Contracts Management, Senior Staff

Job Description

At the dawn of a new space age, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing people 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.

Going to space is just the beginning. It’s what you do when you get there that matters. Lockheed Martin builds the satellites and spacecraft that do amazing things in space for government and commercial customers.

Connecting people. Advancing discovery. And protecting what matters most. Lockheed Martin-built satellites give earlier warning of severe weather, connect troops on the battlefield, and deliver GPS directions to a billion people worldwide.

As we look to the future, we’re driving innovations to help our customers do even more in orbit. That’s why we’re crafting 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.

Your mission is ours. And as that mission evolves, we’ll be ready. Will you?

Every day, our 110,000 employees come to work with one focus our customers’ missions. Our customers tackle the hardest missions.

Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience, and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives.

Those are the missions we care about.

What does this role look like?

The role will be supporting the National Security Space Line of Business. If you’re interested in working with our team supporting some of the most dynamic and nationally critical programs in the company, and you are an enthusiastic, self-starter, eager to learn in a dynamic environment, come join our team.

This role will offer you the following daily challenges :

• Lead proposal preparation, contract negotiation, contract administration, and customer contact activities.
• Establish and maintain excellent internal and external customer relationships
• Implement business strategies for on-contract growth, and provide creative solutions to overcome challenges
• Advise Contracts and Program leadership of contractual rights, obligations, and risks.
• Lead cross-functional LM teams to negotiate contracts.

Desired skills

• Experience in strategy development for new captures
• Experience negotiating and managing complex development and production contracts
• Knowledge and documented application of acquisition regulations (FAR, DFAR)
• Experience with Other Transactional Authority (OTA) agreements.
• Ability to work independently under very limited supervision.
• Extremely strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Professional certifications such as Certified Commercial -Contracts Manager (CCCM) or Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM) are a plus.
• Proven experience in contract management, preferably in the defense or aerospace industry.
• Strong knowledge of contract law, regulations, and compliance requirements.
• Active TS / SCI clearance
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced team environment and work well under pressure
• Possess effective relationship-building skills with peers, leadership, and suppliers
• Bring positivity and enthusiasm to every project you touch. In addition to the work, you love being part of a team and working collaboratively through the process
• Ability to develop trusted partnerships with internal and external customers

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