Overview: Responsibilities:

BlueHalo, LLC is currently recruiting for a Director of Procurement. This position will oversee Subcontracts and Purchasing operations across several product lines with locations in San Diego, California, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Huntsville Alabama, Leesburg Virginia, and Maryland. BlueHalo manufactures state-of–the-art products that enables our customers to consistently and effectively complete a variety of missions in complex environments.

The Director of Procurement will lead the Procurement, and Subcontracts teams of BlueHalo Corporate. The ideal candidate will have in-depth knowledge of the procurement, subcontracts, and planning processes as well as extensive experience leading a team of Buyers and Subcontracts professionals in a growing environment. This senior position interfaces regularly with other senior leaders from programs, manufacturing operations, engineering, quality, finance, contracts, global sourcing, and suppliers. The Director of Procurement will drive progressive processes and systems to support the growth of the business as well as meet or exceed business area and functional goals and objectives. The Director will lead the implementation of advanced sourcing, supplier management, supply chain risk reduction and material planning strategies. The Director of Procurement will be a champion of cross-functional teams whose mission is to ensure the teams are leveraging spend, driving best value and improving overall supplier performance.

Accountable for the integrated procurement and subcontracts of a multi-million in material and services acquisition. The role reports to the VP of Procurement and Government Property.

Key outcomes for this role include:

• Leads and mentors a team of ~ 15 employees across 7 sites.
• Must have strong ethical and moral principles.
• Must have strong leadership skills and an excellent negotiator with the ability to teach and mentor others the art of negotiation.
• Must be able to demonstrate a strong comprehensive knowledge of DCMA’s Contractor Purchasing System Review (CPSR) guidelines for compliance.
• Must demonstrate the ability and experience to maintain an approved government purchasing system (CPSR experience) and responsible for compliance to all FAR/DFARs regulations.
• Develop and support the management and integration across the Procurement organization in multiple locations across the US.
• Understanding the capabilities of the Procurement Team and the interactions with other functions to elevate the Procurement performance to deliver on operational and financial goals.
• Develops and cultivates mutually beneficial supplier relationships that ensure continuity of supply while maintaining unyielding integrity.
• Develops Purchasing, Procurement strategy, goals, and guidelines.
• Develops performance metrics and drives initiatives to ensure goals are achieved.
• Leads the implementation of new business methods, processes, and Procurement concepts to optimize the company and customer position.
• Leads and influences the identification of risks and opportunities for complex proposals and Procurement matters and is fully responsible for their management
• Champions the Procurement function, acting as a sponsor/coach to others within the function and enhancing the reputation of Procurement with other functions
• Promote an internal and external (supplier) environment where continuous improvement is the goal and annual procurement savings is achieved
• Works cross-functionally to forge collaborative relationships with engineering, contracts, legal, finance, program management, and operations leadership to drive best practices.
• Maintains an approved government purchasing system (CPSR experience) and responsible for compliance to all FAR/DFARs regulations.

Qualifications:

• Related Bachelor's Degree and 12+ years’ work experience or equivalent experience.
• 10 plus years in a manufacturing industry, preferably within an aerospace/defense, or other highly regulated industry.
• 10 years of managing and developing Subcontracting professionals; preferably experience in managing other Subcontract Managers.
• Broad discipline experience in a multi-plant supply chain environment.
• Excellent leadership skills. Both as a people manager and a transformational leader.
• DCMA, DCAA and or other similar regulatory experience.
• Must possess the ability to establish rapport and working relationships at all levels of the organization and communicate effectively throughout.
• Proven ability to navigate a complex business environment. High tolerance for change and ambiguity.
• Have a strong bias for action, can communicate vision clearly and be a driver of change.
• Have an agile leadership style; able to adjust one’s approach to fit the situation as a driver, coach, mentor, or teacher.
• Experienced in the entire life cycle of prime and subcontract contracting, from proposal phase to contract closeout.
• Well versed in the following types of contracts: Commercial, DOD Cost type, Firm Fixed Price, and Services Contracts.
• Fluent with FAR, DFAR regulations.

• This role can be located at any of our BlueHalo offices in Albuquerque NM, Huntsville AL, or the DC metro area...but will also require a willingness to travel domestically up to 30% of the time

Leading the Transformation: The BlueHalo Effect It speaks to who we are as a company, a global protective ring that shields everything we most want to safeguard, an unbroken line that ensures our customers retain the advantage in any battlespace, from high above the Earth to deep in cyberspace. It’s who we are, a halo, a protector, the light of inspired engineering keeping our Nation safe. Our vision is a world where national security is certain because technical superiority is assured. Join us and become a vital element of The BlueHalo Effect! EEO Statement BlueHalo is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable workplace accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an email to Recruiting@bluehalo.com. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. This option is reserved only for individuals who are requesting a reasonable workplace accommodation. It is not intended for other purposes or inquiries.