Supply Chain Program Manager - Hybrid (onsite)

About the role

Join our award-winning, dynamic, and growing aerospace supply chain team, supporting mission-critical capabilities across a growing and diverse portfolio of both commercial and military customers. This opportunity offers a broad range of supply chain management activities with the Controls & Avionics Solutions (CAS) supply chain team within BAE Systems Electronic Systems Sector.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with a team to support daily production tiered meetings with operations to identify critical supply chain needs
• Full ownership within commodity purview to drive solutions through action and accountability, both with suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Evaluating, negotiating, and managing assigned supply base within specific commodity groupings to ensure conforming product is delivered to specification, within budget, and on time to purchase order schedules
• Acting as the main focal point for identified assigned commodity shortages, working with suppliers on escalation, resolution, or alternate paths
• Authoring, managing, and influencing critical part Return to Green efforts (RTG) in conjunction with maintaining a Line of Balance (LOB) supporting our forecasted requirements
• Establishing milestone objectives as necessary and managing performance to committed schedules, forecasted pipelines, and contractual requirements
• Leading sourcing segmentation (identifying risk based on commodity type, supplier, and cost) activities with the supply chain, engineering, and program teams to identify opportunities for cost reduction and second source projects
• Supporting cross-functional internal investigations identifying root cause of self-induced shortages & logistics constraints
• Monitoring supplier/supply-chain risks, supporting capacity analysis, contributing to supplier ratings, maintaining supplier risk registry, and ensuring key issues are flagged to the business, and participating in development of risk mitigation plans
• Fostering supplier engagement with participation in Supplier Business Reviews (SBRs) covering supplier scorecard encompassing cost, quality, and delivery, while maintaining a positive supplier relationship
• Supporting customer/partnership engagements related to supply-chain, as well as supplier process, capability, and capacity assessments governed by business needs
• Approaching situations with a continuous improvement mindset to influence standardization, automation, efficiencies, and tool enhancement/development

Requirements

The ideal candidate for this position must demonstrate critical thinking skills and an ability to manage complex supply chain situations. You should be a self-starter with strong communication skills, responsible for constructively supporting various functions and levels of leadership at BAE Systems while acting as the face of the company in engagements with our supply base partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 6+ years of experience in supply chain or a related field
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills necessary to interact with diverse work teams
• Ability to own, lead, and drive complex problems towards resolution
• Ability to support complex negotiations and arrangements
• Exhibit sound interpersonal skills involving interfacing, coordinating, and negotiating with company personnel, suppliers, and partners
• Demonstrated success of management and monitoring of supplier performance and execution
• Experience with facilitating, leading, and coordinating meetings with suppliers and stakeholders
• Decision making ability aligning with BAE Systems' Supply Chain Guiding Principles, using sound judgment while complying with policies and procedures, even with partial information
• Self-starter, with ability to be detail-oriented, prioritize, and multitask with strong organizational and follow-through skills in a fast-paced, time-sensitive manufacturing environment
• Technical aptitude
• Willingness to travel both domestically and internationally (approximately 25%)

Skills

Engineering, Supply-Chain, or Technical Degree

8+ years of supply chain management experience

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), or equivalent

Development of analytical tools with Oracle, APEX, Midas, Visual Basic, Power BI, or Tableau

Benefits

We provide a diverse, inclusive, and team-oriented environment with opportunities for inner-team coaching and growth. Our benefits include the opportunity to work with a talented team of professionals, a flexible hybrid work schedule (typically 4 days onsite per week), and travel opportunities (domestic or international).

Pay

Full-Time Salary Range: $96623 - $164259

Schedule

Pay Information

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, 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.