Supplier Delivery Deployment Engineer Manager

About the role

BAE Systems is hiring a Supplier Delivery Deployment Engineering Manager to support our Weapon Systems' products manufactured in Louisville, KY, Aberdeen, SD, and Maple Grove, MN. This role is part of the Supply Chain Organization and involves serving as a working manager for a team that ensures supplier deliveries meet BAE Systems factory need dates.

Responsibilities

• On-site assessment of the supplier to quickly evaluate supplier's barriers and influence solutions to deliver product on or before the BAE Systems factory need
• Document a recovery plan that can be followed and communicated back to the Integrated Ops Team
• Facilitate and lead resolution of technical issues through collaboration with supplier and across functions including program engineering, quality, operations and procurement
• Support and monitor technical execution of requirements at suppliers
• Use the appropriate application of improvement techniques such as process mapping, rapid problem solving, five-why, root cause and corrective action, and control plans to maximize results
• Interface with supplier leadership, BAE Systems Supply Chain and Integrated Ops with tactical delivery plans from suppliers
• Liaise with internal functions such as Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Planning to support expedited supplier recovery solutions
• Ensure prompt and professional communication with stakeholders and customers as appropriate
• Develop and/or enhance skills needed such as rapid problem solving, process mapping, process waste elimination, expediting skills, as well as understanding BAE Systems infrastructure and processes
• Ensure process adherence to and observation of BAE Systems Corporate purchasing policies and code of conduct
• Create and/or enhance standard work, including reporting templates and work processes
• Utilize data analytics to support development of reports and dashboards to establish success criteria for the team and suppliers
• Manage, coach and develop team members
• Cook up and manage team deployment to suppliers, manage daily/weekly reporting

Qualifications

• Experience working with suppliers
• Demonstrated leadership and influencing skills
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 8+ years’ work experience or equivalent experience
• Experience in Engineering, such as manufacturing or production support
• Experience in Manufacturing Engineering such as machined and fabricated products
• Experience in Supply Chain, such as supplier management or engineering support
• Experience in Cross-Functional Leadership, Stakeholder Management, and Influencing
• Comprehension: Ability to understand complex problems and to collaborate and explore alternative solutions; ability to understand opposing points of view on complex issues, and to negotiate and integrate different viewpoints
• Organization: Ability to organize and prioritize work
• Reasoning & Decision Making: Ability to make decisions which have impact on the business; ability to develop complex concepts and plans and communicate them effectively through formal or informal presentations either inside or outside the organization
• Communications: Strong written and oral communication skills; interacting with Managers, staff, coworkers and suppliers; ability to compose materials such as detailed reports and work-related documents and presentations
• Analysis: Ability to compute, analyze, and interpret complex numerical and/or statistical data for forecasting, problem solving or reporting purposes

Skills

• Rapid problem solving
• Process mapping
• Process waste elimination
• Expediting skills
• Understanding BAE Systems infrastructure and processes
• Data analytics

Benefits

Full-time salary range: $136,000 - $231,200
Employee benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. An employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks such as discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance are also available. Paid time off, paid holidays, and other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and applicable federal and state sick leave are provided. Monetary or non-monetary recognition awards are available through the company recognition program. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

Pay

Full-time salary range: $136,000 - $231,200
The salary range is based on our market pay structures. Individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Schedule

Full-time employment is offered.