Supply Chain Program Manager - Hybrid (onsite) - Fort Wayne, IN

MSCCN; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 77,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems is seeking a Supply Chain Program Manager to join the CAS supply chain team within the Electronic Systems Sector. This on-site Indiana role focuses on developing strategic direction, mitigating risk, and ensuring continuity across commodity groups and strategic suppliers.

You will engage with operations and engineering teams, lead supplier negotiations, and drive cost reductions while maintaining schedule integrity and robust risk management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required
• 4+ years of experience in supply chain or related field
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills to interact with diverse teams
• Ability to support complex negotiations and arrangements
• Experience in supplier performance management and execution
• Experience leading meetings with suppliers and stakeholders
• Decision making aligned with guiding principles and compliant policies
• Self-starter with detail orientation and multitasking in fast-paced manufacturing

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with team to support daily production meetings identifying critical supply chain needs
• Manage supplier base within commodity groups to meet specs and purchase orders on time
• Act as primary contact for commodity shortages and escalation resolutions
• Lead Return to Green efforts and maintain Line of Balance for forecasted requirements
• Set milestone objectives and manage performance to schedules and contracts
• Lead sourcing segmentation to identify cost reduction and second sources
• Coordinate replenishment strategies and monitor inventory levels
• Support root-cause investigations for shortages and logistics constraints
• Maintain supplier risk registry and contribute to risk mitigation plans
• Present risk and impact analysis for supplier program reviews
• Engage suppliers in scorecard reviews for cost, quality, and delivery
• Support customer/partnership engagements related to supply-chain activities

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation

Organizational skills

Self-starter

Technical aptitude

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree

Engineering, Supply-Chain, or Technical Degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Power BI

Tableau

Oracle APEX

Midas

Job description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.

Clearance Level - Must Be Able to Obtain: None. U.S. Person Required: Yes. Travel Percentage: 25%. Clearance Level - Must Currently Possess: None. U.S. Citizenship Required: No. Is Relocation Available: Yes.

Job Description

Join our award-winning, dynamic, and growing aerospace supply chain team, supporting mission-critical capabilities across a growing and diverse portfolio of both commercial and military customers. This opportunity offers a broad range of supply chain management activities with the Controls & Avionics Solutions (CAS) supply chain team within BAE Systems Electronic Systems Sector. As a Supply Chain Program Manager, you will play a key role developing strategic direction and mitigating risk, ensuring supply chain continuity within commodity groups and strategic suppliers, aligning with business area objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborating with a team to support daily production tiered meetings with operations to identify critical supply chain needs
• Evaluating, negotiating, and managing assigned supply base within specific commodity groupings to ensure conforming product is delivered to specification, within budget, and on time to purchase order schedules
• Acting as the main focal point for identified assigned commodity shortages, working with suppliers on escalation, resolution, or alternate paths
• Authoring, managing, and influencing critical part Return to Green efforts (RTG) in conjunction with maintaining a Line of Balance (LOB) supporting our forecasted requirements
• Establishing milestone objectives as necessary and managing performance to committed schedules, forecasted pipelines, and contractual requirements
• Leading sourcing segmentation (identifying risk based on commodity type, supplier, and cost) activities with the supply chain, engineering, and program teams to identify opportunities for cost reduction and second source projects
• Working with supply chain colleagues and peer teams to ensure parts are set-up on appropriate replenishment strategies, monitoring inventory levels, and facilitating program material transitions
• Support cross-functional internal investigations identifying root cause of self-induced shortages & logistics constraints
• Monitoring supplier/supply-chain risks, supporting capacity analysis, contributing to supplier ratings, maintaining supplier risk registry, and ensuring key issues are flagged to the business, and participating in development of risk mitigation plans
• Building and maintaining both impact and risk slides for supplier program risk registry and program review forums
• Fostering supplier engagement with participation in Supplier Business Reviews (SBRs) covering supplier scorecard encompassing cost, quality, and delivery, while maintaining a positive supplier relationship
• Supporting customer/partnership engagements related to supply-chain, as well as supplier process, capability, and capacity assessments governed by business needs

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate for this position must demonstrate critical thinking skills and an ability to manage complex supply chain situations. You should be a self-starter with strong communication skills, responsible for constructively supporting various functions and levels of leadership at BAE Systems while acting as the face of the company in engagements with our supply base partners.

What We Offer:

Join our award-winning, dynamic, and growing aerospace supply chain team, supporting mission-critical capabilities across a growing and diverse portfolio of both commercial and military customers. This opportunity offers a broad range of supply chain management activities with the Controls & Avionics Solutions (CAS) supply chain team within BAE Systems Electronic Systems Sector. As a Supply Chain Program Manager, you will play a key role developing strategic direction and mitigating risk, ensuring supply chain continuity within commodity groups and strategic suppliers, aligning with business area objectives.

We provide a diverse, inclusive, and team-oriented environment with opportunities for inner-team coaching and growth. Our benefits include the opportunity to work with a talented team of professionals, a flexible hybrid work schedule (typically 4 days onsite per week), and travel opportunities.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's degree
• 4+ years of experience in supply chain or a related field
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills necessary to interact with diverse work teams
• Ability to support complex negotiations and arrangements
• Exhibit sound interpersonal skills involving interfacing, coordinating, and negotiating with company personnel, suppliers, and partners
• Demonstrated success of management and monitoring of supplier performance and execution
• Experience with facilitating, leading, and coordinate meetings with suppliers and stakeholders
• Decision making ability aligning with BAE Systems' Supply Chain Guiding Principles, using sound judgment while complying with policies and procedures, even with partial information
• Self-starter, with ability to be detail-oriented, prioritize, and multitask with strong organizational and follow-through skills in a fast-paced, time-sensitive manufacturing environment
• Technical aptitude
• Willingness to travel both domestically and internationally (approximately 25%)

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Engineering, Supply-Chain, or Technical Degree
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), or equivalent
• Development of analytical tools with Oracle, APEX, Midas, Visual Basic, Power BI, or Tableau

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $77814 - $132283

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.