Spec Supply Chain Management 22964

Job Title: Specialist Supply Chain Management

Job Code: 22964

Job Location: Huntsville AL or Camden AR

Job Schedule: 9/80 Employees work 9 out of every 14 days totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday OR 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days 4 days a week

Job Description:

The Specialist Supply Chain Management position provides Supply Chain/Material Management (SC/MM) representation and support of Business Unit and Business Development activities. They are responsible for effectively guiding the SC/MM functional organization to develop and document strategies plans and processes to manage the supply chain for integration into the Program Management plan. They may manage projects or processes with general supervision. They work directly with Program Management and may act as the primary customer contact for the Supply Chain portion of the program activities. They represent procurement on the program integrated program teams (IPTs) and interface cross functionally in the resolution of material status problems or issues.

Essential Functions:

• Assemble and lead integrated cross functional team(s) within assigned program(s) while interacting with supplier(s) supply chain director program managers functional managers and customers to achieve subcontract cost schedule and technical objectives.
• Support the Supply Chain portion of development and production proposals including planning and of affordability supplier quality and other supplier performance improvement initiative being submitted to Government and Prime Contractor programs.
• Support negotiation of subcontracts and assist in the development of supplier baseline program plans including development of supplier budget and schedule baselines consistent with program plans.
• Prepare presentations and lead teams in presentations to peers customers suppliers and managers.

Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior Supply Chain related experience. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 2 years of prior related Supply Chain experience. In lieu of a degree minimum of 8 years of prior related Supply Chain experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Contract negotiations with critical suppliers that are often single or sole sourced based on the technology.
• Knowledge of supply chain management lean manufacturing assembly and ATP processes.
• Ability to use technical knowledge and experience to evaluate plans processes and results of the supporting team.
• Communication skills selfmotivation strong leadership skills and interpreting program management engineering and supplier demands in a continuously changing environment with minimal guidance.
• Proficient working knowledge of project management methods within the defense acquisition environment including program planning integrated master scheduling budgeting and earned value management.
• Ability to implement product design and development stage gate process (reviews for design build and test).
• Defining and negotiating task objectives scope description and completion criteria for specific and broad activities as well.
• Use of office computer programs such as MS PowerPoint (presentations logic diagrams) MS Project (basic scheduling) MS Excel (entering formulas graphing developing spreadsheets) and MS Word (tables program plans).