Manager,Subcontracts Job San Antonio area,Texas USA,Management

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Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

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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.

Job Title:

Manager, Subcontracts (Remote) Job Code: 43822

Job Location:

Remote Opportunity

Job Schedule:

9/80:
Employees work nine out of every fourteen days, totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

The Manager, Subcontracts leads a team of subcontract professionals and oversees subcontract activities supporting defense and aerospace programs. This role is responsible for executing subcontract strategies and managing the full subcontract lifecycle, while ensuring compliance with cost, schedule, technical, quality, and regulatory requirements. The position also provides team leadership, assigns priorities, resolves issues, and partners with cross-functional stakeholders to manage supplier risk, support program execution, and drive process improvement and functional excellence.

Essential Functions:

Leads a team of subcontracts professionals supporting programs, customers, or business areas.
Provides daily leadership, coaching, performance management, and employee development.
Oversees the full subcontract lifecycle, from planning and solicitation through award, administration, and closeout.
Partners with program leadership and cross-functional teams to support technical, schedule, financial, and compliance objectives.
Resolves escalated supplier, contractual, and performance issues.
Monitors subcontract risk, performance, documentation, and audit readiness.
Drives process improvement, standardization, and operational excellence.
Supports hiring, onboarding, training, and workforce development.
May lead high-visibility subcontract efforts and represent the function in meetings and reviews.
Travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years prior related experience managment; or a Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related management experience; or in lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related managment experience.

Preferred Additional

Skills:

Prior experience in a formal people manager role.
Experience supporting defense, aerospace, or U.S. Government contracting programs.
Strong knowledge of FAR, DFARS, CPSR expectations, and subcontract compliance requirements.
Experience with a variety of subcontract types, including fixed-price, cost-reimbursement, and time-and-materials.
Experience with cost analysis, price analysis, negotiation strategy development, and supplier risk management.
Experience managing high-value or critical subcontract portfolios.
Experience supporting audit readiness, internal controls, purchasing system reviews, and compliance assessments.
Familiarity with earned value, funding profiles, program controls, and supplier performance metrics.
Working knowledge of ITAR, EAR, and export compliance requirements.
Demonstrated success in talent development, coaching, mentoring, and team capability building.
Strong communication, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

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