Subcontracts Department Manager

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is seeking a Subcontracts Department Manager who will be responsible for leadership and management of our centralized Subcontracts Team. In this role, you will report directly to the Director of Procurement and be responsible for supporting the success of the team including developing strategies to ensure compliance and quality while working vigorously to demonstrate customer value by providing cost-effective solutions to our shareholders and clients.
This position is preferably based in Northern Virginia (HQ located in Chantilly, Virginia) but will also consider a strong remote candidate.
Along with a continuous curiosity to learn and grow professionally, you will lead a team of Subcontract Administrators with responsibility for all aspects of Subcontracting including cost, schedule, and performance parameters.

* Reviewing and ensuring that subcontract acquisitions are in the best interest of AMERICAN SYSTEMS and its customers, while supporting documentation and determinations are in accordance with the companies Contractor Purchasing System Review (CPSR) approved purchasing system.
* Ensuring subcontract processes support developed Compliance goals.
* Building capabilities of team members through mentoring, coaching and where necessary, performance management.
* Ensuring standardization and consistency of processes and documents.
* Assuming an active role in management and administration of subcontract actions.
* Engaging and support change management and improvements in procurement compliance and processes.
* Manage activities to support subcontract acquisition lifecycle phases (proposal-closeout), including special circumstances.
* Leading advance acquisition planning for large or complex purchases.
* Gathering, reviewing internal and external documentation, providing input, and conducting negotiations as required.
* Applying working knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and agency supplements to agreements with various funding types, including Fixed Price, Time and Material and Cost.
* Maintaining a working knowledge of AMERICAN SYSTEMS' procurement, policies.
* Creating, Reviewing and interpreting metric data to anticipate events through analysis of data and prepare control strategies.
* Performance Management includes hiring, promotion, and compensation, ensuring acceptable job performance and termination authority within own organization, in accordance with company procedures and upline management review and approval.
* Responsible for the development of a team, succession planning, coaching, training, and guidance when needed.
* Positively supports and communicates changes in procedures, concepts, practices and approaches.
* Advocates transformation and change management.
* Professionally represents the organization during interfaces with all levels of internal and external stakeholders.
* Be the initial escalation point when customers do not feel they are receiving satisfactory service.
* Actively engages in regular management meetings, making recommendations for and facilitating efficiencies and changes.
* Supports special projects as assigned

* Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 10 years procurement experience required; or an additional 5 years of procurement experience in lieu of degree.
* Strong understanding of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
* Minimum 8 years Subcontract experience operating in U.S. Government "CPSR" approved/certified Purchasing System environment.
* 4 years proven leadership experience leading and developing high performing teams.
* Possess Strong negotiation, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
* Experience with Deltek Costpoint, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System.
* This is a position of significant authority and requires a background check.