Purchasing and Subcontracts Manager

Job Location: Poway, CA, or Remote

For Remote position, candidate must currently reside in one of the listed states or be willing to relocate to one of these states upon accepting an offer of employment: CA, CO, FL, , MD, NY, NC, OH, PA, TN, VA, and WA.)

Salary Range: $95,000 to $120,000 annually

Information Systems Laboratories, Inc. (ISL) is seeking a Purchasing and Subcontracts Manager reporting to the VP of Contracts. ISL () is a high-tech, employee-owned technology-development company that transforms advanced research and scientific discovery into mission-ready solutions for national security and energy. Our multidisciplinary teams develop technologies spanning electromagnetic modeling and simulation, radar and electronic warfare, underwater acoustics, and nuclear engineering.

This hands-on functional manager leads company wide purchasing across all divisions and corporate functions and supports the Contracts Department in administering consultant agreements and subcontracts from proposal through closeout. The role combines sourcing, supplier management, negotiations, and agreement administration to secure timely, cost-effective materials and services while maintaining procurement practices aligned with AS9100, ISO 9001, customer requirements, and ISL policies. The position has no direct reports and collaborates with Contracts, Engineering, Quality Assurance, Finance, IT, and program and project managers.

Contracts oversees contractual terms, prime contract flow downs, and contractual compliance.

• Perform all functions pertaining to the purchasing of materials, components, equipment, software, supplies, and services supporting all divisions and corporate. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Apply AS9100 and ISO 9001 purchasing and supplier-control requirements with Quality Assurance.
• Support supplier qualification, approval, performance evaluation, and corrective actions.
• Include applicable technical, quality, customer, and contractual requirements in purchasing documents, including traceability, inspection, certification, and special-process requirements.
• Coordinate supplier and manufacturing-process changes, approvals, and quality documentation.
• Maintain procurement records, support audits, and improve procedures and supplier performance reporting.

• Support consultant and subcontract activities from proposal through closeout, including solicitations, pricing, nondisclosure agreements, representations and certifications, and documentation.
• Prepare agreements, subcontracts, and modifications using approved templates; coordinate terms, flow downs, and reviews with Contracts and General Counsel.
• Negotiate within delegated authority and
• Track funding, performance periods, deliverables, invoice requirements, and obligations; identify issues needing action.
• Coordinate applicable export-control, security, and Government property requirements with Contracts and designated specialists.
• Monitor agreement compliance and coordinate deficiency resolution, final obligations, and closeout.

Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, contracts, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience.

At least ten years of progressively responsible purchasing, procurement, or subcontract administration experience, including hands-on consultant agreement or subcontract administration in government contracting, aerospace, defense, or a comparable technical environment.

• Knowledge of what qualifies as a subcontractor, independent contractor or consultant.
• Demonstrated experience applying AS9100 and ISO 9001 purchasing and supplier-control requirements, including supplier approval, traceability, quality…