Sr, Contracts Management

Job Description

Sr, Contracts Management

Location: Fort Worth TX

What You Will Be Doing
F-35 Contracts is seeking a motivated Contracts professional with contracting experience in FAR and DFARS-based Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Direct Commercial Sales (DCS), and Offset, Industrial Development/Participation. This role will require creativity, adaptability, creation of unique work products, and an ability to synthesize complex contracting concepts in a dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders.


The successful candidate will perform a key role in strategically shaping the future of Lockheed Martin through capturing follow-on and new business while supporting contract execution during performance.

Key Responsibilities
• Negotiate new and follow-on contracts with primarily U.S. Government Customers.


• Generation of Contracts Management work products such as formal letters to Customers, Proposals/Quotes to Customers, Proposal Authorizations, Work Authorization Documents, Directives, Proprietary Information Agreements, and other business agreements.

• Review and evaluate Customer requests for proposal or revisions to contracts. Often includes review of terms and conditions.

• Preparation of proposals to Customers and the underlying proposal review briefing packages, fact finding and negotiation; provide risk assessments and offer creative contracting approaches to mitigate risks, including alternative contractual language / clauses.


• Investigate and reconcile significant contract changes involving cost, specifications, schedules, etc. and advises management of contractual rights and responsibilities.

• Serve as a business advisor to the senior Finance and Business Operations staff and Program Management team on matters pertaining to business and contracting issues.


• Contract execution and administration


• Coordinate and consult with LM Legal staff as appropriate.


• Oversee the evaluation of contract performance to determine necessity for amendments or extensions of contracts, and compliance to contractual obligations.


• Maintain constant communications both internally and externally with Customers for timely contract execution by the parties.


• Ensure final contract documents are consistent with agreements reached at negotiations.


• Brief management on program status and contractual issues.


• Effective working understanding of Lockheed Martin procedures and application.

• Potential for ad-hoc assistance with the preparation of Pricing and Availability (P&A) responses for FMS (Foreign Military Sales) and subsequent processes of securing Letters of Acceptance (LOAs).

• Ability to travel and work overtime required.

Fort Worth, TX
This position is in Fort Worth, TX Discover Fort Worth.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline with 6 years of professional experience or 4 years of professional experience with a related Masters degree.

• Experience in all aspects of the contract life cycle including proposals, negotiations, administration throughout performance, and contract close-out.

• Experienced in the FAR and DFAR and the application of the laws in DOD contracting.

• Experience with Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Desired skills

• Foreign Military Sales (FMS) experience desired.
• Offsets and Direct Commercial Sales (DCS) experience desired.
• Experience engaging in routine and unique challenges, to help develop solutions for multimillion-dollar contracts
• Experience managing multiple tasks and assignments concurrently
• Interpersonal & Organizational skills
• Presentation experience

EEO

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

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At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.


With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you're invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.

Other Important Information

By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to work remotely

Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.

Work Schedule Information

Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

National Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $77,700 - $136,965. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
(Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
This position is incentive plan eligible.

Premium Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $89,300 - $154,905. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
This position is incentive plan eligible.