Manager Procurement 1

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems has an opening for a Manager Procurement 1 to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals for our Buffalo, NY location supporting the subcontract/procurement efforts on multiple programs within the Navigation, Targeting, and Survivability Division.

Responsibilities:

- Direct Supervision of staff, assigning work priorities and daily assignments

- Responsible for providing objective-oriented direction to subordinates utilizing management guidelines & general policies.

- Oversees projects and task assigned to the organizational group comprised of professional subcontract administrators.

-Becomes involved when required to assist in meeting schedules or to resolve technical or operational problems.

- Provide direction to the team to ensure compliance with established policies and procedures, the work will be conducted in an IPT/SMT environment to ensure all aspects of the subcontract - cost, schedule, quality, and technical performance in support of program requirements and commitments are met

- Manage a team responsible for - Development of subcontract specifications, work statements, and terms and conditions for the procurement of specialized materials, equipment, and/or services

- Prepare bid packages, conducts bidders conferences, analyzes and evaluates proposals, negotiates subcontract provisions, selects or recommends subcontractors, writes awards, and administers resulting subcontracts or Interdepartmental Work Orders (IWO’s) with other Northrop Grumman Sectors

- Negotiate and coordinate additions, deletions, or modifications to subcontracts

- Collaborate with Contract Administration and Purchasing to develop subcontracts policies and procedures

- Collaborate with Supply Chain Program Planning, Accounting, Engineering, etc. to ensure program needs are met

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of  supply chain/business management/contracts/program management and/or Subcontract Management experience or 3+ years with a Master's degree;
• Experience leading a team/process/project
• Working knowledge of SAP
• 1+ years of team lead and/or management of people

Preferred Qualifications:

• Past experience performing successfully in a buying, supply chain planning, or supply chain program management role
• Knowledge of U.S. government and industry supply chain practices
• Masters Degree, or other advance degree (e.g. Law degree.)

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.