Supplier Management Team Lead
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is hiring a Supplier Management Team Lead for its Marine Systems Global Supply Chain Supplier Management Team. The position supports Marine Systems, which develops, manufactures, assembles, and tests missile launching and handling systems, propulsion systems, and power generation systems for naval surface ships and submarines. The role is remote and requires at least 50% travel. The successful candidate will manage supplier and subcontractor schedules, performance, scope, risks, and opportunities to support program milestones and on-time delivery. The role also contributes to statements of work, proposals, negotiations, technical evaluations, and reviews of subcontractor deliverables, while preparing executive-level briefings and tracking project progress.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- At least 2 years of experience in supply chain, program management, business management, or a related field.
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with EVMS or similar cost and schedule management systems.
- Experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and/or managing a large supplier portfolio in other industries.
- Experience managing a program effort or major subcontract in supply chain, supplier management, or program/project management.
Responsibilities
- Manage and interpret supplier and subcontractor schedules, assess impacts on program schedules and milestones, manage an integrated master schedule, and manage schedule risks and opportunities.
- Develop and manage the SMT RAIL/action item tracker to support communication and accountability for supplier, subcontractor, and internal actions, with a focus on schedule and supply chain programmatic actions.
- Manage supplier performance, open orders, deliveries, and dock dates.
- Define and develop material strategies to support on-time delivery.
- Plan, define, establish, communicate, monitor, and control subcontractor scope, ensuring required work is performed and unnecessary work is avoided.
- Analyze changes to balance technical, cost, schedule, and quality requirements, and develop alternatives that address program needs and expectations.
- Support development of NGMS Statements of Work (SSOW) in collaboration with technical and programmatic stakeholders.
- Adhere to subcontract scope and manage changes through control board activities.
- Identify, assess, manage, and communicate subcontract risks and opportunities throughout the subcontract life cycle.
- Assist Program and Subcontracts teams in generating technical content for Requests for Information, Requests for Proposals, and related materials.
- Conduct technical evaluations of NGMS proposals and support program and subcontracts teams in negotiations.
- Review and approve NGMS technical subcontractor deliverables (SDRLs), with guidance from relevant cross-functional program subject matter experts.
- Prepare executive-level briefings and develop mechanisms to monitor project progress, tools for intervention, and problem-solving approaches with element leads, business management, and customers.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company-paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- Potential overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus depending on position
- Potential long-term incentives for employees in Vice President or Director positions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
