Supply Chain Manager
Northrop Grumman
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Pittsburg • Maryland • Pennsylvania • United States
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Salary
💰 $145,000 - $217,600 per year
About the role
- Provide Supplier Management Team (SMT) leadership to support the largest critical supplier for the Marine Systems portfolio.
- Provide guidance and oversight to ensure effective management across all programs with a major subcontract supplier and drive continuous supplier improvement.
- Set clear expectations for the Supplier Management Teams (SMT).
- Accelerate the success of current and future SMT Leads and SMT members through direct leadership and proactive engagement.
- Define and implement standardized Supplier Management Team (SMT) processes, systems, best practices, standards, guidance, and tools, to enable efficient program execution.
- Drive continuous improvement of processes and tools, to continually leverage lessons learned across the SMT organization.
- Support the greater team of SMT Leads with the tools (guidance, knowledge, subject matter expertise) to drive improvements in supplier performance, through rigorous and effective supplier program management.
- Ensure Supplier facing competency development of all SMT Leads and SMT staff.
- Strengthen supplier-focused program management skills across the SMT organization, through learning and development initiatives.
- Promote SMT knowledge sharing across the Division and Program.
- Facilitate effective cross-functional communication and collaboration.
- Identify opportunities for increased organizational alignment and efficiencies across all SMTs, and partner with cross-functional organizations across the Division and Program to implement effective solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 8 years of related experience or a Master's Degree and a minimum of 6 years of experience
- A minimum of 5 years of team lead of people and/or managing/supervising people
- At least 5 years of experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and/or large supplier management portfolio experience in other industries
- At least 3 years of financial experience in EVMS or similar cost and schedule management systems
- At least 5 years of experience managing a Program effort or Major Subcontract (in either a supply chain, SMT, or program/project management role)
- Must be a US Citizen
- Must be eligible to obtain a Security Clearances within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
supplier managementprogram managementcost managementschedule managementEVMScontinuous improvementprocess standardizationperformance managementteam leadershipcross-functional collaboration
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationorganizational alignmentproblem-solvingmentoringengagementknowledge sharingfacilitationdevelopment initiativesproactive engagement
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMaster's degreeSecurity Clearance eligibility