Director, Subcontract Management
Northrop Grumman
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Assist the DRPM MIB Supply Engagement Director by engaging with suppliers related to supplier risk, capacity constraints, and resiliency solutions.
- Assist a senior technical supply chain subject matter expert in engaging with suppliers within the maritime industrial base on industrial supply chain efficiency and capacity.
- Conduct rough-cut capacity planning and Operational Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) assessments to evaluate supplier throughput and readiness.
- Lead production floor diagnostics to identify key bottlenecks including workforce constraints, equipment downtime, quality issues, and process inefficiencies.
- Recommend targeted solutions such as equipment upgrades, workforce training, or process redesigns to increase throughput and mitigate risks to Navy program delivery schedules.
- Develop and validate standardized templates, process flows, and best practices to enable alignment across the MIB Supply Chain Directorate and Lines of Effort (LOEs).
- Translate complex data into executive-level briefs and reports for ASN RDA, NAVSEA, and PEO leadership.
- Partner with industry, academia, and government stakeholders to identify emerging risks and define investment priorities (Supplier Development Funding, SCM initiatives, workforce development).
- Contribute thought leadership to align investments with 1+2 production goals (1 Columbia + 2 Virginia submarines annually) and critical surface ship requirements.
- Interface with MIB suppliers to understand capacity and production difficulties.
- Provide daily program, analytical, and acquisition management support to senior level executives.
- Work with multiple stakeholders across the region to expedite evaluation, determine critical areas, and assess funding for MIB efforts.
- Collaborate with a distributed MIB team focused on workforce development/marketing, supply chain/sustainment, and technology developments.
- Evaluate projects and initiatives including capital projects, curriculum development, marketing campaigns, and veteran outreach.
- Draft information papers in response to Congressional inquiries and provide input to Report to Congress regarding MIB spend and ROI.
- Travel regionally to meet with local stakeholders about workforce initiatives.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship.
- The ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
- A Bachelors Degree in business, supply chain, logistics, education, science, or an engineering discipline
- Knowledge of developing manufacturing programs such as additive manufacturing, Industry 4.0 and other advanced manufacturing techniques.
- Experience conducting Data analysis and presenting results.
- Outstanding communication skills, both written and oral.
- Customer-oriented team player focused on mission who is self-motivated and driven who can work independently and remotely.
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
- Additional desired: Experience/knowledge of the submarine/maritime industrial base.
- Additional desired: Experience in the Industrial Base Supply Chain.
- Additional desired: Project management experience.
