Contracts Administrator - Level 4

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: No

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

If forging a secure future excites you, look no further! Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector provides an arena where your passion for innovation and quest for exploration are welcome. As a Contracts Administrator – Level 4 (Senior Principal) , your role at Commerce, CA will be pivotal in supporting missions critical to national and global security. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. Ready to join forces with our visionary team?  

You will be responsible for all aspects of a contract portfolio from the business development phase through closeout, delivering customer satisfaction, building customer relationships and providing timely responses to both external and internal customers.   The initial duties of the selected candidate will be to provide contracts support to major capture and proposal efforts.

These duties will include taking on the lead role for all customer communications and correspondence, authoring Contracts Management proposal sections, preparing representations and certifications, OCI sweeps, analyzing terms and conditions, technical data rights and assertions and guiding the proposal through the proposal approval process. You will be the lead contracts representative for these major proposals and will be in a high visibility position requiring consistent interaction with proposal teams and frequent interaction with senior management. 

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

Your mission, should you choose to accept:

• Prioritize proposal activities and working on multiple tasks simultaneously 
• Identify contractual risks and mitigate with appropriate contract provisions 
• Serve as key business advisor to the program managers on contractual and operational matters 
• Plan and execute successful contract negotiations of a complex nature and achieving targeted profit rates, favorable terms and conditions on both contracts and other agreements inclusive of teaming agreements required to assist in mitigating risk and meeting overall financial goals 
• Build customer intimacy despite geographical separation as well as be able to effectively cultivate those relationships early on 
• Make decisions in a timely manner under tight deadlines and pressure 
• Offer guidance and work collaboratively with a multitude of organizations ranging from technical, program, finance, global supply chain, global mobility office and security for seamless contract administration
• Other duties as assigned

Why you? You’re the candidate we’re searching for if you are ready to achieve the impossible alongside like-minded innovators.

Your Expertise - Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 6+ years of professional experience
• No clearance required to start
• Experience working large, competitive DoD proposals
• Experience negotiating and administering various contracts types, varying in size and type, with the DoD
• Experience working with contract terms and conditions
• Experience or understanding of government regulations, such as FAR and DFAR

  What Sets You Apart:           

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD security clearance (Secret, Top-Secret, etc.) 
• Master of Business Administration degree
• Certification from the National Contracts Management Association (NCMA)

  

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https://www.northropgrumman.com/space

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