Subcontracts Administrator III

Job description

REPORTS TO: Subcontracts Manager SUPERVISES: N/A: GENERAL PURPOSE AND SCOPE: As a member of the Supply Chain group at Austal, will play a role in the performance and success of the function and the group. Will ensure Austal’s Material and Service Support needs and requirements are met while maintaining a high level of customer service. Transactions will be variable, highly complex, and involve multi-million dollar negotiations and at times, high levels of risk. AUTHORITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: - Responsible for planning, controlling and reporting of major subcontracts and long lead time material orders for an assigned shipbuilding platform program. - Working Individually or as part of a team, negotiates short and long term agreements for raw materials, parts, subassemblies, finished goods, materials, equipment, tooling, supplies and/or services from suppliers. - Responsible for effective management of project subcontract risks to ensure effective systems and services are delivered through life-cycle approach to the end use on schedule. - Develops ideas and innovates highly complex multi-million dollar sub-contract types and multiple sub-contract line items. - Advances sub-contracts, s...