Subcontracts Program Manager

Delivering mission-critical, electronic solutions that protect lives. Use your creativity and critical thinking to take our products from concept to customer.

At CAES, we engineer solutions for the world's most critical missions. We serve customers in the defense and aerospace markets. Seeking a career that offers challenging, diverse projects and opportunities? Looking for a position with a company that offers long-term professional advancement? Searching for a place that values a diverse, team-based environment? One that values YOU. Consider CAES.

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CAES Mission Systems, Lansdale, PA is seeking a Subcontracts Program Manager III / IV to lead and direct all phases of multiple projects from inception through completion for their assigned portfolio. This role reports directly to the site's Supply Chain Lead and is responsible for cost, schedule, and quality performance of their subcontractor portfolio. Additional specific tasking may include Material Cost Account tracking on highly visible complex programs. The successful candidate will strategically manage their subcontractor's scope to resolve cost, schedule, and technical issues.

This role allows the ability to work on-site or hybrid schedule from any of these locations (Lancaster (PA), Whippany (NJ), or Woburn (MA)) with 10% travel.

This position is ideal for those looking to work in a highly visible team environment with opportunities for career growth and development.

YOUR ROLE; but not limited to:

• Ensure supplier/subcontractor stays on budget and on schedule in accordance with target pricing.
• Establish executable plans and associated risk mitigations to achieve/exceed the annual business plan objectives as it pertains to subcontractor commitmentst.
• Identifying and qualifying potential subcontractors for major projects, conducting market research, and evaluating proposals based on technical capabilities, cost, and delivery timelines.Ensure that expectations of selected suppliers are clear and predetermined in accordance with program and Purchase Order requirements.
• Developing negotiation strategies, drafting and reviewing subcontract terms and conditions, managing price negotiations, ensuring proper contract execution, negotiating favorable milestones to ensure CAES remains in a favorable cash and revenue position.
• Monitor subcontractor performance against contract requirements, while identifying and addressing potential issues, and implementing corrective actions as needed. Ensuring subcontractor has all resources, tooling, manufacturing equipment, and management support required in order to facilitate program requirements on budget and on schedule.
• Assessing and managing subcontract risks, including cost, schedule, and quality risks, and developing contingency plans.
• Ensuring adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, and company policies regarding subcontract management, including government contracting compliance (FAR/DFARS), Small Business requirements, and any other federally mandated or customer mandated requirements.
• Coordinate the creation of action plans with IPTs to achieve contractual obligations.
• Contributing to the development of subcontractor strategies during proposal preparation, including cost analysis and identifying potential subcontractors.
• Understanding supplier schedule commitments, constraints, inflection points and critical operational steps to ensure timely delivery of material. Management of critical key manufacturing milestones through predetermined calls and status checkpoints.
• Understanding of key technical aspects of antenna, microelectronics and radar assembly as it pertains to supplier selection and performance.
• Coordinate travel requirements in both a proactive and reactive manner in order to have onsite presence to ensure communicated updates are correct and supplier executive management engagement is sustained throughout the project.

HOW TO SUCCEED

Minimum:

• Bachelor's degree and minimum of 5 years' experience in Subcontract Management or Procurement leadership within the Defense industry, or equivalent work experience.
• In order to be eligible for this position, you must be a "US Person" under US export laws (or eligible for approval under a U.S. Government export license) as this role requires access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by US export laws.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD SECRET security clearance.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree and minimum of 8+ years' experience in Subcontract Management or Procurement leadership within the Defense industry;
• Proven ability to build and maintain relevant internal and external relationships; established strong customer rapport.
• Experience in successfully driving subcontractor performance against business and customer goals.
• Strong financial acumen associated with proposal pricing, subcontract negotiations and cost account management.
• Experienced Program Manager on RF/Microwave programs with the DoD industry.
• Multi-discipline experience in Subcontract/Procurement Management, Operations Management, and Finance.
• Experience in managing new component or small product/system development programs.
• Active DoD SECRET clearance.

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.

Salary Range: Supply Chain Project Manager III: $78,048.26 ~ $117,072.39 & Supply Chain Project Manager IV: $103,218.83 ~ $154,828.24 annually. Applicable pay within the posted range may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, geographical location, job function of the position, education, and experience of the successful candidate.

EMPLOYMENT TRANSPARENCY

BENEFITS

We take care of our people and provide competitive health, wealth and wellbeing benefits - from day one. You'll also discover learning and development opportunities so you can take your career to the next level - and beyond.

Other benefits include:

• Comprehensive PTO, Paid Holiday and Paid Family Leave Programs.
• Student Loan Repayment Program & Tuition Reimbursement
• 9/80 Alternate Work Week Schedule
• Tailored Management/Leadership Training
• Innovative Medical Programs, Including Family Forming

ABOUT CAES

CAES is the largest provider of analog and radiation hardened technology for the United States aerospace and defense industry. From human spaceflight and space exploration, to missile defense and electronic warfare, to healthcare solutions addressing COVID-19, our talented team develop high performing electronic solutions that work the first time, every time.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

At CAES we welcome differences and celebrate new ideas. We believe the diversity of our people inspires our creativity and drives our innovation. Everyone is welcome here, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability for any part of the employment process, please email CAEScareers@caes.com.