Subcontracts Program Manager

Who We Are:

CAE Vision:
Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, and civil aviation by revolutionizing our customers’ training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness. CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness.

CAE Values:
Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed.

Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun!

CAE Defense and Security deliveries complex training solutions to a wide variety of military customers. These training solutions enable mission readiness and improve the overall safe execution of complex military operations. The training solutions replicate with exceptional fidelity operation of high technology equipment interacting in a virtual environment indistinguishable from real world operations. Subcontracts Program Manager to work with our Sr.

Director US Operations to manage the execution of subcontracts for materials, equipment, supplies and services of a highly specialized and complex nature through all phases of the program lifecycle. Develop, implement, and manage strategies for our critical subcontracts. Working with technical and program management resources to delivery acquisition ready work share packages to major subcontract partners. Deliver quality customer service to both internal and external customers and foster and maintain good supplier relationships, while driving transparency and success across the supply chain.

This is an evolving position of visibility that works with all levels of program management, finance, engineering management, and operations management.

This is an evolving position of visibility that works with all levels of program management, finance, engineering management, and operations management.

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Develops supply chain and subcontract strategies that support both current and future program needs.
• Work with functional and program teams to make these plans actionable.
• Coordinates with program management, business development, engineering, and executive leadership to incorporate recent innovations and industry best practices into our global supply chain.
• Provide subcontracting strategies, guidelines and training to Program Managers regarding the development and release of effective subcontract statements of work (SSOW) and associated work scoping material. This may include reviewing and editing SSOWs for high priority programs.
• Support program teams and subcontracts administration in routine tracking and management of major subcontractor performance to include delivery, quality, and earned value.
• Develop and implement negotiation strategies that support program financial goals.
• Conduct briefings to both internal and external senior leaders in order to convey strategies for improving supply chain and subcontract performance.
• Support additional proposal and/or program start-up activities when not supporting SSOW development or training.
• Liaison with subcontract management resources and the program teams to ensure continued alignment and clarification of subcontract tasking to include performance-based criteria.
• Analyzes subcontract program performance data to determine gaps or trends.
• Attend high priority program start-up and monthly status reviews and document observations.

• Bachelor's Degree, Master’s Degree preferred.
• Minimum 10-12 years subcontract or program management experience, with aerospace and defense preferred.
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