Supply Chain Program Manager

Job Description See what you’re missing. Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics – from detecting threats for F-35 pilots to illuminating the night for soldiers. Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow, delivered today. Drawing strength from our differences, we’re innovating for the future. And you can, too. Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first – exemplified by our mission: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®.” Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems. In the Countermeasure & Electromagnetic Attack Solutions (CEMA) business area we develop next-generation threat detection, countermeasure, and attack solutions to provide customers with full-spectrum electronic warfare capabilities to enhance mission survivability. Within this setting, our Operations employees turn innovative engineering designs into real solutions to meet our customers’ needs. From Supply Chain, to manufacturing, and to test, Electronic Systems offers opportunities to work with technology rarely accessible in other manufacturing firms. Our training and development programs provide employees with career advancement in a diverse work environment. The selected candidate will join the Advanced Optical Systems (AOS) product line and perform a critical role of Supply Chain Program Manager (SCPM) in support of programs in early development and engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phases. The SCPM operates as a critical extension of the program manager by assuming full ownership and accountability for material execution on their assigned program(s), inclusive of strategy, cost, schedule, technical, and quality with support from a cross-functional integrated product team (IPT). Expect quick immersion into a fast-paced and highly visible environment in a rapidly growing business area. In this role you will: Serve as the single point of contact and supply chain lead for assigned programs and portfolios, accountable for all supply chain outcomes and responsible for conveying material plans, strategies, financial performance, and status updates to program teams and business leaders. Engage closely with engineering and operations teams during early design and development phases to guide and influence supply base selection, ensuring a scalable supplier network with the right parts at the right suppliers while maintaining long-term vision and strategy to support engineering materials, qualification materials, deliverable hardware, test equipment, and operations and facilities support equipment and services. Lead and execute new program start‑up supply chain activities by developing and maturing supply chain and material risk management plans, while building the infrastructure needed to implement a comprehensive supply chain strategy including a plan‑for‑every‑part, supplier risk assessments, and associated mitigation plans. Prepare material and labor sales forecasts, in alignment with functional and program goals. Manage both material and labor budgets, perform required variance analysis, implement root cause and corrective actions. Manage the execution of subcontracts and purchase orders for materials, equipment, supplies, and services of a highly specialized and complex nature through all phases of the program lifecycle. Deliver quality customer service to both internal and external customers and foster and maintain good supplier relationships, while driving a Zero-Defect mindset with suppliers. Who you are: Consistently demonstrate strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills. A self-starter, capable of implementing functional and program objectives, and able to interface with all levels of internal management and as required supplier management. Deliver independent work product while also managing dynamic …

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