Integrated Product Support, Provisioning & Obsolescence Lead GM Defense
Warren, OH - USA
Job Summary
Job Description
The Role
GM Defense is seeking a Provisioning and Obsolescence Lead to manage the development quality and delivery of logistics and sustainment information for defense vehicle programs. This role connects engineering supply chain program management technical documentation information technology contracts suppliers and customers to ensure that the parts support equipment technical data and risk information needed to sustain vehicles are complete accurate and delivered on schedule.
This is a people leader role. The successful candidate will bring strong project management technical data supply chain and cross-functional leadership skills. They will be comfortable working with customers and external partners resolving incomplete or conflicting information improving business processes and leading a small team in a matrixed environment.
What Youll Do
Own the planning development review and delivery of provisioning and logistics product data including parts lists structured logistics analysis data and related support documentation.
Coordinate with engineering program supply chain technical publications and other functional teams to collect missing information and resolve data gaps before customer reviews and provisioning events.
Lead preparation for and participation in customer provisioning conferences reviews and other milestone events; track decisions actions risks and follow-up commitments through closure.
Establish quality-control practices to verify that customer-facing documentation is accurate complete internally consistent and ready for submission.
Manage changes that affect bills of material parts data configuration information and downstream sustainment deliverables.
Develop and execute an end-to-end provisioning strategy that improves timeliness quality repeatability and internal capability while reducing unnecessary reliance on third-party providers.
Partner with Information Technology and process owners to improve the systems data flows and tools used to create and maintain provisioning information.
Lead transitions and integrations involving configuration data single-source bills of material logistics analysis applications enterprise systems and collaboration platforms as applicable to the business need.
Own relationships and deliverables with third-party technical data systems integration and provisioning providers; define expectations review performance and ensure contracted work is completed.
Serve as a subject matter expert for provisioning and sustainment data. Investigate unresolved questions identify the appropriate source of truth and drive issues to resolution.
Lead lifecycle risk management for diminishing manufacturing sources material shortages and obsolescence across integrated vehicle and sustainment programs. Identify and assess risks involving materials components software and technology; develop mitigation plans; and coordinate timely internal and customer reporting.
Lead coach and develop direct reports while building a collaborative accountable and customer-focused team.
Support proposal capture and new-program activities by applying provisioning and obsolescence expertise to estimates schedules execution plans and customer requirements.
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience considered in lieu of a degree
5 years of relevant experience
Advanced experience in provisioning integrated logistics/product support sustainment engineering technical data supply chain or defense program execution or closely related field.
Candidate must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen U.S. permanent resident asylee or refugee).
U.S. citizenship required to comply with federal government contract provision expressly restricting role to U.S. citizens.
Experience leading complex projects and coordinating cross-functional teams through defined deliverables and milestone dates.
Experience developing reviewing and delivering technical or logistics data to customers or government organizations.
Strong analytical organizational problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical information to diverse audiences.
Ability to manage multiple priorities investigate incomplete information and drive actions to closure with limited direction.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office or comparable productivity and collaboration tools.
Ability to work effectively in a hybrid matrixed and customer-facing environment.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally as business requirements dictate.
Ability to meet applicable U.S. export-control requirements for the role.
What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
Bachelors degree in engineering supply chain management logistics business technical communications or a related field
Experience with Department of Defense or other government vehicle equipment or sustainment programs.
Experience with provisioning logistics product data structured logistics analysis parts cataloging or related defense logistics standards and practices.
Experience managing supply continuity product obsolescence end-of-life planning or technology risk.
Experience with customer provisioning conferences government contract deliverables or formal technical data submissions.
Experience with enterprise resource planning bill-of-material configuration-management logistics-analysis or technical-publication systems.
Experience managing third-party technical service providers or subcontractors.
Experience leading or developing employees and establishing performance metrics.
Familiarity with international programs export compliance or cross-border sustainment requirements.
Defense Acquisition University training or equivalent professional development in logistics provisioning parts management or obsolescence management.
U.S. citizenship required pursuant to government contract.
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