Sr Procurement and Subcontracts Manager

• Lead a team of Procurement professionals including subordinate leaders and individual contributors in sourcing subcontracting and procurement.
• Develop and manage the processes for RFQ/RFP negotiating agreements and administration through the contract lifecycle.
• Evaluates bids and selects suppliers based on price delivery quality and service to obtain the best overall value for Sparton.
• Establish and maintain contacts with key suppliers to ensure visibility of future growth and plans supporting or impacting Sparton.
• Participate in business planning and decision making.
• Maintain and approve the purchasing of supplies and services necessary for operations including equipment tools and materials.
• Manage process for supplier qualification selection and performance evaluations.
• Monitor costs schedule and performance of suppliers.
• Monitor component lead time issues and assist as necessary to support our production and delivery commitments.
• Manage the negotiation of purchase contracts scheduling and expediting of deliveries and maintenance of inventory levels.
• Routinely evaluate price trends and establish price and performance objectives.
• Develop and manage the supplier quotation process.
• Monitor and evaluate purchasing metrics including ontime delivery quotations in process inventory turns MRB receiving discrepancies and RTV.
• Must be able to work in conjunction with engineering to develop accurate Bills of Material (BoMs) from the technical baseline control changes in the BOM during the proposal process. Prepare costed BOMs for proposal efforts and managing monthly reporting of Bid vs Actual results.
• Lead collaborative crossfunctional teams to analyze spending develop actionable spend management strategies implement spend management strategies and proactively manage the supply base within a given commodity
• Research and benchmark current commodity market conditions/trends developing technologies supply chain capacity/capability product knowledge customer requirements and supply/demand challenges
• Develop and implement spend management strategies including supplier assessments and rationalization negotiation for best total cost of ownership make vs. buy analyses vendor managed inventories inventory reduction programs cycle time improvements security of supply supplier diversity continuous improvement commodity roadmaps and procurement/stakeholder collaboration
• Confers with suppliers to determine factors that affect competitive total cost of ownership consistent with quality reliability and ability to meet required schedules. Evaluate root cause and corrective action with suppliers on late delivery performance
• Assist in policy and process development for supply chain governance and administrative actions to include risk assessment modeling capability maturity and adherence to US Government supply chain security requirements
• Ensuring compliance with company and governmental procurement policies and requirements Interprets FAR/DFAR/ITAR laws NIST Procurement Integrity the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) foreign antibribery laws rules and regulations regarding import/export control certifications and licenses.
• Managing supplier qualifications and selection process; evaluating quotes and ensuring quality cost and leadtime requirements are met. Additionally supporting procurement strategies designed to reduce costs improving product and service quality and expediting delivery.
• In conjunction with quality organization evaluates and monitors supplier quality and reliability as well as supplier ability to support required delivery schedules. Works with internal customers to ensure specifications are appropriate for the services or products required.
• Conduct SCRM assessments. Document findings make recommendations and encourage continuous improvement and best practices

• Must be a US Citizen
• Bachelors degree in a related field of study 15 years of relevant work experience may substitute for required education.
• 5 years of leadership experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Power Point and Excel (advanced)
• Highly detailed and service oriented strong processdriven nature strongly desired
• Must have good organizational problemsolving and analytical skills.
• Solid negotiation and follow up skills.
• Experience reviewing understanding and advisement on multiple contract types (e.g. T&M (Time and Materials) FFP (Fixed Firm Price) CPFF (Cost Plus Fixed Fee) CPIF (Cost Plus Incentive Fee)
• 10 years experience in defense procurement within International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Acquisition Regulations (DFAR)
• Proven ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Must have good interpersonal skills.
• Experience with Oracle or similar ERP system.

• Ability to obtain and maintain Secret U.S. Security Clearance
• Professional certifications from National Contract Management Association (NCMA) or Institute for Supply Management (ISM).
• Experience purchasing electronics custom metal fabricated parts cable and wiring harnesses and / or complex electrical components and assemblies.
• International sourcing and procurement experience.

• Many positions offer a 9/80 schedule providing every other Friday off
• Competitive compensation & 401k matching program to plan for your future
• Robust medical dental vision & disability coverage with qualified wellness discounts
• Basic Life Insurance and Additional Life & AD&D Insurances are available
• Flexible Vacation & PTO
• Paid Parental Leave
• Generous Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Voluntary Benefits Available: Longer Term Care Legal Identify Theft Pet Insurance and many more options
• Voluntary Tricare Supplement available for military retirees

Required Experience:

Manager