Senior Manager, Subcontracts

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Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

The Subcontracts Manager will lead and direct experienced subcontracts professionals, lower-level supervisors, or associate managers. Communicate within and outside of the organization to explain and influence changes to policies, practices, or approaches. The successful candidate is responsible for the unique challenge of managing personnel and complex projects or processes of strategic importance involving large cross-functional teams within the Space Systems Segment.

Lead, direct, and review the work of direct report(s) who exercise latitude and independence in their assignments. The successful candidate for this position shall be responsible for making significant improvements, providing leadership, direction, oversight, and management of supplier activities associated with subcontract task orders, to include contractual cost, quality, delivery, and schedule commitments in support of mission-critical solutions and systems in the protection of the U.S. Government and its allies.

Must have demonstrated experience negotiating and managing large, complex subcontracts with minimal oversight or direction. Must understand Government and Commercial procurement rules and regulations, contract types, and negotiation techniques.

• Lead all aspects of the subcontract acquisition process from the proposal stage through program award with the ability to execute in the DoD and Commercial subcontract support areas
• Acquisition processes include requirement definition, generation of statements of work, generation of requests for information, quotes and proposals, proposal evaluations, source selections, negotiation and definitization, file documentation, ensuring compliance with all internal and Government FAR/DFARS/DPAS/CPSR procurement regulations, change management, invoice approvals, dispute resolution, and subcontract close-out
• Supervise drafting and negotiating contract vehicles including Subcontracts, Letters of Subcontract, Teaming Agreements, Long-Term Agreements, Master Service Agreements, Software License Agreements, Insurance Agreements, Intellectual Property Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, and other legal matters
• Lead the team of Subcontract Managers to hold subcontractor cost, schedule, and technical performance, and ensure that L3
  
  Harris and its customer objectives are achieved, including on-time delivery, exceptional quality, and affordability
• Propose major milestones, such as preliminary and critical reviews and other schedule goals, and initiate corrective action measures when necessary
• Identify supply chain and contractual risk and provide recommended strategies to minimize or manage those risks and their associated impact to all stages of the contracting lifecycle
• Draft, review, and interpret contracts (including statements of work, statements of objectives, forecasts, specifications, terms & conditions,…