Subcontract Program Management Mgr - L5
Huntsville, ALFull-time$129–240K/yrSeen 3w agoSeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Subcontract Program Management Manager will lead a team of subcontract administrators and managers on the Next Generation Interceptor program, overseeing large subcontractors, ensuring compliance, managing cost, schedule and technical execution, and supporting supply chain strategy for national security missile defense.
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Standard Job Description
This role will offer you the following daily challenges:
On the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) Program, Supply Chain is a key driver in providing buy component responsible for approximately 50% of the program hardware development subcontracts totaling three billion dollars of supplier value. The subcontractors we manage are vital in supporting design, build and deployment of the next step forward in national security detecting, tracking and destroying incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles in space before they reach American soil.
This Subcontract Program Management (SPM) Manager position on NGI will be a key member of the NGI Subcontracts Leadership Team and will have a team of subcontract administrators and subcontract managers as direct reports. In this role you will have the following daily key responsibilities:
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Support the NGI Subcontracts Organization in execution of the overall NGI program.
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Lead and manage a team of Subcontract Administrators (SCA) and Subcontract Managers (SCM) overseeing subcontractors or critical subcontracted systems for all contract types and programs, ensuring compliance with contractual requirements and company policies
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Monitor and support each Subcontract Management Team (SCMT) as they manage the overall cost, schedule and technical execution of their subcontractor. Each SCMT is expected to actively manage the supplier in delivering solutions on budget and schedule and develop and implement correction actions when necessary.
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Responsible for providing status reporting as required and support NGI program and Supply Chain business rhythm
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Ensuring compliance with all appropriate prime contract flow downs and being responsible for new business requirements, including RFP's to subs, technical evaluations, and Basis of Estimate requirements through negotiations and definitization of the subcontractor
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Overseeing the negotiation and coordination of additions, deletions, or modifications to subcontracts
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Engaging in Supply Chain strategy for the overall Strategic and Missile Defense mission area
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Attracting, developing, and retaining subcontract management talent to continually improve the group's performance
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Mentoring, coaching, and advising subordinates in their professional development
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Travel (up to 25%) to the program and subcontractor locations is required.
Basic Qualifications
To be effective, you will need to possess these basic qualifications:
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Bachelor's degree from an accredited college, or equivalent experience/combined education.
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7+ years overall experience, with a minimum of 2 years of experience in a combination of subcontract and/or program management.
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2+ years of overall experience in working with large subcontractors.
You will need to be a US Citizen and be able to obtain and maintain a US DoD SECRET clearance, to support this government contract, as well as successfully pass a drug and background check, in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. P lease note: No clearance is required to apply, nor prior to start.
Desired Skills
To be effective, ideally, you should also have:
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3 years of current experience on large cost plus government programs
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2 years of leadership experience
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Experience with Procured to Pay (P2P) and SC Nav or other SAP procurement platforms
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Experience with managing all contract types: Cost Plus, Incentive Fee, Firm Fixed Price
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Proven record of managing and delivering critical, large subcontract products, with focus on complex development subcontracts to deliver on time and within budget
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Ability to develop strong supplier relationships and positively supplier performance
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $129000.00 - $239600.00
At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.
The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed 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(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
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Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
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For (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.
Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,026 open Supply Chain Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$129–240K/yr
- US median$115–177K/yr1,586 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $184K, is 25% above the US median midpoint ($147K) — in the top quarter of Supply Chain Manager salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 19 open Supply Chain Manager jobs in Alabama and 2,026 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience; Supply Chain Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (1,888 postings).
- Education
- 899 of the 2,026 open Supply Chain Manager jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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