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Description: At Lockheed Martin Aeronautics we are committed to shaping the future of aviation! Our Aeronautics Supply Chain team is passionate about delivering innovative, affordable, and agile solutions that exceed our customer’s expectations. The supply chain team touches every product and service we deliver and enables our customers to do the impossible every day. At Aero, we leverage problem solving, creativity, and data to tackle the most exciting challenges in the industry.

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Who You Are

Category Management, Manager is a key leadership position within the Strategic Supplier Team (SST) Portfolio managing Supplier Procurement and Performance activities for EMD and Production level execution efforts across multiple aircraft platforms. This Leader will support multiple large programs, have experience delivering internal program support, Customer interface, and deliver bottom line required results

What You Will Be Doing

This position is responsible for managing a team of professional Subcontract Administrators and Subcontract Managers who manage cost, schedule, and supplier performance. Role will also be coordinating employee selection/hiring, training, development, performance & assessments, work assignments, and disciplinary actions.

As Category Management Manager, you'll be responsible for directing all phases of the subcontracts from initiation, Request For Proposals (RFP's), proposals, negotiations, issuing purchase orders, subcontract management of the suppliers, internal audits, cost accountability executive reviews, supplier reviews, program reviews, contract closeout and all associated metrics.

This Manager will lead a team to execute highly complex contracts. Experience with TINA negotiations, proposal compliancy, and purchase order compliancy necessary.

Position requires managing the procurement of major systems and the suppliers delivery performance.

Position requires negotiating complex internal customer and external supplier requirements; Public Law 87-653, Truth in Negotiations Act; FAR/DFARS; LMAP/CAP and AeroCodes; comprehension and application of price/cost analysis; comprehension and application of risk and opportunity evaluations and mitigation. Also, developing subcontract methodologies and terms and conditions; and collaborating cross functionally to develop evaluation criteria for complex source selections; applying advanced procurement skills in the negotiation of subcontract terms and conditions, including price; managing and directing subcontractors in performance and execution of subcontracts, inclusive of cost, schedule, technical, and risk elements of the various subcontract phases, will be included as a responsibility of the Category Management, Manager.

Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.

This position is in Fort Worth, TX Discover Fort Worth.

Must be a US Citizen<; this position will require a government security clearance>.

Basic Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university

- Experience with Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel and PowerPoint

- Experience with Systems, Applications and Processes (SAP)

- Experience in DoD Procurement Life Cycle

- Experience in Supply Chain Management (i.e. subcontract cost, quality, schedule and technical program performance)

- Negotiation skills

- Experience with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations SUPPLEMENT (DFARS), government regulations

Desired Skills:

- Experience building relationships with program and technical community

- MRP/SAP with current SAP access experience

- Experience developing long-term strategies and tactical plans to achieve enterprise objectives

- Business acumen, to make business based decisions

- Experience managing many overlapping projects, simultaneously

- Experience interfacing and interacting with all levels of the organization

- Informal leadership, lead or mentoring experience

- TINA Level Negotiation Experience

- Price / Cost Analysis Experience

Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level: Secret

Other Important Information You Should Know

Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to Work Remotely: Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.

Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week

Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs , and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.

Experience Level: Experienced Professional

Business Unit: AERONAUTICS COMPANY

Relocation Available: Yes

Career Area: Purchasing/Procurement/Supply Chain

Type: Full-Time

Shift: First