Senior Director Subcontracts

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assess 300+ subcontract relationships to determine where Cubic can leverage our spending to negotiate the best terms.
• Connect subcontract relationships across individual businesses to gain efficiency and reduce costs. Determine where there is redundancy, adjacencies and develop strategic footprint.
• Translate business segment strategy into functional plans and guides execution.
• Participate in the development and execution of subcontracts policies for the corporation.
• Participate in strategy development for the Integrated Supply Chain function.
• Lead the subcontracts management team and invest in their development and career progression.
• Direct the drafting, negotiating, and administration of subcontracts including amendments and addendums to ensure maximum benefit to the company. Subcontract types include DBOM, service agreements, hardware and software installation and maintenance agreements, supplier, consultant and contract labor, marketing, and banking agreements, etc.
• Direct competitive source selections, preparing solicitations and proposals; evaluation, negotiation, subcontract formation, administration, and closeout, all in accordance with appropriate company, operations department, and legal approvals.
• Monitor all subcontractor performance and progress to ensure compliance with all subcontract terms including schedule and delivery, scope of work, cost, legal, regulatory, contractual and company requirements. Manages the resolution of issues regarding performance, claims and changes and recommends termination when appropriate.
• Ensure internal stakeholders are informed Keep the Program Manager and cognizant functional managers informed of scope growth and other issues that may impact programs or prime contracts.
• Direct the negotiation of Non-Disclosure Agreements, Memoranda of Understanding, and similar agreements in support of subcontracts for execution in accordance with Company policies/approvals.
• Direct audits/reviews of subcontracts and manage subcontract payment administration activities.
• Ensure conformity to department policies and procedures.
• Remain current on legal/regulatory updates affecting contracts and agreements.
• Develop subcontract mitigation plans for key subcontracts to ensure program continuity.
• Assess Make vs Buy and provides pay-back justification for new or existing contracts.
• Analyze and manage excess material liabilities and ensure minimum business exposure.
• Present supplier audit reports to senior leadership, with recommendations and/or corrective action plans.
• Perform other related duties and special projects, as assigned by management.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in business, legal or related discipline, plus a minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in commercial, federal, and local government contracts/subcontracts management and negotiation or master's degree or law degree plus 12 years related experience.
• Experience and knowledge of all types of contracts ranging in size from $200k to over $30M.
• Ability to handle multiple projects, high volume activity and establish priorities in a dynamic business environment.
• Thorough knowledge of prime/subcontract formation and administration activities and proven ability to negotiate terms, conditions, and price effectively.
• Must be able to manage multiple subcontracts, prioritize assignments and meet deadlines with minimal supervision or administrative support, and work extended hours, as required.
• Previous demonstrable success at introducing world class supply chain solutions using lean techniques preferred.
• Experience in and knowledge of municipal, local government and the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) is helpful.
• Experience in public transit and/or Defense subcontracts a plus.
• Approximately 30% travel required.

The description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities and requirements. Duties, responsibilities and requirements may change over time and according to business need.

Cubic Pay Range:

The Cubic pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.