
Lead, Supply Chain Management
- Huntsville, AL
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Assemble and lead integrated cross functional team(s) within assigned program(s) while interacting with supplier(s), supply chain director, program managers, functional managers, and customers to achieve subcontract cost, schedule and technical objectives.
- Support the Supply Chain portion of development and production proposals, including planning and execution of affordability, supplier quality and other supplier performance improvement initiative, being submitted to Government and Prime Contractor programs.
- Support negotiation of subcontracts and assist in the development of supplier baseline program plans including development of supplier budget and schedule baselines, consistent with program plans.
- Prepare presentations and lead teams in presentations to peers, customers, suppliers and managers.
- Business Travel up to 15%.
- Ability to obtain US Secret Secuirty Clearance.
- Bachelor's Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant supply chain experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related supply chain experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related supply chain experience.
- Knowledge of supply chain management, lean manufacturing, assembly and ATP processes.
- Ability to use technical knowledge and experience to evaluate plans, processes and results of the supporting team.
- Excellent communication skills, self-motivation, strong leadership skills, and interpreting program management, engineering and supplier demands in a continuously changing environment with minimal guidance.
- Solid working knowledge of project management methods within the defense acquisition environment including program planning, integrated master scheduling, budgeting and earned value management.
- Ability to implement product design and development stage gate process (reviews for design, build, and test).
- Working capability in the use of typical office computer programs for conduct of program management such as MS PowerPoint (presentations, logic diagrams), MS Project (basic scheduling), MS Excel (entering formulas, graphing, developing spreadsheets), and MS Word (tables, program plans).