Manager I - Subcontracts, Electronic Combat Solutions

Job Description
Join our award-winning and dynamic aerospace supply chain team, supporting mission-critical capabilities across a growing and diverse portfolio. Our employees work on the world's most advanced electronics - from detecting threats for F-35 pilots to illuminating the night for soldiers. Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first - exemplified by our mission: "We Protect Those Who Protect Us®."

This dynamic management role will be supporting the Small Form Factor Solutions (SFFS) and the Advanced Electronic Warfare Solutions (AEWS) product lines within the Electronic Combat Solutions (ECS) business area. The ideal candidate will be responsible to lead and manage a team of subcontract professionals through various stages of the supplier lifecycle management process, ensure quick resolution of technical and programmatic issues, participate in and contribute to routine program and product line management reviews, technical meetings, and internal or external audits.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Experience in a large, complex multifaceted electronics design & manufacturing environment
• Typically a Bachelor's Degree and 8 years work experience or equivalent experience

• Familiarity with defense aerospace industry & regulations and understanding of the role of subcontract in complex industries.
  • Experience leading major subcontract efforts in a Department of War (DOW) contracting environment, inclusive of major supplier terms negotiations.
  • Knowledge of FAR and DFAR regulations and the nature of flow down requirements.
• Experience in either developing or managing team development of subcontract specifications, work statements, and terms and conditions for the procurement of specialized materials, equipment, and production sustainment for multiple contract types.
• Proven leadership and organizational change experience
  • Ability to motivate and manage personnel
  • Excellent verbal and written communication
  • Excellent time management/organizational skills
  • Strategic/Critical Thinking
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Ability to find win-win solutions; a "make it happen" attitude.
• Works under consultative direction toward long-range goals and objectives.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook).
• Typically a Bachelor's Degree in preferred related discipline (Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations or Engineering) and 8 years or more of directly related work experience preferably in a government-contracting environment.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance - Secret
• Ability to travel 10% of the time

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Technical Background (Ability to read drawings)
• Graduate Degree in a related field.
• Professional Supply Chain Certification: C.P.M., C.P.S.M., P.M.P.
• Experience with information systems such as Oracle

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $118747 - $201870

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

About BAE Systems Electronic Systems
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts - defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team-making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference. Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind BAE Systems' game-changing defense and commercial electronics. Exploiting every electron, we push the limits of what is possible, giving our customers the edge and our employees opportunities to change the world. Our products and capabilities can be found everywhere - from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space. At our core are more than 14,000 highly talented Electronic Systems employees with the brightest minds in the industry, we make an impact - for our customers and the communities we serve.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.