Contracts Administrator - Missile Defense Weapons Systems

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Associate Contracts Administrator (Level 2) to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals supporting its Launch and Missile Defense Systems Division, specifically the Missile Defense Weapons Systems (MDWS) Operating Unit (OU). This position will be onsite reporting to the Huntsville, AL facility.

The successful candidate will be a direct report to MDWS OU Contracts Manager and will work closely on a day-to-day basis with the Program Managers, Business Managers, Product Managers, Capture Managers, and functional teams.  

This position will support aspects of a contract portfolio from the business development phase through closeout, delivering customer satisfaction, building customer relationships and providing timely responses to both external and internal customers. The initial duties of the selected candidate will be to provide contracts support to a major development IDIQ contract. 

These duties will include supporting customer communications and correspondence, authoring Contracts Management proposal sections, preparing representations and certifications, OCI sweeps, analyzing terms and conditions, technical data rights and assertions and guiding the proposal through the proposal approval process.  Candidate will be a representative for these major proposals and will be in a high visibility position requiring consistent interaction with proposal teams and frequent interaction with senior management.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Prioritize proposal activities and working on multiple tasks simultaneously.  
• Identify contractual risks and mitigate with appropriate contract provisions.  
• Serve as key business advisor to the program managers on contractual and operational matters.  
• Plan and execute successful contract negotiations of a complex nature and achieving targeted profit rates, favorable terms and conditions on both contracts and other agreements inclusive of teaming agreements required to assist in mitigating risk and meeting overall financial goals.
• Build customer intimacy despite geographical separation as well as be able to effectively cultivate those relationships early on. 
• Make decisions in a timely manner under tight deadlines and pressure.
• Offer guidance and work collaboratively with a multitude of organizations ranging from technical, program, finance, global supply chain, global mobility office and security for seamless contract administration.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of experience or Master’s degree with 1+ years of experience in contract administration/management or related field.
• Experience working large sole source DoD proposals.
• Basic understanding of the DoD Acquisition process and Solicitations.
• Experience negotiating and administering various contract types of varying sizes and types of agreements with the DoD.
• Understanding of the requirements of applicable government regulations such as FAR or DFAR.
• Ability to travel 10% of time
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Level Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active US Government Secret or Top Secret Clearance with SCI, or ability to qualify for TS clearance in the future.
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.

• Experience with contract management systems and/or SAP data entry.
• Self-starter with strong attention to detail and the ability to function independently. 
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to use them in informing, presenting to all levels of management.
• Team player, independent, proactive, and possess excellent problem solving, oral and written communication, and organizational skills.