Military Fellowship Program: Supply Chain Program Manager

Responsibilities

• Leadership and Team Supervision
  • Supervise a team of SCPCs and SCPM 1, providing daily oversight and guidance on SNC's tools, procedures, and processes.
  • 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.
• Strategic Supply Chain Management and Planning
  • Develop the Program‑level Supply Chain Management Plan, outlining supply chain strategies, reporting, and communication plan.
  • Develop a cohesive strategy for forming effective teaming within our supply chain network which encompasses a robust framework that ensures seamless integration.
  • Develop comprehensive negotiation strategies to facilitate the formalization of strategic agreements with key suppliers.
  • Create tailored sourcing strategies that address each category's unique requirements and actively engage 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.
  • 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.
• Supply Chain Architecture and Proposal Support
  • 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 (DFSC) 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 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), such as on‑time delivery, negotiations, and purchase requisition processing time.
• Supply Chain Communication and Coordination
  • Act as the liaison between the Supply Chain management team and the program to ensure alignment of prime requirements (i.e., CDRLs to SDRLs) and timely resolution of problems.
  • Initiate the Purchase Requisition (PR) to Purchase Order (PO) process by developing the Material and Service Request (MSR) or Advanced Purchase Requisition (APL).
  • 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.
• Program Management and Control Account
  • Manage the cost, technical, and schedule aspects of supply chain for a given proposal or program as the Program Management representative.
  • Track progress against the Supply Chain schedule, identifying and addressing any deviations.
  • Lead the development of Supplier/Subcontractor Statements of Work (SSOW), Supplier Data Requirement Lists (SDRLs), and other requirements flow‐downs.
  • Identify potential risks within program specific supply chain (subcontractors and procured parts) and present mitigation plans to address risk.
  • May be delegated Control Account Manager (CAM) responsibilities by the Program Manager, requiring SCPM to obtain SNC’s CAM Certification.
  • Use Earned Value Management (EVM) techniques to assess project performance.
  • Monitor actual costs against budgeted costs and report variances.
  • Calculate, track and report out on key EVM metrics, such as Cost Performance Index (CPI) and Schedule Performance Index…