As the TINA Supply Chain Focal, you’ll serve as a key connector between Supply Chain, Contracts, Program Management, and our customer proposal teams—ensuring all Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA) and FAR Part 15 requirements are met with precision and transparency. You’ll coordinate complex proposal activities, analyze vendor quotes for compliance, and drive effective bidding strategies that strengthen Simmonds Precision’s competitive edge in the government contracting space.
This role is ideal for a proactive professional who thrives in a dynamic, cross-functional environment. You’ll lead discussions that shape procurement decisions, support audits and negotiations, and help define the processes that ensure compliance across our most strategic customer proposals. If you’re a self-starter who enjoys solving complex problems and collaborating across functions, this position offers a high-impact opportunity to make a measurable difference in how Simmonds delivers value to its customers.
What You Will Do:
- Coordinate proposal activities with purchasing, subcontracts, program office, customer contracts, and compliance to ensure all Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA) requirements are satisfied before proposal submittal to the customer
- Communicate proposal change information with supply chain team members (Cost Analysts, Buyers, Sourcing)
- Develop procurement bidding strategy for customer proposals.
- Analyze vendor quotes upon receipt to ensure compliance with Simmonds and United States Government (USG) regulations
- Continuously requests data from supply chain team to ensure disclosure of data to program team
- Lead a cross functional discussion and provide recommendations on necessary actions to achieve TINA compliance
- Provide recommendations to supply chain in support of commercial item determinations
- Support customer proposal follow up actions to include audit and negotiations
- Completion of TINA checklist on behalf of supply chain for Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 15 customer proposals
Qualifications We Prefer:
- Experience supporting proposals subject to the Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA)
- Knowledge of FAR Part 15 and related government procurement regulations
- Proactive, self-starter mindset with the ability to work independently and drive tasks to completion
Pay Range
$100,000-120,000
Skills Required
- Experience supporting proposals subject to the Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA)
- Knowledge of FAR Part 15 and related government procurement regulations
- Proactive, self-starter mindset with ability to work independently and drive tasks to completion
What We Do
Simmonds Precision Products, Inc. is a leading global designer and manufacturer of highly engineered fuel, proximity sensing, and structural health monitoring solutions for the aerospace and defense end markets. Based in Vergennes, Vermont, the company provides precision-engineered components for commercial aviation, military, and rotary-wing platforms, specializing in high-quality products with significant aftermarket content across major aerospace and defense platforms.
