major subcontracts (≥ $2M) for cost, schedule, and quality.
• Direct experience and compliance with Truth in Negotiation Act (PL-87-653).
• Strong understanding of Terms & Conditions, financial analysis, and supplier risk mitigation.
• Strong understanding of FAR/DFARS.
• Firm understanding of procurement practices.
• Experience working and interfacing with Suppliers, Manufacturing, Inventory Management, Quality, and Engineering.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products, particularly Excel.

Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor's level degree in Business Administration or equivalent preferred.

Experience:

Minimum of 6 years professional experience in any combination of subcontract management, purchasing, supply chain management, material management, project management, legal, or engineering; with a minimum of 3 years' experience in subcontract management.

Location:

Groton, CT

Travel:
None

Clearance:
No Clearance Required

SEACORP follows ITAR guidelines for the work it performs as a federal contractor. Consequently, US citizenship is needed for all positions requiring a security clearance.

Work Environment & Physical Demands:
Office & Computer Laboratories - Sitting, standing, extended periods of time using a mouse and keyboard and viewing computer screens. Infrequent lifting of