Manager, Subcontracts

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Job Title: Manager, Subcontracts

Job Code: 35335

Job Location: Rochester, NY/Tulsa, OK/ Nashville, TN/Huntsville, AL

Job Schedule: 9/80-Every other Friday off

Job Description:

The Subcontracts Manager leads and directs experience subcontracts professionals, lower level supervisors, or associate managers. Communicates within and outside of organization to explain and influence changes to policies, practices, or approaches. Makes significant improvements in processes, systems, or products. Establishes short-term operational plans with measurable contribution to function or business area results. Requires management and leadership knowledge in job area and comprehensive knowledge within professional discipline. Successful candidates is responsible for the unique challenge of managing personnel and complex projects or processes of strategic importants involving large cross-functional teams within the Communication Systems Segment. Leads, directs and reviews the work of direct report(s) who exercise latitude and independence in their assignments. Has hiring, firing, promotion and compensation authority within own organization, in accordance with management review and approval. The successful candidate for this position shall be responsible for making significant improvements of processes, systems, and solution when establishiing and negotiating long-term agreements, industrial cooperations agreements, cradle-to-grave awarding of various contracts types, providing leadership, directions, oversight and management of supplier activities associated with subcontract task orders, to include contractual cost, quality, delivery, and schedule commitments in support of mission critical solutions and systems in the protection of the U.S. Government and their allies. Must be an experienced mid-level contracts/subcontracts manager with a minimum of nine (9) years’ experience managing large complex subcontracts with minimum oversight or direction. Must understand Government and Commercial procurement rules and regulations, contract types, and negotiation techniques. Experience preferred on development and production type subcontracts valued at or over $5M during both pre-and-post-award phase.

• 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 includes 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.
• Supervise drafting and negotiating contract vehicles including 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 those 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. Requires management and leadership knowledge in job area. Typically has comprehensive knowledge and skills within a specific technical or professional discipline and may have broad understanding of other areas within the job function

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Ability to gain security clearance with the DOW
• If working from Nashville, Tulsa or Huntsville facility, 20% travel to the new Rochester facility will be required

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Previous work experience in a fast-paced continuous change integration environment.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Acquisitions, Economics, Law or Business preferred.
• Experience in Government and Commercial Contracting/Subcontracting managing supplier performance in the areas of technical scope, schedule, cost, and risk mitigation.
• Experience managing various types of moderately complex to complex subcontracts, including hardware, software, complex services subcontracts, internal research and development (IR&D) contracts, special projects, development and follow-on/production subcontracts.
• Experience in the following contract types: Firm-Fixed Price, Firm-Price Incentive Fee, Time and Material, Labor Hour, Cost Reimbursement (w/fixed-fee, incentive fee or awards fee).
• Knowledge of and experience with the Uniformed Commerical Code (UCC), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
• Excellent presentation skill and ability to develop effective working relationship with Business Development, Program Management, Finance, Legal, Operations, and external customers.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California,
Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C, Denver, or NYC areas is $108,000 -
$201,000. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New
York state, Cleveland Ohio, and Vermont is $94,000 - $174,000. This is not a guarantee of
compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to
experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and
disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave,
paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee
may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining
agreements.

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