Senior Contracts Negotiator Staff
Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville, Alabama
Job Responsibilities
Description: What is it like to work in contracts at Lockheed Martin?
At the dawn of a new space age, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. This position supports an established weapons system program within the Strategic Missile Defense Line of Business within Lockheed Martin Space.
The successful candidate will provide contract support by reviewing, interpreting, and briefing to senior leaders contract requirements, contract change impacts, contract extensions, the administration of IWTAs, and processing requests for proposal or ROMs. The individual will be proficient in understanding contract terms, articulating those positions to the business and ensuring the program teams are able to effectively understand the impacts of the agreements reached with the Customer.
Overall responsibilities include:
- Ensure contract actions are compliant with Lockheed Martin Policies and Procedures and implementing business strategies for new business opportunities.
- Manage, participate in and/or conduct preparation, contract negotiation, contract administration, and customer contact activities to provide for proper contract acquisition and fulfillment in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, government regulations, and customer specifications.
- Provide contracts expertise to the program and contracts teams in support of the Strategic and Missile Defense Line of Business.
- Serve as an advisor on contract negotiation strategies, FAR/DFAR requirements, and regulatory requirements to include government issues/actions.
Some travel may be required.
Lockheed Martin Space offers a total compensation package from competitive wages, a 4x10 work schedule, and healthy living incentives.
Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s competitive and comprehensive benefits package.
Basic Qualifications:
- Ability to develop solutions to a variety of complex and strategic issues which require the regular use of ingenuity and innovation.
- Ability to work with FAR and/ or DFARS
- Ability to take initiative and achieve results in a
focused, fast paced, and dynamic environment
requiring ability to envision solutions to resolve issues
accurately and timely.
Desired Skills:
- Experience with multiple contract types (FFP, FPIF, CPFF, CPAF/IF, T&M).
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Detail and teamwork oriented.
- Active Clearance.
- Foreign Military Sales experience.
- You should possess a strong ability to work and communicate with all partners on a recurring
basis. You will play a key role in shaping the future of
Lockheed Martin through gaining follow-on and new
business as well as developing leaders within the
organization.
- You should be a collaborative strategy
focused negotiator with an understanding of how
negotiation strategy impacts both Lockheed Martin
and the customer.
- Ability to work independently in a dynamic, strategic, highly visible, multi-location, multi-business unit environment within tight deadlines.
- Ability to work effectively with stakeholders including regular senior level briefings.
#LockheedMartinSpaceContracts
Clearance Level: None
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest: 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 Schedules: 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.
Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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.
Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.
As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Contracts
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
About
At Lockheed Martin, we apply our passion for purposeful innovation to keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges.
Mission-Focused Innovation: From aerospace to outer space to cyber space, you can solve the world's most complex challenges for our customers.
Foundational Values: Our culture of performance excellence, ethics, teamwork and inclusion is embedded in everything we do.
Diverse Career Opportunities with Meaningful Work: Grow your career and skills for life. Our technology-driven learning platforms and programs enable your development and agility.
Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life: Our flexible schedules, competitive pay and comprehensive benefits enable you to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work.
Empowered to Be Your Best: Use your strengths to make a difference in the lives of one another, our customers, our communities and our planet.
Commitment to Sustainability: We foster innovation, integrity and security to preserve the environment, strengthen diverse communities and propel growth.
Here, the possibilities are endless because we offer:
- Flexible Schedules, dependent on role
- Levels: Student, Entry, Mid, Senior, Management
- Locations: Nationwide & OCONUS Positions
Qualifications
See what it takes to be a successful Lockheed Martin employee.
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Collaborative
There is no innovation without imagination. You bring new, different and exciting ideas to the table every day. You are committed to the success of your team.
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Curious
The ability to explore and drive new ideas. You think innovatively to come up with creative solutions to complex challenges.
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Goal-oriented
From planning and organizing to decision making, goal orientation produces impactful results. You set goals and strive to make things happen quickly and efficiently.
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Proactive
The ability to anticipate, plan and prepare for what lies ahead. You act rather than react to potential situations.
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Problem Solver
You work to tackle tough problems with complex solutions.
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Strategic
You observe, reflect and analyze processes to make more informed decisions.
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“Before I came to Lockheed Martin, I never thought I’d get these opportunities. The benefits available and the company’s value culture make it an incredibly supportive place to work, and I’m grateful to work somewhere that wants me to succeed. I hope to have a long career here making an impact, and I know I’ll be supported in doing that every step of the way.”
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Benefits
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Healthcare
Medical, Dental and Vision coverage is available for employees who opt-in.
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401(k)/Retirement Plans
Our 401(k) plan features generous matching and company contributions.
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Professional Development
We support our employees through mentoring, internal & external educational programs, networking, skills enhancement and career-building programs.
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Maternity and Paternity Leave
Our generous parental leave policies support your journey into parenthood. When you return to work, our facilities offer mother's rooms to support your transition and work/life balance.
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Paid Time Off
We offer PTO, paid holidays and paid time off for jury duty and military obligations.
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Flex-time
Depending on the position, we offer flexible work schedules.
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