Supply Chain Program Manager - Hybrid - Fort Wayne

Supply Chain Program Manager - Hybrid - Fort Wayne, IN

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. As a Supply Chain Program Manager, you will play a key role developing strategic direction and mitigating risk, ensuring supply chain continuity within commodity groups and strategic suppliers, aligning with business area objectives.

• Collaborate with a team to support daily production tiered meetings with operations to identify critical supply chain needs
• Evaluate, negotiate, and manage assigned supply base within specific commodity groupings to ensure conforming product is delivered to specification, within budget, and on time to purchase order schedules
• Act as the main focal point for identified assigned commodity shortages, working with suppliers on escalation, resolution, or alternate paths
• Author, manage, and influence critical part Return to Green efforts (RTG) in conjunction with maintaining a Line of Balance (LOB) supporting forecasted requirements
• Establish milestone objectives as necessary and manage performance to committed schedules, forecasted pipelines, and contractual requirements
• Lead sourcing segmentation (identifying risk based on commodity type, supplier, and cost) activities with supply chain, engineering, and program teams to identify opportunities for cost reduction and second source projects
• Work with supply chain colleagues and peer teams to ensure parts are set up on appropriate replenishment strategies, monitor inventory levels, and facilitate program material transitions
• Support cross-functional internal investigations identifying root cause of self-induced shortages & logistics constraints
• Monitor supplier/supply‑chain risks, support capacity analysis, contribute to supplier ratings, maintain supplier risk registry, and ensure key issues are flagged to the business, and participate in development of risk mitigation plans
• Build and maintain impact and risk slides for supplier program risk registry and program review forums
• Foster supplier engagement with participation in Supplier Business Reviews (SBRs) covering supplier scorecard encompassing cost, quality, and delivery, while maintaining a positive supplier relationship
• Support customer/partnership engagements related to supply‑chain, as well as supplier process, capability, and capacity assessments governed by business needs

• Demonstrates critical thinking skills and ability to manage complex supply‑chain situations
• 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

• Bachelor's degree
• 4+ years of experience in supply chain or a related field
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Power Point
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills necessary to interact with diverse work teams
• Ability to support complex negotiations and arrangements
• Exhibit sound interpersonal skills involving interfacing, coordinating, and negotiating with company personnel, suppliers, and partners
• Demonstrated success in 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%)