SDS Subcontract Management Team Director 1

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman's Defense Systems sector is looking for a Subcontract Management Team Director 1 to lead the Textron Systems Subcontract Management Team (SMT), located at the Strategic Deterrence Division (SDS) headquarters in Roy, UT or this position may be fully remote.

As the Textron SMTL Director, you will partner with the Program Element and Segment Executives, Global Supply Chain, Mission Assurance, and lead a cross-functional technical team managing major supplier efforts by providing Program Management leadership, team leadership, and direction in support of multi-million-dollar projects.

Primary job responsibilities are the management of Textron cost, schedule, and technical performance but the Textron SMTL Director will also perform the following:

• Supports and monitors technical performance baselines while comparing key subcontract technical performance measures, assesses execution status, and takes appropriate action to maintain conformance with the baseline
• Communicates, monitors, and promptly resolves issues across all functional elements within the SMT, including the supplier
• Manages and balances communications with stakeholders through organized and disciplined processes ensuring that Subcontract information is defined, collected, shared, understood, stored, and retrieved in a manner that effectively meets Subcontract and stakeholder needs while protecting the company's contractual rights
• Effectively plans, defines, establishes, communicates, monitors, and controls subcontractor scope to ensure that all of the work required and only the work required, is performed. Analyzes changes to balance technical, cost, schedule, quality requirements and develops alternatives that address program needs and expectations.
• Adhere to subcontract scope, and manage change through control board activities
• Addresses subcontract uncertainty through an organized and analytical forward-looking approach that identifies risks and opportunities, determines appropriate handling, manages, and communicates risks and opportunities throughout the life cycle of the Subcontract
• Oversee and provide financial control and maintenance of budgets including Earned Value Management Metrics, specifically Integrated Program Management Data & Analysis Report (IPMDAR) evaluation and reviewing leading/lagging metrics and how they can be applied to performance management
• Prepare executive level briefings and develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress, tools for intervention, and problem solving with element leads, business management and customers
• Interprets schedules from suppliers to understand impact on program schedule and milestones
• Key leader in developing and reviewing Supplier Statements of Work (SSOWs)
• Develops and maintains Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
• Reviews supplier proposal responses, including performing technical evaluations, reviewing supplier Basis of Estimates (BOEs), overall proposal quality reviews, and attending proposal related reviews
• Cultivates subcontractor relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the Program

• Identifies, allocates, and manages program resources, including workforce planning within the Textron SMT cross functional team.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
- Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
- 401k
- Educational Assistance
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
- Paid Time Off
- Health & Wellness Resources
- Employee Discounts

This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

You'll Bring These Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and 10 years' experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or program management, supply chain management, proposals or procurement.
• Active Secret clearance and ability to obtain and maintain SAP

• 5 years of experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as either program lead, integrated program team or cost account manager (CAM)
• 5 years experience leading teams/and or organizations to achieve a common goal as a results driven leader and views mentorship as a priority.
• 5 years of experience with Global Supply Chain (GSC), Supplier management and supplier quality with the ability to identify, select, direct and manage subcontract and supply chain elements of the program in a manner that supports program goals and company strategy.
• 5 years of experience with program management tools such as EVMS/IMS, baselining and EAC's to plan for, identify, estimate, cost, acquire, schedule, and retire resources needed to satisfy program requirements within organizational constraints.
• Experience with capture execution (Customer Funding and Budgeting, Industry Days/RFIs/RFPs, Proposals, Source Selection, etc.)

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Experience recognizing and responding to program needs in order to develop additional sales that support organizational objectives
• Experience with identifying, orchestrating, coordinating and controlling the management activities and processes that integrate program interdependencies throughout their life cycle to achieve successful program completion.
• Experience defining proposal strategy, lead proposal teams, analyze and shape RFPs, produce and deliver winning proposals
• Experience planning and executing a project quality management system to satisfy quality requirements and create a project value system which emphasizes prevention over inspection and continuous process improvement
• Experience defining, documenting, analyzing, tracing, prioritizing, and confirming requirements throughout the entire program life cycle.
• Experience addressing program uncertainty through an organized and analytical forward-looking approach that identifies risks and opportunities, determines appropriate handling plans, and manages, controls, and communicates effectively throughout the lifecycle of the program.
• Effectively define, establish, communicate, monitor, and control scope to ensure that all of the work required and only the work required is performed.
• Experience applying a technical performance baseline to monitor and compare key program technical performance measures, assess program and product status, and take appropriate action to maintain conformance with the baseline.
• Active Top Secret clearance and ability to obtain and maintain SAP

Primary Level Salary Range: $187,700.00 - $296,300.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.