Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations.

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our inclusive team. As a **Global Supply Chain Subcontract Specialist – Level 3,**you’ll be crucial to missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one.

This position can be in one of the following locations:

• San Diego, CA

• Commerce, CA

• Oxnard, CA

• Goleta, CA

• Beltsville, MD

It is based onsite and is not a teleworking position. No relocation will be provided. Must be able to travel up to 10% of the time.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct supplier evaluations and performance monitoring to ensure quality and reliability.

• Manage all pre-award and post-award subcontract activities, including but not limited to onboarding suppliers, drafting RFPs and RFQs, analyzing bids and conducting negotiations, completing compliant purchase order/subcontract packages meeting FAR/DFAR requirements, managing subcontract performance and closing out subcontracts.

• Coordinate and collaborate with key internal stakeholders such as contracts, engineering, quality, planning, operations, programs, end-users, and others to finalize Statements of Work (SOWs), manage supplier performance, and draft various agreements like Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and Long-Term Purchasing Agreements (LTPAs).

• Ensure strict compliance with public laws, company policies, import/export regulations, flow-down clauses while upholding high standards of procurement integrity and ethical business practices.

• Continuously refine processes to improve efficiency, reduce costs, mitigate risks, and drive program success, while implementing strategies to optimize cost savings and reduce supplier-related risks.

• Other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, or related field and 5 years of relevant experience (Masters with 3 years) in Purchasing, Subcontracts or Contracts. Or in lieu of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience in Purchasing, Subcontracts, or Contracts.

• Experience in an MRP system, SAP, Cost Point, or Oracle.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Business or Supply Chain.

• Experience in large dollar, complex purchases including subcontracts and long-term agreements.

• Experience procuring in a NPI/concurrent engineering environment.

• Experience in machining, forgings, extrusions, electrical or raw material commodities.

• Experience leading negotiations with suppliers.

• Experience writing price analysis and/or cost analysis.