Director Materials Business Management

Job description: Job ID: 115815 The Leonardo DRS Naval Electronics business provides leading naval computing infrastructure, network and data distribution and middleware enterprise services, as well as world-class manufacturing and support capabilities. Business Unit: Naval Electronics Location: Eagan, MN / Largo, FL / Johnstown, PA Career Functional Area: Supply Chain Telework Type: Hybrid Type: Full TIme Schedule: 9/80 Job Summary The Director of Material Business Management will lead a supply chain program management organization that collaborates effectively with the Line of Business (LOB) program management, business development, engineering, finance and other supply chain functions to shape, capture, and grow existing programs and new business. The position will have accountability for developing and deploying supply chain strategies that enable improved PWIN in the business capture phase and well as optimized quality, schedule and financial performance through the program execution phase. This leader must elevate a team that works effectively in a fast-moving, dynamic business environment to understand program level schedule, cost, and business requirements and manifest these requirements into an integrated and cohesive direction to a materials and planning organization as well as the supply chain function. The Material Business Director leads a team that has a critical role in ensuring components, subsystems, and services are delivered to Leonardo DRS production factory sites to support production needs and financial goals. The relentless pursuit of operational excellence and continuous improvement as well as proven experience in the overall proposal, planning and procurement process in a DoD regulatory compliance environment is required. Job Responsibilities Lead, develop and strengthen a supply chain program management team that works closely with program management, business development, engineering, finance and other supply chain functions to develop and execute supply chain strategies that enable realization of the opportunity pipeline. Operate as a key valued member of a business leadership team to develop and clearly communicate integrated plans to ensure successful execution and overall management of materials for complex products and systems. Ensure the necessary skills and talent are in place for an effective strategic sourcing activity that develops and exploits key supplier relationships. Partner with the business development and program management functions to leverage these key supplier relationships to pursue new business at higher PWIN and production profit targets. Own the incubation and sustainment of executive level relationships with the key and critical suppliers that provide Leonardo DRS a competitive advantage. Proactively develop material proposal strategies that enable improved PWIN and result in clearly documented risk and opportunity actions to be carried out in program execution. Ensuring timely, high integrity proposals as well as the subsequent baseline planning of material plans to optimize margin and working capital positions is paramount to successful business execution. Proactively manage long lead material items and other schedule or cost risks related to materials. Analysis, creation and deployment of advance of contract procurements or supplier pipelining is critical in an environment of ever increasing supply chain constraints. Ensure program level critical monitoring and management of demand, supply and associated constraints. Work collaboratively with the supply chain function to manage critical suppliers and ensure execution and performance to budget, schedule, and quality requirements. Work with program management, finance and planning to ensure accurate material requirements are issued to the purchasing function via MRP to achieve production, inventory, and cost objectives. Ensure material budgets are achieved and quarterly material EAC’s are completed accurately and timely ac…

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