About this role
<p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black"><strong>Job Title: </strong>Manager, Contracts </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Job Code: </span></strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">32063</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black"><strong>Job Location: </strong>Salt Lake City, UT</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black"><strong>Job Schedule: </strong>9/80<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> – work 9 out of every 14 days (totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday off)</span></span></span></p> <p style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Job Description:</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">L3Harris is seeking a highly skilled <u>Contracts Manager</u> to oversee a team of contracts professionals, provide guidance and review work to ensure compliance and quality. This position will serve as a key point of contact within and outside the organization to communicate, negotiate, and influence contract terms, policies, and procedures. The individual is instrumental in identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance contract management efficiency and effectiveness, developing and executing short-term operational plans that support business objectives and deliver measurable results. Success in this role will require strong management and leadership skills, as well as in-depth knowledge of contract law, negotiation, and administration within the industry.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0.0in">Responsibilities: </span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="border:1.0pt none windowtext;padding:0.0in;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Manage a team of contracts professionals and provide expertise, guidance, training, and leadership to implement strategies to advance critical business objectives.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="border:1.0pt none windowtext;padding:0.0in;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Provide guidance to develop overarching negotiation strategies and objectives. </span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="border:1.0pt none windowtext;padding:0.0in;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Be innovative to develop solutions to complex contracting issues while ensuring solutions are consistent with organization strategic and operational objectives.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="border:1.0pt none windowtext;padding:0.0in;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Lead complex negotiations and develop contract management strategies to mitigate risk. </span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="border:1.0pt none windowtext;padding:0.0in;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Provide direction to team members to address and influence major contractual and business issues encountered in the proposal and execution of contracts of all types and complexity.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="border:1.0pt none windowtext;padding:0.0in;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Undertake special assignments as required.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 12.0pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 12.0pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0.0in">Required Qualifications</span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years prior related experience or Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience (in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience)</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Management and leadership experience in Department of Defense Contracts.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="border:1.0pt none windowtext;padding:0.0in;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract experience</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="border:1.0pt none windowtext;padding:0.0in;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience in FAR/DFAR </span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Negotiation experience with FAR Part 15 programs.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Extensive experience with a wide range of contract types and efforts, e.g. CPFF, FFP, IF, AF, etc. development, production, engineering services, commercial and non-commercial, etc.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.25in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Preferred Skills and Experience</strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="border:1.0pt none windowtext;padding:0.0in;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Proven business negotiator while exercising sound business judgement with experience engaging at high organizational levels or with persons of influence both internally and externally.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="border:1.0pt none windowtext;padding:0.0in;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Highly developed critical thinking and communication skills with ability to influence and shape favorable business outcomes.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="border:1.0pt none windowtext;padding:0.0in;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Excellent communication, presentation, team building and leadership skills, with the ability to perform in a complex cross-functional business environment.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="border:1.0pt none windowtext;padding:0.0in;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Expert knowledge of FAR/DFAR regulations</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="border:1.0pt none windowtext;padding:0.0in;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience with complex contracts and proposal preparation and execution</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="border:1.0pt none windowtext;padding:0.0in;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience mentoring and training junior staff members</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="border:1.0pt none windowtext;padding:0.0in;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Ability to interact professionally and effectively at all levels of the organization</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="border:1.0pt none windowtext;padding:0.0in;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, solicitations/RFPs, or governmental regulations.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Active security clearance <span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">(preferred / not required)</span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-family:Aptos;font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><span 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