LSM Supply Chain Manager

Job Summary: The Supply Chain Manager is responsible for planning, managing, and overseeing the material and supply chain strategy in support of the Landing Ship Medium (LSM) program, one of the most consequential and complex shipbuilding programs in the country. This individual will play a critical role as part of TOTE Services’ Vessel Construction Manager (VCM) team. The Supply Chain Manager will interface directly with the shipbuilder(s), Government stakeholders, and suppliers to ensure timely procurement, delivery, tracking, and accountability of program materials required to support vessel construction activities and LSM contract objectives. In this role, the Supply Chain Manager exercises discretion and independent judgment on matters of significance to the program, including evaluating supplier capability and performance, assessing supply chain risks, and formulating and recommending courses of action that directly affect program cost, schedule, and contract compliance. The vision of TOTE Services is to be the world’s most valued maritime management, operations, and technical solutions delivering reliable and superior service. TOTE Services is a company within the TOTE Group, which is part of the Saltchuk family of brands. Saltchuk is building the best family of transportation and distribution companies in North America. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The Supply Chain Manager will serve as the bridge between multiple shipyards to ensure the supply chain can meet schedule and quality objectives on the LSM shipbuilding program. This individual must foster and maintain strong relationships with shipyards, subcontractors, sub-suppliers (at every level), and internal stakeholders. The key responsibilities of this position include: Promote the TOTE Services safety culture and adhere to all safety guidelines. Make safety a priority in everything we do and seek opportunities for continuous improvement. Develop and manage strategic working relationships with domestic and international suppliers, independently assessing supplier capability, capacity, and performance and recommending corrective actions when performance falls short. Develop and drive procurement planning and long-lead material strategies to achieve ship construction schedules and critical path milestones across a multi-shipyard construction program, evaluating sourcing and sequencing alternatives and recommending the optimal approach to program leadership. Lead the design and implementation of material management systems, dashboards, and supplier performance metrics, and use the resulting data to set priorities and drive supply chain improvements. Oversee and analyze material availability, manufacturing progress, and logistics status across all vendors, independently determining when deviations require escalation or intervention. Identify, assess, and develop mitigation strategies for supply chain risks, shortages, and obsolescence issues, prioritizing risks and recommending courses of action to program leadership. Identify, evaluate, and recommend opportunities for onshoring of foreign materials to increase domestic content. Analyze material delivery forecasts and their impact on the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), determine required updates to key material shipping dates, and advise program leadership on resulting schedule risks. Evaluate and help resolve change management activities and commercial or technical issues affecting material and supply chain performance, formulating and recommending solutions. Serve as the VCM team’s subject-matter representative on material status and inventory during program management meetings with the Government, presenting analysis, risks, and recommended actions. Interpret and apply the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), Buy American Act (BAA), and domestic sourcing requirements to program material activities, ensuring compliance and advis…

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