Position Description:
Serve as Supply Chain Management Department Interface with Program Office and Program Teams relative to identification and release of Material requirements and program/contract support for aftermarket, production, and engineering.

Major activities include:
Ensuring that program and contract milestones are met relative to material support tasks and Master Scheduling of end item deliverables to ensure financial performance objectives and program/contract schedule and commitments are met.

Basic responsibilities include:

• Support Integrated Product Development Teams;

• Production Program and Support Services Teams;

• Oracle MRP Independent Demand and Dependent Demand Planning and Analysis (Master Scheduling);

• Proposal Development Teams, Build Teams, Process Action Teams representing Supply Chain Management (SCM);

• Serve as SCM liaison and Project Management representative for all Material-related activities;

• Interface with GDLS (internal) Teams and with external (customer) Teams.

• Drive early identification of BOM and make/buy decisions to support development of purchase order placement schedules. Perform lead-time setback analysis and develop material (hardware) release schedules to prioritize Production & Engineering release of product definition to drive timely release to support timely procurement.

• Develop, maintain, and publish status reports to monitor material releases, purchase order placement and hardware delivery status; identify necessary corrective actions in concert with Program Office & Financial Organization, product teams and various SCM departments to ensure timely implementation; assess effectiveness of corrective action efforts and communicate exceptions / issues to leadership team and upper management for timely resolution to ensure program schedules and requirements are met.

• Attend Program meetings and serve as SCM representative; Types of meetings include: Design Reviews (internal and external), Program Management and Status meetings, Build Team meetings for shortage identification and resolution, proposal development and strategy meetings;

• Chair program briefings with Supply Chain Management to communicate program requirements, schedules, and priorities and to identify impact to SCM Organization;

• Responsible to develop meeting agenda and prepare presentations to present to peers, supervision, and executive leadership.

• Support Proposal Development teams representing SCM. Support pricing exercises; engage in division Op Plan Development regarding material support required for programs for the forecasting period involved; develop and present SCM metrics; requires strong communication skills and interface with program office and other teams including, Lead Support Cross Functional teams, LSS, WSA and Continuous Improvement teams.

• Conduct working level hardware status reviews with Procurement personnel and management to ensure program requirements and priorities are understood;

• Conduct / chair meetings as required with Supply Chain Management personnel to expedite necessary actions

Position Requirements:
Bachelor's degree with 7 to 10 years of overall professional experience with a minimum of 5+ years of experience in one of the following areas;

• Supply Chain Management (all areas)

• Product Development

• Manufacturing (all areas)

• Project Engineering

• Program Management

• Program Finance

• Aftermarket and Sustainment of Fielded Products

Compliance to DoD Certified Business Systems
Strong MRP / ERP planning skills and experience a plus
Cognos Enterprise Reporting (Data warehouse) is a plus
Ability to communicate to all levels of the organization (oral and written)
Previous project/team leadership experience
Project Management experience is a plus
Demonstrated GDLS Product Knowledge a plus
Ability to prioritize Engineering Releases based on lead time setbacks for Products
Strong interpersonal skills

Key Words:
Material Planner, Program Management, Project Management, Product Management, Supply Chain Management, Master Scheduling, MRP, Dependent Demand, Independent Demand, Planning