Small Business Liaison Officer

Small Business Liaison Officer

Textron Aviation has been inspiring the journey of flight for nine decades through the iconic and beloved Cessna and Beechcraft brands. We are passionate advocates of aviation, empowering people with the freedom of flight. As you join our legacy as a global leader in private aviation, you’ll have opportunities to try new fields, expand your skills and knowledge, stretch your abilities, and build your career.

We provide a competitive and extensive total rewards package that includes pay and innovative benefits to support you and your family members – now and in the future, beginning day one. Your success is our success.

The Small Business Liaison Officer has general overall responsibility of the Company’s Small Business Program and applicable SCM compliance activity. These items may include, but are not limited to, small business subcontracting plan creation, annual and semi-annual USG reporting requirements, associated policy and procedure review and maintenance, development and administration of applicable departmental and/or Company training, and support of internal and external small business and purchasing system audits.

Small Business outreach participation will be required to identify new potential small business partners/vendors along with the support of any active or potential Mentor-Protege programs and business development goals to support the increase of Small Businesses (SB) utilization across the Company.

The Small Business Liaison Officer also assists with activities to support bid and proposal efforts related to U.S. Government prime contracts, developing SB strategies for USG solicitations and/or newly awarded prime contracts, and complying with the terms and conditions of awarded contracts.

• This role requires the development, preparation, and execution of the Company’s Master Subcontracting Plan along with Individual Subcontracting Plans (ISP) for all applicable FAR 12 and FAR 15 prime contracts, including the formulation of plan content and goal creation for each ISP. Each ISP’s performance will be individually monitored, and Individual Subcontracting Reports (ISR) will be reported timely to the government through the SAM.gov
  
  system on or before deadlines defined within the FAR.

• Operate in a self-directed environment to ensure supplier small business program and supply chain compliance efforts support overall company production and aftermarket strategies while also fulfilling contractual obligations to internal and external customers, the USG, foreign government(s), and commercial customers.

• Coordinate with the Department of War (DoW), the Small Business Administration (SBA), and other government agencies to support any requests for information, studies or surveys that may be requested for their agreement or determination of compliance to regulatory requirements.

• Maintain awareness of USG FAR/DFARS flowdown requirements, including emerging trends, regulatory changes, issues, or developments related to small business program and/or purchasing system compliance. Communicate the information clearly to internal teams for awareness and to develop a proactive approach to risk identification and mitigation for the organization.

• Provide guidance on small business regulations and how it affects the day-to-day transactions of procurement team members, contracts personnel, and any effects to our purchasing system compliance.

• Collaborate with internal teams on solutions to ensure adequate involvement of SB concerns in solicitations and/or newly awarded prime contracts. Assist internal procurement teams with locating capable small businesses for current and future acquisitions.

• Collaborate and communicate with appropriate finance, SCM, and contracts team members to gather and collect all information needed to complete Individual Subcontract Reporting (ISR) and Summary Subcontract Reporting (SSR) calculations and remarks. Ensure ISR and SSR are reported timely and accurately to the USG through SAM.gov. Facilitate all communications with USG to ensure reports were received for review by the identified deadline.

• Conduct…