Supply Chain Defense Contracts Professionals - Advanced Vertical Lift Systems
Posted on: 14 Apr 2021
Fort Worth, TX
Job Description
We are pioneers. We were the first to break the sound barrier and design the first functional jetpack. We were aboard NASAs first lunar mission and brought advanced tiltrotor systems to market. Today, we are defining the future of on-demand mobility. At Bell, we are proud to be an iconic company with superb talent, rapidly creating novel and coveted vertical lift experiences.
Bell in Fort Worth, TX has several immediate need openings for experienced Supply Chain Procurement Contracts Professionals with USG Military/Defense Contracting experience to support our Advanced Vertical Lift Systems (AVLS) programs. These roles support Aircraft New 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 Advanced Vertical Lift 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. You will either be supporting our Bell V-280 Valor or Bell 360 Invictus programs to help secure Bells future for the United States Armys Future Vertical Lift program.
Primary activities of the Contracting Professional include:
* 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 commoditys key supply chain objectives, and finalizes contract awards.
* In all activities, the Contracting Specialist ensures compliance with all government contracting regulations and internal administrative requirements.
* High degree of relationship building and integration with integrated product teams in a development environment.
Textron Inc.
Providence, RI
Textron Inc. operates in the aircraft, defense, industrial, and finance businesses worldwide. The company’s Textron Aviation segment manufactures and sells business jets, turboprop and piston engine aircraft, and military trainer and defense aircraft; and commercial parts, as well as provides maintenance, inspection, and repair services. Its Bell segment provides military and commercial helicopters, tiltrotor aircraft, and related spare parts and services. The company’s Textron Systems segment offers unmanned, marine, and land systems; simulation, training, and other defense and aviation mission support products and systems; airborne and ground-based sensors and surveillance systems, and protection systems; precision guided weapons systems; armored vehicles, turrets, and related subsystems, as well as marine craft; test equipment and electronic warfare test, and training solutions; piston aircraft engines; and intelligence software solutions.
This segment also designs, develops, manufactures, installs, and maintains full flight simulators; and offers logistics support services. Its Industrial segment offers blow-molded plastic fuel systems and fuel systems, including pressurized fuel tanks for hybrid applications, clear-vision systems, catalytic reduction systems, cast iron engine components, and other fuel system components primarily to automobile OEMs, as well as plastic bottles and containers for various uses; golf cars, off-road utility vehicles, recreational side-by-side and all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, light transportation vehicles, aviation ground support equipment, professional turf-maintenance equipment, and turf-care vehicles that are marketed to golf courses and resorts, government agencies and municipalities, consumers, and commercial and industrial users.
The company’s Finance segment provides financing to purchase new and pre-owned aircraft and helicopters. Textron Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.
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IndustryAviation
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No. of Employees35, 000
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