Manager, Supply Chain Programs 3

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Enjoy a diverse, collaborative environment with professionals across the nation ready to help launch your career. As a leader, you always act with integrity, and the highest ethical standards characterize everything you do. You enable your team to achieve predictable and balanced results, while satisfying the needs of internal and external partners. You treat all people with respect, and you model personal growth and continuous development. You know how to build an inclusive environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. You develop trusted and valued customer relationships and communicate effectively, so that people throughout the organization feel engaged and connected to their work. You deliver excellence, strive for continuous improvement and respond vigorously to change. You ensure that your team has the information and tools needed to perform at their best. You demonstrate our committed pursuit of applying innovation to meet the requirements of our customer. You craft and execute strategies that result in sustainable value creation that delivers measurable results.

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Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Manager of Global Supply Chain Programs 3 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in the Program Management organization. This position can based in either Palmdale, CA or Melbourne, FL. The role will be primarily office based and need to be within a commuting distance to either of the two office locations to meet business and program needs. The GSC Manager 3 will lead a program or a function within the larger organizational unit, setting and operating to objectives and providing guidance to subordinates based on goals, objectives and company policy.

Duties and Responsibilities:

This position reports to the GSC Strike Program Director in Palmdale, CA for the Aeronautics Systems Sector. The position supports the Site GSCPM Director & Strike Leaders in Melbourne, FL and Palmdale, CA. The Manager will serve as the GSC program manager for the Strike Planning, Requirements and Delivery (PRD) management organization, and as the senior GSC PRD point of contact; supporting all programs in Strike. The candidate will be responsible for developing and executing the advance planning, material resource, parts management, integration, supplier delivery performance as well as the supplier manufacturing engineering strategies with coordination from Strike GSC leadership to support programs in various sites, with focus on achieving affordability targets, operational efficiency and First Time Quality.

The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels.

Basic Qualifications:

• Master’s degree with 5 years’ experience OR a Bachelor’s degree with 7 years experience, OR a High School Diploma/equivalent with 11 years’ experience. Experience should be primarily in Supply Chain Management and/or Operations Management.
• 3 or more years' experience leading a large team to effectively execute a broad statement of work
• Experience with manufacturing and supply chain operations with demonstrated and proven leadership skills and ability to collaborate effectively at all levels
• Ability to prepare and present executive-level presentations
• MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel and Word) & knowledge of SAP
• Familiarity with MMAS/DCMA/ISO 9001 requirements
• This position requires a DOD Secret clearance to start and will be required to obtain and maintain Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4 or more years' proven track record building a robust team; provide people leadership, with a focus on acquiring, developing and retaining talent; respectful of others & understand and embrace the value of an inclusive team; empower each team member to perform at the highest level of productivity; be empathetic and listen for understanding
• Proven ability to set a vision; assess external and internal factors to determine long-term business direction; create strategies that shape the future and inspire the team, resulting in sustainable value and performance; critical thinking
• Proven ability to lead with courage; make bold moves, willingness to speak up and to take on new challenges; take calculated risks, with appropriate mitigation plans; self-aware, transparent and authentic; seek feedback from others
• Proven ability to act with speed; understand the need for urgency to meet the needs of the business and stakeholders; decisive, drive timely decision-making; empower others with clear accountability and appropriate support
• Experience as an accomplished problem-solver and change-agent whose unique mix of technical and business expertise lends itself to developing innovative Supply Chain strategies

Salary ranges will be dependent upon where the position is based and follows our company geographic salary bands aligned with position. Specific salary offer for candidate selected will be commensurate with experience.

This position reports to Palmdale, CA, USA, however, this position can also be worked from Melbourne, FL, FL, USA.

Salary Range: $134,200 USD - $233,200 USD

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

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