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Supply Chain Contracts Professional
Bell has openings in our Fort Worth, TX headquarters for experienced Supply Chain Procurement Contracts Professionals with USG Military/Defense Contracting experience to support a role in Bell’s New Aircraft Product Development Programs.
In this role, you are responsible for establishing optimal long-term and high-dollar procurement contracts that enables the Supply Chain Organization and Programs to achieve its strategic objectives. This Contracting Professional works directly with the Integrated Products Team Lead and Program Team to identify and contract with the appropriate sources for new and existing aircraft subsystems.
What you’ll be doing as a SC Contracts Sr Professional
- Evaluating new, current and existing suppliers for fit with strategic purchasing contracts, preparing and issuing requests for proposal (RFPs).
- Facilitating the bid evaluation and down-selection process.
- Prepares negotiation strategies and conducts contract negotiations, employing cost scenario models, contracting strategy techniques, and negotiation support tools to advance the commodity’s key supply chain objectives, and finalizes contract awards.
- Negotiates with the supply base to meet internal objectives.
- Build collaborative relationships with vendors and internally across Bell’s engineering, manufacturing, finance, and military program teams.
- In all activities, the Contracting Specialist ensures compliance with all government contracting regulations and internal administrative requirements.
