Manager, Subcontracts

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Job Title: Manager, Subcontracts

Job Code: 47679

Job Location: Canoga Park, CA

Job Schedule : 9/80: Employees work nine out of every fourteen days totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

We are seeking multiple Manager, Subcontracts to join our team in Canoga Park, CA. The Manager, Subcontracts is responsible for leading a team of subcontracts professionals and overseeing subcontract management activities in support of defense and aerospace programs. This role is accountable for the successful execution of subcontract strategies, policies, and processes across a portfolio of programs involving specialized materials, equipment, and services. The Manager ensures subcontract activities are executed in accordance with cost, schedule, technical, quality, and compliance requirements, while supporting business and customer objectives in a highly regulated environment.

This position provides direct people leadership, operational oversight, and functional guidance for subcontract acquisition and administration activities across the full subcontract lifecycle, including acquisition planning, solicitation, proposal evaluation, negotiation, award, post-award administration, change management, and closeout. The Manager is responsible for assigning resources, setting priorities, monitoring performance, resolving escalated issues, and ensuring team execution aligns with program needs and company objectives.

Working with broad functional and program interfaces, the Manager partners closely with program management, contracts, engineering, finance, quality, supply chain, legal, and senior leadership to develop subcontracting strategies, manage supplier-related risk, drive compliance, and support program execution. This role also contributes to functional excellence through talent development, process improvement, and implementation of policies and business practices that improve subcontract performance and organizational effectiveness.

Essential Functions:

- Manages a team of subcontracts professionals responsible for subcontract acquisition and administration activities across one or more programs, customers, or business areas
- Provides day-to-day leadership, work direction, coaching, performance management, and development for team members
- Oversee the planning and execution of subcontract strategies for specialized materials, equipment, and services in support of defense and aerospace programs
- Ensures team execution of the full subcontract lifecycle, including acquisition planning, solicitation, proposal evaluation, negotiation, award, administration, modifications, and closeout
- Reviews and approves subcontract strategies, negotiation positions, business recommendations, and key subcontract actions within delegated authority
- Supports resource planning, workload balancing, priority setting, and staffing alignment to meet business and program objectives
- Partners with program leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to align subcontract execution with technical requirements, contract obligations, schedules, risk posture, and financial goals
- Leads resolution of escalated subcontract issues involving supplier performance, schedule delays, technical challenges, funding limitations, claims, compliance concerns, or contractual disputes
- Ensures appropriate FAR, DFARS, customer requirements, subcontract flow-downs, company policies, and business procedures
- Oversees subcontract risk identification, assessment, mitigation, and reporting across the team’s areas of responsibility
- Monitors subcontract metrics, performance trends, and operational effectiveness to improve execution, compliance, and business outcomes
- Ensures accurate, complete, and audit-ready subcontract documentation, files, system records, and internal controls
- Supports internal and external audits, purchasing system reviews, compliance assessments, customer inquiries, and management reviews related to subcontract activity
- Drives standardization and continuous improvement of subcontract processes, tools, templates, and operating practices
- Collaborates with leadership to develop and implement functional goals, workforce plans, and business initiatives
- Builds organizational capability through hiring, onboarding, training, mentoring, succession planning, and career development
- May lead complex or high-visibility subcontract efforts directly, particularly those with significant risk, value, or business impact
- May represent the subcontracts function in customer meetings, supplier meetings, program reviews, business reviews, and leadership forums
- May sign supplier agreements, purchase orders, and other subcontract documents within delegated authority
- Travel up to 25% may be required

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 9 years prior relevant subcontracts experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years prior relevant subcontracts experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior relevant subcontracts experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

- Prior experience in a formal people manager role
- Experience supporting defense, aerospace, or U.S. Government contracting programs
- Strong knowledge of FAR, DFARS, CPSR expectations, and subcontract compliance requirements
- Experience with a variety of subcontract types, including fixed-price, cost-reimbursement, and time-and-materials
- Experience with cost analysis, price analysis, negotiation strategy development, and supplier risk management
- Experience managing high-value or critical subcontract portfolios
- Experience supporting audit readiness, internal controls, purchasing system reviews, and compliance assessments
- Familiarity with earned value, funding profiles, program controls, and supplier performance metrics
- Working knowledge of ITAR, EAR, and export compliance requirements
- Demonstrated success in talent development, coaching, mentoring, and team capability building
- Strong communication, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California is $110,500 - $205,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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