Manager Supplier Quality 3 Baltimore, MD

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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Interim Secret
TRAVEL: Yes 25% of the Time
Description
At Northrop Grumman our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples lives around the world today and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nations history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean to stealth bombers to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history theyre making history.
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Sector is seeking Supplier Performance Management (SPM) Business Unit (BU) Manager to join the Baltimore Global Supply Chain (GSC) Leadership Team. This position requires onsite presented located at our Baltimore MD or Troy Hill/Elkridge MD site.

As a key member of the Baltimore GSC leadership team the selected candidates will establish the strategic leadership and proactive solutions to ensure the quality of procured material and services. Qualified candidates will have demonstrated success leading broad organizational changes to drive performance while ensuring cost schedule and customer expectations are met. This position requires a solution-based orientation unwavering ethics and values and the demonstrated ability to be a trusted partner.

What Youll Get To Do:

Sets the strategy to drive supplier performance ensures first time quality and builds a culture that motivates employees to achieve their highest levels of performance.

Frequently interface with Division and BU executives and customer representatives concerning supplier quality risks mitigation plans and issue resolution.

Engage in Program Capture and Kickoff activities to identify supplier quality risk in program sourcing plans influence sourcing strategy to include capable suppliers and to identify risk mitigation strategies to minimize impact of poor supplier quality.

Collaborate with Program Quality to ensure appropriate quality requirements for programs are identified and flowed down to suppliers via purchasing documents.

Work with program personnel to ensure adequate funding is identified for Supplier Quality risk mitigation and product validation activities; monitor Supplier Quality team activities to ensure consistency with spend plan.

Coordinate with SPM Field Quality Engineering team to ensure program risk mitigation strategies are executed in conjunction with key program schedule milestones.

Establish and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to identify and pursue systemic improvement opportunities.

Use data-driven processes to measure supplier quality performance mitigation of risk develop audit plans Control Plan audits and to lead continuous improvement processes.

Develop and implement proactive supplier quality initiatives/plans to reduce quality issues at critical suppliers and ensure products are at an appropriate level of producibility to meet cost and schedule targets.

Implement/utilize quality tools and processes such as: Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) Eight Disciplines (8D) Design for Excellence (DFX) Three Element (3E) Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) and Supplier Corrective Actions (SCAR) cause-and-effect diagrams (Fishbone) etc...

Ensure critical suppliers are identified and the appropriate quality performance feedback is measured accurate and communicated.

Promotes the professional development of the SPM team and fosters a collaborative culture that sustains the momentum around employee engagement and inclusion affordability innovation value growth and continuous improvement.

Participate in supplier on-site reviews identifying risks and areas of focus for ensuring the confidence in receiving on time conforming material

Mentor and train a team of supplier quality engineers through their development in driving supplier quality and improved performance

Work cross functionally between different teams including category management operations mission assurance and engineering in driving accountability and conformance of our suppliers material receipts

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities
Basic Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree with a minimum of 8 years in Program or Project Management Quality Mission Assurance Manufacturing Global Supply Chain Operations or Engineering OR a Masters Degree with a minimum of 6 years in Program or Project Management Quality Mission Assurance Manufacturing Global Supply Chain Operations or Engineering.

Minimum of 5 years of experience managing and/or leading teams of people.

Minimum of 1 year experience managing and/or leading a manager of a team of people.

Experience with managing Direct/Indirect budgets with prior experience as a Cost Account Manager (CAM).

Experience with implementing and utilizing quality tools and processes such as: Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) Eight Disciplines (8D) Design for Excellence (DFX) Three Element (3E) Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) and Supplier Corrective Actions (SCAR) cause-and-effect diagrams (Fishbone) etc...

A minimum of an interim government secret clearance is required to start and to be considered.

US Citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications:

Masters Degree in a Science Technology Engineering Mathematics or related field.

Defense Industry experience as a Program or Project Manager Quality Manager Supplier Quality Manager Supply Chain Manager Engineering Manager or Manufacturing Management.

Experience ISO 9001 / AS9100 Quality Management System lead auditor with experience and a Quality System Certifications and Management.

Experience with managing Direct/Indirect budgets with prior experience as a Cost Account Manager (CAM).

Lean / Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification to drive continuous improvement.

Experience with program / product lifecycle ranging from development to full-rate production. Areas of expertise should include source selection supply chain management production control product test & evaluation root cause analysis product sell off shipping and product support.

Experience resolving complex program issues and driving program performance.

Experience with establishing implementing and sustaining supplier management teams and plans identifying proactive supplier oversight approaches and risk mitigation activities

Primary Level Salary Range: $167500.00 - $251300.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidates experience education skills and current market conditions.