Senior Manager, Supply Chain Management; Onsite - Fort Wayne

Senior Manager, Supply Chain Management

Job Code: 37955 |

Location:

Fort Wayne, IN or Palm Bay, FL |

Schedule:

9/80 (Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off)

• Subject matter expert with knowledge of job area and in-depth knowledge of project management, with the ability to lead all aspects of the Supply Chain acquisition process from proposal stage through Program award and execution.
• Analysis of markets and strategic sourcing to align with business goals.
• Responsible for managing Business Unit cost, schedule, and technical performance, and ensuring L3
  
  Harris and Customer objectives are achieved, including on-time delivery, exceptional quality, and affordability with the ability to monitor & assess project issues and develop mechanisms & resolutions to meet goals.
• Determines feasibility of material, components, specifications, or requirements and supports product development activities, including proposal support and engineering change impacts to supply chain.
• Strong understanding of baseline centric execution and Change Management with the ability to review status of projects, budgets, forecasts, EVMS; prepare status reports.
• Develop, maintain, and manage strategic relationships with suppliers to achieve Program, Customer and Corporate goals for sales, orders, and profit.
• Strong ability to manage cross-functional relationships to integrate the supply chain team into program development and execution.
• Lead, motivate, and develop a diverse team of Supply Chain Professionals at varying levels of experience.
• Develop, drive, and execute supply chain transformation and improvement projects. Must have functional and operational experience in the Supply Chain Management and Operations domains who can understand, analyze, and define business requirements. This individual must be able to use hands‑on, cross‑functional approaches to identify pain points and drive improvements. Must have the passion, business and technical acumen and experience to drive best‑in‑class supply chain processes and efficiencies.
• Responsible for staffing, recruiting, training, talent development, engagement & retention of employees.
• Negotiation expertise to include drafting and negotiating contract vehicles including Subcontracts, Letter Subcontracts, Teaming Agreements, Non‑Disclosure Agreements and Sole Source Agreements.
• Establish & manage major contractual milestones, such as preliminary and critical reviews and other contractual schedule goals throughout the program, including analysis of supplier capacity and capabilities. Will ensure supplier ability to supply parts with on‑going adjustment of material flow for adequate line fill and inventory optimization.
• Applying ingenuity and innovation to develop and implement solutions to complex problems and identify areas for supplier performance improvement and cost reduction.
• Responsible for initiating corrective action measures when necessary.
• Provide timely and accurate Supply Chain status appropriate to various levels of L3
  
  Harris Management and external customers.

• Ability to obtain US Government security clearance.
• Motivated self‑starter well versed in the overall Supply Chain Process Flow and managing Business Unit performance in the areas of technical scope, schedule, and cost.
• Apply expertise in managing complex subcontracts, including hardware, software, complex services subcontracts, and follow‑on/production subcontracts.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with a wide array of professional levels and functions.
• Lead, direct, and review the work of direct report(s) to maintain workflow and productivity and ensure weekly objectives are achieved.
• Ability to work as an effective leader, while maintaining a “team” mentality in a fast‑paced, changing environment.
• Provide input on talent and performance management decisions for team.
• Manage department and program budgets and support explanation of variances in monthly performance.
• Ability to navigate FAR/DFARS regulations and internal procedures for compliance.
• Support Small Business initiatives.
• Ability to generate spending plans, payment forecasts, and…