Sr Supply Chain Program Manager

Responsibilities

• May supervise SCPCs and SCPMs; provide oversight on job responsibilities.
• Set clear performance expectations; conduct regular feedback sessions.
• Conduct performance reviews; participate in hiring processes.
• Develop staffing plans; ensure effective workforce planning.
• Facilitate necessary training programs for team members.
• Ensure CAM certification compliance among assigned personnel when applicable.
• Address interpersonal conflicts promptly; creates a collaborative and harmonious work environment.
• Participate in and occasionally lead programmatic and technical meetings with subcontractors and suppliers.
• Attend Program Reviews with subcontractors to provide updates, communicate needs and status, and request program-driven changes through Supply Management.

• Assist and Develop the Program-level Supply Chain Management Plan, outlining supply chain strategies, reporting, and communication plan.
• Offer decisive leadership to SCPMs in crafting a cohesive strategy for effective teaming within our supply chain network, ensuring a robust framework for seamless integration.
• Provide leadership to SCPMs in developing comprehensive negotiation strategies, crucial for formalizing strategic agreements with key suppliers.
• Offer strong guidance to SCPMs in developing tailored sourcing strategies that meet each category's unique requirements, while actively engaging cross-functional teams in collaborative planning sessions.
• Evaluate the performance and capabilities of current suppliers and the supply chain, forecast future needs, and develop negotiation strategies that promote sustained collaboration.
• Lead meetings with subcontractors/suppliers when required.
• Guide development of Supplier/Subcontractor Statements of Work (SSOW) & other requirement documents.
• May be responsible to lead make / buy assessments from supply chain perspective.
• May be assigned as the subcontract Program Manager for a large or complex subcontract, executing the role of Program Manager.
• If assigned to a platform, product line, Business Unit (BU) or product support team, collaborate and communicate potential long-term investment strategies to reduce lead-time and cost.
• Identify and coordinate the need for alternate or additional sources to enhance competition and leverage. Act as the supply chain architect and liaison for the proposal or program, ensuring a competitive, capable, and compliant supply base.
• Lead business requirements, technical evaluations, risk assessments, and Basis of Estimate (BOE) strategies in support of proposals and new pursuits.
• Provide supply chain strategy and status to internal and external customers.
• Support SNC's Design for Excellence (Dfx) initiatives by leading the Design for Supply Chain (DFSC) efforts, including implementing Design to Product Target Cost (DPTC) methodologies for development programs.
• Support department goals, objectives and supply chain KPIs, such as on-time delivery, negotiations, and purchase requisition processing time.

• Coordinate between supply chain functions ensuring timely execution against schedules/milestones.
• Identify alternate/additional sources improving competition/leverage.
• Articulate communication regarding status/risk/opportunity management.
• Act as the liaison between the Supply Chain management team and the program to ensure alignment of prime requirements [i.e., Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs) to Supplier Data Requirement Lists (SDRLs)] and timely resolution of problems.
• Initiate the Purchase Requisition (PR) to Purchase Order (PO) process by developing the Material and Service Request (MSR).
• Create and update Supply Chain Program Review Charts, dashboards, highlighting the current cost, technical, and schedule performance of each program.
• Coordinate between supply chain teams (procurement, subcontract management, and the program) to ensure timely schedules and milestone delivery.
• Communicate supply chain status, identify/manage risk and opportunity.
• Champion and present status of recovery plans to all stakeholders at the program level or to senior supply chain leadership.