Subcontract Manager - Space Harwell, South East England, England
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About the Role
At the dawn of a new space age, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing men and women are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every day we use our unique skills and experiences to create, design and build solutions to some of the worlds' hardest engineering problems. Our culture encourages employees to dream big, perform with excellence and create incredible products. We provide the resources, inspiration and focus and if you have the passion and courage to dream big, we want to build a better tomorrow with you.
As our Subcontract Programme Manager, you will collaborate with multi-functional Supply Chain Management Teams with the external supply chain. You will have the responsibility for third party deliverables for capture opportunities and programmes focussed on the commercial, cost, technical, schedule and quality requirements for each contracted product or service.
We are an employer in support of and offering Flexible working with the option to also work a 4 day week depending on business requirements, where you have the option of Fridays off. We offer Competitive salaries alongside a flexible holiday entitlement as well as a range of health and wellness benefits.
Typical duties will include but not be limited to:
- Collaborating with the cross functional Supplier Management Team for both internal and supplier interactions.
- Taking customer and internal requirements and developing supplier work packages. This will include RFI/RFQ packs and subcontract documentation.
- Identification of prospective suppliers and leading early engagement activity including capability assessment.
- Working with suppliers to obtain proposals and negotiating key contract elements including pricing, schedule, compliance to requirements, terms and conditions.
- Managing competitions, analysis of results and recommending suitable suppliers to ensure best value across key criteria such as price, quality and performance.
- Identifying, establishing and ensuring performance to contract deliverables is achieved through effective delivery.
- Conducting Reviews and providing accurate, concise and timely status reports to the Supply Chain Lead as required by the Business Rhythm
Required skills, qualifications and experience
Required skills and experience:
- Strong procurement/commercial, business acumen, financial control and analytical skills.
- Experience in working in multi-functional organisations and a proven ability to achieve profession and business goals.
- Experience working on UK MoD programmes and captures.
- Capable of operating to tight schedules in a dynamic work environment.
- Confident self-starter, with an ability to innovate and think laterally, work confidently both individually and as part of a team.
- Good communicator with the ability to form strong relationships with internal teammates and external suppliers.
- UK Citizenship; Current SC clearance or ability to achieve.
- Flexibility to travel as required (UK and abroad).
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What we offer you
We are an employer in support of and offering Flexible working with the option to also work a 4 day week depending on business requirements, where you have the option of Fridays off. We offer Competitive salaries alongside a flexible holiday entitlement.
We have a Wealth of benefits available to you that can be selected through our wellbeing tool upon commencement of employment. Just a few of our amazing benefits are shown below:
- Private Medical Insurance
- Competitive Pension
- Dental
- Critical Illness
- Life Assurance
- Travel Insurance
- Employee discounts for top high street shops
- Employee Assistance Program which includes free face to face counselling sessions, Legal advice, Financial advice, etc
- Internal training and development alongside out Education assistance programmes
- Reimbursement for a professional membership
- Competitive policies that support flexibility and family leave inclusive of enhanced maternity leave
Business Environment
At the dawn of a new space age, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing men and women are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every day we use our unique skills and experiences to create, design and build solutions to some of the worlds' hardest engineering problems. Our culture encourages employees to dream big, perform with excellence and create incredible products. We provide the resources, inspiration and focus and if you have the passion and courage to dream big, we want to build a better tomorrow with you.
Lockheed Martin Space is one of the four major business divisions of Lockheed Martin. We build satellites, ground stations and spacecraft that do amazing things in the space domain for government and commercial customers. Lockheed Martin Space capabilities and services give earlier warning of severe weather, connect troops on the battlefield, and deliver GPS directions to a billion people worldwide. We also design smarter satellites that operate like smartphones in the sky, with apps that can be updated in orbit so they can adapt as mission needs on the ground change.
At Lockheed Martin our employees come first and therefore your physical, mental and financial wellbeing matters to us. On top of working in a highly supportive, friendly, respectful environment you can expect so much more.
We are an employer in support of and offering Flexible working with the option to also work a 4 day week depending on business requirements, where you have the option of Fridays off. We offer Competitive salaries alongside a flexible holiday entitlement as well as a range of health and wellness benefits.
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