[Hiring] Lead, Subcontracts Manager @L3Harris Technologies

Role Description

The L3Harris Technologies Enterprise Contracts team, part of the corporate Supply Chain, is responsible for negotiating commercial, domestic, and international contracts with suppliers valued at well over $2.7B total annually. These contracts provide goods and services to the L3Harris Technologies corporate headquarters, to the company as a whole or across multiple segments or divisions. This role oversees, negotiates and executes a variety of contractual documents with suppliers, including:

• Non-disclosure agreements
• Software licenses
• Statements of work
• General terms and conditions
• Data privacy addenda
• Long-term agreements

As a Lead, Subcontracts Manager, the individual filling this position will provide contractual guidance and direction regarding execution of enterprise supplier contracts with general oversight. This role will oversee complex, multi-million-dollar contracting efforts, as well as managing processes that are both internal and external to the immediate job requirements. The position requires managing multiple efforts simultaneously, along with flexibility and adaptability in responding to changing requirements and supplier negotiating tactics. This position may also include subcontracting compliance activities, such as training, drafting procedures, and audit support.

Essential Functions:

• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and customers to identify and articulate contract requirements and select the appropriate contract vehicle to meet those requirements.
• Work closely with other functions such as Quality, Strategic Sourcing, Risk Management, Finance, and Information Security to analyze and mitigate contract risk; coordinate all essential activity with legal counsel and obtain necessary approvals for contract negotiation, award and execution.
• Negotiate contractual terms and conditions directly with suppliers, ensuring that the negotiated agreements minimize legal, commercial, and technical risk while maximizing revenue recognition, operating income, and free cash flow through innovative and creative contract formation.
• Analyze contract requirements, special provisions, terms and conditions, supplier exceptions, and other provisions to ensure compliance with appropriate laws, regulations, and corporate policies and procedures.
• Manage drafting and negotiation process to avoid unnecessary and detrimental delays and to obtain timely review and approvals.
• Interpret and explain policies, procedures and practices and ensure compliance throughout the contract lifecycle.
• Maintain contract repositories and other related online tools and ensure adequate documentation of all contract negotiation activities.
• Communicate potential risks and their impacts to internal customers and stakeholders and explain legal terms in a manner that they understand.
• Support sourcing activities and supplier selection in collaboration with stakeholders and the Category Management teams.
• Regularly track and report milestones, timelines, progress, issues and risks and brief stakeholders and senior leaders on these items.
• Mitigate performance risks and support change control processes and overall contract administration, including identifying and exercising contractual rights and remedies for contractor performance issues.
• Understand the supply chain process and acquisition lifecycle, identify opportunities for improvement, and recommend, initiate and implement enhancements to systems, processes and policies.
• Support, guide, coach and train other Supply Chain and Procurement employees.
• Advise and make recommendations to stakeholders, customers and other functions on contractual and business matters, including supporting organizations across the company with audits and mergers and acquisitions.

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.

Requirements

• Experience with information technology contracting, including software, hardware and services.
• Ability to handle large multiple projects simultaneously.
• Microsoft Office suite proficiency, primarily MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• J.D. and/or legal experience drafting and interpreting contracts.
• Experience with and knowledge of the Uniform Commercial Code and/or U.S. government contract regulations, primarily the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Defense FAR Supplement.
• Subcontracting compliance experience.
• Industry certification such as Certified Supply Chain Professional (Association for Supply Chain Management), Certified Professional in Supply Management (Institute for Supply Management), SCPro (Council of Supply Management Professionals), Certified Professional/Commercial/Federal Contract Manager (National Contract Management Association), or Project Management Professional (Project Management Institute).

Benefits

• Health and disability insurance
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• EAP
• Education assistance
• Parental leave
• Paid time off
• Company-paid holidays