The Small Business Liaison Officer reports to the Director of Global Supply Management and shall be responsible for promoting the company's commitment to working with small, disadvantaged, veteran-owned, and minority-owned business in compliance with government regulations. The SBLO develops strategies to meet small business contracting goal, manages relationships with small business partners, and ensures compliance with federal regulations such as the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). The roles services as the primary point of contact for the company and small business subcontractors, as well as government agencies monitoring small business utilization.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Outreach: Lead outreach efforts to identify qualified small businesses, including but not limited to women-owned businesses, veteran-owned, HUBZone and Disadvantaged businesses
Serve as an advocate for small business participation within the company, work closely with procurement, contracts, capture and project teams to ensure small business goals are met
SBA Subcontracting Plan: Develop, implement, and manage the company's small business subcontracting plan in accordance with FAR and DFARS requirements to support prime contract efforts
Reporting: Prepare and analyze reporting data for all small business program requirements. Compile and communicate reporting data semiannually to relevant stakeholders; data for plans, proposals and any other adhoc requests
Compliance: Ensure compliance with small business requirements, including the submission and monitoring of required reports such as the Individual Subcontracting Report (ISR) and Summary Subcontracting Report (SSR)
Serve as the company's Small Business representative in communications with federal agencies related to small business contracting, goals, audits and compliance
Provide training, guidance and educate internal teams on the importance of small business utilization and the company's commitment to diversity in the supply chain
Educate vendors on policies and procedures
Maintain records on small business utilization, compile data for audits, and prepare periodic reports to demonstrate compliance with contractual small business goals
Increase awareness of equal opportunity in business contracting
Promote the small business program in publications
Create and document listings of small businesses
Identify opportunities for improving small business participation
Establish relationships between the business community, buyers, and customers
Participate in trade fairs to promote equal opportunity in procurement and business contracting
Provide general programmatic subcontracts compliance related support including subcontracts policy and procedure development and review, internal audits, and other activities required by the program.
Qualifications:
8+ years of relevant experience in procurement, government contracting, or supplier diversity management with a minimum of 3yrs as an SBLO.
Strong knowledge of CPSR procurement requirements
Capable of interpreting applicable prime contract requirements, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR), and International Traffic Arms Regulations (ITAR)
Strong multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment
Experience with Public Law and Regulatory Requirements
Knowledge of economics and marketing principles and practices
Knowledge of municipal, county, and state organization and department functions
Knowledge of business management principles and practices
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely
Ability to research and prepare statistical analysis
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Demonstrated ability to develop effective relationships internally and externally
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with Deltek CostPoint
Bachelors degree in supply chain management or related field.
Physical Requirements and Work Conditions:
Individual may on occasion be required to work non-standard schedule to include weekends and late evenings/early mornings to effectively manage activities and communicate requirements to meet critical deadlines
Ability to travel worldwide including austere work environments. Travel is not expected to exceed 10%.