Subcontracts Specialist

Job Title: Specialist, Subcontracts

Job Code: 39030

Job Location: Nashville, TN

Job Schedule: 9/80 (every other Friday off!)

Job Description:

L3Harris is seeking a Subcontracts Specialist as it continues to develop and establish a foothold in the rapidly growing market space for its government and commercial customers.  The Subcontract Specialist is an integral member of the cross-functional team, responsible for supporting Subcontract acquisition activities from the proposal stage through program award and execution. The successful candidate for this position shall be responsible for establishing and negotiating various contract types, providing oversight and management of supplier activities associated with subcontract task orders, to include contractual cost, quality, delivery, and schedule commitments.

The Subcontract Specialist must have extensive knowledge in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirements, particularly FAR Part 15 contracting, and experience with subcontractor solicitation, proposal evaluation, negotiations, pricing analysis, subcontract award, and ongoing subcontract administration.

Essential Functions:

• Lead all aspects of the Subcontract acquisition process from the proposal stage through Program award with the abilities to execute in the DoD and Commercial subcontract support areas.  These acquisition processes include requirement definitions, generation of statements of works; generations of request for information, quotes & proposals; proposal evaluations; source selections; negotiation and definitizations; file documentation; internal and external compliance to procurement regulations; change management; invoice approvals; dispute resolutions and subcontract closeouts.
• Drafting and negotiating contract vehicles include Subcontracts, Letter of Subcontracts, Teaming Agreements, Long-Term Agreements, Master Service Agreements, Software License Agreements, Insurance Agreements, Intellectual Property Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements and other legal matters.
• Manage Subcontractor’s cost, schedule and technical performance, and ensure that L3Harris and its Customer objectives are achieved, including on-time delivery, exceptional quality, and affordability.
• Propose major milestones, such as preliminary and critical reviews and other schedule goals, and initiate corrective action measures when necessary.
• Identify supply chain & contractual risk and provide recommended strategies to minimize or manage that risk, and its associated impact to all stages of the contracting lifecycle.
• Draft, review, and interpret contracts (including statements of work, statement of objectives, forecasts, specifications, terms & conditions, price, schedule, delivery schedule, etc.) and advise on contractual rights, obligations and risk.
• Manage other ongoing contract and subcontract management task, as required (e.g. Drafting and reviewing contractual correspondence, preparing for and attending contract review meetings.
• Perform cost estimating/pricing reviews and analysis in accordance with industry best practices, solicitation instructions, customer requirements and USG regulatory requirements.
• Conduct research into market and historical data and develop cost estimating models to evaluate price reasonableness and develop negotiation positions with subcontractors.
• Support Small Business initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Contract Management, or related field.
• 3–7+ years of procurement, subcontract administration, or supply chain experience supporting U.S. Government contracts.
• 3 years experience with FAR/DFAR, ITAR, EAR, and other related requirements

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience writing, issuing, and negotiating RFPs, NDAs, and subcontracts
• Experience as proactive negotiator who can focus on “win-win” outcomes.
• 2-4 years’ experience in the Subcontracts Process Flow.
• Experience generating spending plans, sales/payment forecasts, and variance reports
• Experience managing program budgets and explaining variances in monthly performance.

• Experience in managing various types of small to mid-sized subcontracts, including hardware, software, complex service subcontracts, and follow-on/production subcontracts
• Attention to detail with strong organizational skills.
• Experience communicating effectively with a wide array of professional levels and functions.
• Strong and accurate communicator – both written and verbal.
• Experience with following contract types: FFP, FPIF, T&M, Labor Hour, Cost-Plus (w/fixed-fee, incentive fee, or award fee), and Intercompany orders

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