Global Supply Chain Program Lead

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 152,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off

Overtime

Shift differential

Discretionary bonus

Annual bonuses

Long Term Incentives

Job summary

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Global Supply Chain Program Manager – 3 to join our team in Promontory, UT. This role leads Material Program Managers within the PMO for the Global Supply Chain, aligning cross-functional teams to ensure budgets and schedules are met and supply commitments fulfilled.

You will develop material strategies across the program lifecycle, guide budgeting, and lead risk mitigation while interfacing with engineering, operations, and senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of experience in program management, project management, supply chain or related field – OR – Master’s degree with 6+ years of professional experience
• People management experience
• Proven ability to lead, develop, and build a high performing team by providing clear direction, fostering collaboration, and ensuring accountability to objectives
• Prior program or project management experience successfully executing budgets and schedules of significant scope and complexity
• Ability to work high level strategic initiatives that impact long-term business goals in addition to urgent requirements to support day-to-day operations
• Experience and comfort level working and supporting Earned Value Management requirements
• Experience implementing and executing material program plans to meet program objectives
• Expertise in supporting complex proposals of significant value
• Skilled in developing and implementing risk mitigation strategies
• Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to communicate feedback in a manner that fosters collaboration, trust, and builds positive relationships
• Ability to mentor and motivate others to meet complex objectives
• Competence to work in an integrated team environment and influence change
• Skilled and comfortable communicating and interfacing with high level leadership
• Knowledge and experience in government contracting requirements and regulations (e.g. FAR, DFARS, ITAR, etc.)
• Skill set to work through others to influence change and drive objectives
• Ability to travel up to 15% of the time

Responsibilities

• Leads a team of Material Program Managers that are responsible to the Program Management Office (PMO) for the entire Global Supply Chain (GSC) organization and coordinates cross-functionally to ensure that supply chain commitments are met
• Oversees Program Managers accountable to meet material budget requirements to support the PMO financial commitments
• Accountable for supply chain program execution including material budget, resource planning, forecasting, schedule performance, risk/opportunity management, supplier performance, and supply chain issue resolution
• Oversees and develops the material strategy for GSC in all phases of the Business Acquisition Process including leading the material estimating process and establishing and negotiating the budget with the PMO for responsible program portfolio
• Ensures that prior to program execution, all elements of the proposed program(s) plans have complete and accurate schedules, budgets, make/buy plans, and procurement and subcontracts strategies
• Ensures mitigation plans are developed and executed to address any programmatic risks related to suppliers or supply chain execution
• Oversee briefings to the PMO and executive management on program status and any necessary action plans to address issues affecting program supply chain cost and schedule performance
• Leads team to drive initiatives to reduce cost and improve efficiency
• Work cohesively with leaders in other disciplines such as engineering, operations, quality, and other personnel to manage material performance and ensure delivery of hardware to support production needs within budget
• Acts as the escalation path for the PMO to address issues in program execution related to the supply chain

Skills

People management

Team leadership

Budget and scheduling

Earned Value Management

Risk mitigation

Government contracting

Supplier management

Communication with leadership

Travel planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Global Supply Chain Program Manager – 3 to join our team in Promontory, UT. This role leads Material Program Managers within the PMO for the Global Supply Chain, aligning cross-functional teams to ensure budgets and schedules are met and supply commitments fulfilled.

You will develop material strategies across the program lifecycle, guide budgeting, and lead risk mitigation while interfacing with engineering, operations, and senior leadership.