DoD SkillBridge - Subcontract Management Specialist (Active Duty Military Only)

Through DoD SkillBridge and Hiring Our Heroes, Sierra Nevada Corporation provides internships to service members transitioning to the civilian workforce. These internships include up to six months of on-the-job training for eligible service members. During this time, participants gain valuable work experience in the civilian sector and build professional networks as they prepare for their transition to full-time civilian work. As a Subcontracts Management Specialist, you'll develop subcontract specifications, work statements, and terms and conditions for the procurement of specialized materials, equipment, and services for our subcontract systems to guide the development, production, and global sustainment for multiple contract types. You'll be responsible for preparing our bid packages, developing evaluation criteria, analyzing and evaluating our proposals, negotiating subcontract provisions, selecting or recommending new subcontractors, and administering our subcontracts. Additionally, you'll administer standard subcontracts agreements, such as Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and Time and Material (T&M), through the entire contract lifecycle, and will participate and lead minor to moderate negotiations of terms, price, and schedule, and will monitor subcontractor performance. Your primary role is to ensure supplier performance to SNC and its missions, meeting supplier delivery, quality, service, cost and technical requirements through the entire subcontract lifecycle. You may support the identification and development of current and new suppliers to support Category goals, as well as monitoring, measuring and reporting supplier(s) progress. It will be important to contract appropriately, ensuring SNC protection and obligating suppliers to clearly specified requirements. You are responsible for what you buy, from whom and the corresponding results. As a Subcontract Management Specialist, you will work to reduce the cost and increase the value of using the preferred SNC supply base over time. You are the leader of a given subcontract, and you represent your internal teammates who have communicated this requirement. The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations – with an unrivaled record of on time and on (or under) budget deliveries. Responsibilities: Increasingly, provide supply base expertise to SNC proposals and programs, knowing the suppliers well enough to be able to facilitate and guide cross-functional sourcing and supplier management activities Ensure accurate requirements are defined and understood and accepted by the supplier(s) Foster and lead supplier-related communication and relationships - information to and from the supplier will flow through you Act as the Point of Contact between SNC / Program(s) and the supply bas As the Supply Management representative, you will own the relationship between SNC and your suppliers, even as you facilitate executive and PM interaction with these suppliers As the Supply Management representative, you will own the relationship between SNC and your suppliers, even as you facilitate executive and PM interaction with these suppliers Lead negotiations to include, but not limited to, deliverable requirements, terms and conditions, pricing, schedule, and milestone development Document acquisitions and maintain files in compliance with government regulations, company policy, and best business practices, and provide audit support as required Track progress on subcontracts/POs: progress against schedule, available funding, actual and forecasted spending Identify risks and opportunities, and as assigned, develop risk management/mitigation plans and strategies Status supply base activity to programs and the SCM organization You are the bridge between SNC and our supply base to ensure a collaborative approach to strategic thinking and problem solving – cross collaboration both internally and externally will be expected Must-haves: Currently serving as active duty military and be eligible to participate in the DoD SkillBridge program Bachelor's Degree in a related field and typically 3 or more years of relevant experience Higher education may substitute for relevant experience Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of required education Advanced Microsoft Excel skills The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance is required Preferred: Working knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) compliance Experience working in CostPoint or other ERP systems Proficiency in oral and written communications Advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams Relevant certifications (CPIM, CSSP, CPM, etc.) Detailed Price Analysis Experience IMPORTANT NOTICE: This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations and illegal drug use. Learn more about the background check process for Security Clearances. (https://www.dcsa.mil/About/) SNC is a global leader in aerospace and national security committed to moving the American Dream forward. We’re known and respected for our mission and execution focus, agility, and disruptive and rapid innovation. We provide leading edge technologies and transformative solutions that support our nation’s most critical security needs. If you are mission-focused, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to make our country stronger with state-of-the-art technologies that safeguard freedom, join our team! As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome our employees to bring their whole selves to their work. SNC is committed to fostering an inclusive, accepting, and diverse environment free of discrimination. Employment decisions are made without regarding to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law. Contributions to SNC come in many shapes and styles, and we believe diversity in our workforce fosters new and greater ways to dream, innovate, and inspire.