Staff Supply Chain Subcontract Specialist

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Linthicum Heights, MD +4 · Global Supply Chain Mult-Func

Staff Supply Chain Subcontract Specialist role at Northrop Grumman, focusing on managing agreements, terms, and conditions for subcontractors. Responsibilities include contract negotiation, supplier performance management, risk assessment, and ensuring compliance with regulations like FAR/DFARS. Requires experience in supply chain, contracts, or law, with a strong understanding of government acquisition processes. A Secret Clearance is required.

What you'd actually do

  1. Negotiate, document, and govern all agreements, terms, and conditions in alignment with corporate strategy, risk exposure, and regulatory requirements.
  2. Drive excellence in negotiations, risk management, and stakeholder engagement to achieve value, compliance, and strong operational performance.
  3. Liaise with the Law Department, Programs, Contracts, Supply Chain, and Engineering to foster long and short-term business relationships with our supply base.
  4. Manage the procurement life cycle data, processes, and reporting.
  5. Develop and implement governance and strategic initiatives.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelors degree with a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience in supply chain, contracts, law, or a related field, or a Masters with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in supply chain, contracts, law, or a related field
  • Experience in terms and conditions exhibited through a lead role in negotiations or contract drafting
  • Experience with FAR/DFARS
  • Experience in MS Office Suite
  • U.S Citizenship
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a US Secret Clearance

Nice to have

  • Experience in law either as a J.D. or Paralegal
  • Experience in procurement and specifically commerciality
  • Experience with SAP

What the JD emphasized

  • Secret Clearance
  • FAR/DFARS
  • U.S Citizenship
  • Secret Clearance