Sr. Mgr, Supply Chain Management
About The Position
The Senior Manager, Supply Chain Management leads Operational Excellence for Avionics Supply Chain. The role requires recognized expertise in Avionics Operations and Supply Chain processes, strategic planning, and developing growth strategies. Leadership through influence, project management expertise, and strong relationships—or the ability to build them—with Program Office, Manufacturing, and Quality are critical to the success of Avionics Supply Chain. The position supports regional Supply Chain and Strategic Business Unit goals and represents Supply Chain leadership as needed. It develops and implements strategies to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, quality, and overall performance of Supply Chain and regional sites. The role also supports organizational development across sites, promotes a team-oriented and accountable environment, and prepares recurring Supply Chain deliverables. Travel is approximately 10–20%. The role is onsite in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and requires U.S. citizenship because only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under the program or contract.
Requirements
- Typically, a university degree and at least 10 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 7 years of experience.
- At least 3 years of Operations or Supply Chain knowledge and/or experience.
- U.S. citizenship is required to access information under the program or contract.
Nice To Haves
- Demonstrated success in senior-level leadership, planning, and forecasting.
- Ability to communicate and present to all levels of the organization.
- Experience with and understanding of the Collins Management System.
- Professional background that supports networking and influencing capability.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and leaders within a complex, sometimes ambiguous matrix organization.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate meeting or exceeding regional Supply Chain and Strategic Business Unit goals, including quality, cost, schedule, and cash flow.
- Represent Supply Chain leadership and regional Supply Chain leadership as needed.
- Drive Operational Excellence for Avionics Supply Chain by supporting Supply Chain needs and requests.
- Represent Supply Chain in long-range and annual operating planning.
- Partner with Operations Excellence peers on improvement initiatives and standardization of practices.
- Provide awareness and updates on Supply Chain initiatives.
- Develop and oversee implementation of strategies to continuously improve Supply Chain efficiency, effectiveness, quality, and overall performance.
- Ensure all sites maintain a continuously improving Environmental, Health and Safety program.
- Ensure all sites comply with Corporate Policies and Procedures, including ethics and code of conduct policies.
- Facilitate organizational development programs across sites, including mentoring and coaching site leadership teams and their organizations.
- Create and foster a team-oriented, accountable environment.
- Implement and execute strategies to continuously improve the efficiency, effectiveness, quality, and overall performance of sites in the region.
- Assemble recurring Supply Chain deliverables, such as monthly OA materials.
- Travel approximately 10–20%.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
- 401(k) plan with employer matching and a separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
- Tuition program.
- Student Loan Repayment Program.
- Life insurance and disability coverage.
- Optional pet, home and auto, additional life and accident, critical illness, group legal, and identity theft protection coverages.
- Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits.
- Ovia Health fertility and family-planning reimbursement.
- Adoption Assistance.
- Autism Benefit.
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
- Healthy You Incentives wellness rewards program.
- Doctor on Demand virtual doctor visits.
- Bright Horizons child and elder care services.
- Teladoc Medical Experts second opinion program.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Flexible work schedules.
- Employee Scholar Program.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs; payments are not guaranteed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
