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Job Title: Sr Mgr., Material Management

Job Code: 31665

Job Location: Palm Bay, FL

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description: 

Program Management Support:

• Serve as the supply chain interface to the sector program teams and align integrated supply chain resources and solutions with business needs. 
• Ensure material status meetings are chaired by the function. Providing targeted information for review by program teams. Participate in supplier calls with procurement.  Deliver presentations to large audiences (up to 50 ppl). 
• Develop a financial forecast for material with no oversight. Understand the link between financial forecast and earned value management (EVMS). Participate in estimate to complete (EAC) reviews with finance and engineering (EAC/ETC). Provide reports and variance analysis information for material earned value management.  
• Lead team to maintain program material cost, delivery, and labor baseline including change requests. 
• Support and/or lead the development of supply chain deliverables in support of NPD stage gate processes. 
• Ensure team collaborates with program to develop acceptable material schedules that encompass lead-times and operational queue times. Work with IPT to value material milestones and timelines.  
• As required, represent supply chain and provide input at gate reviews, EAC reviews and program reviews. 

Material Management:

 Responsible for the team development and execution of material management activities that include:

• Master Production Schedule (MPS) and MRP: 
• MPS maintenance and oversight; entry of item data and Bill of Material (BOM). 
• Utilize complex functionality within MRP to maximize supply and demand management including breakpoint pegging, unique work queue management, and view code application; yield zero aged unassigned requirements, minimal aged floor stock levels, and no material issuance without a demand; mentor others. 
• Manage timely and complete purchase requisition release to general procurement and subcontracts teams.  
• Prioritize procurement expedite activities, kit, and floor shortages.  
• Provide procurement support to facilitate purchase requisition to purchase order placement. 
• Collaborate with Production Planning and Inventory/Warehouse/Logistics in the execution of the build plan. 
• Expedite FMR and MTO approvals through the system. 
• Develop management strategies for inventory not planned by MRP. 
• Identify root causes of all demand or transactional errors and receiving issues (RDR); resolve and facilitatecorrective actions. 
• Monitor and respond to internal cross functional metric trends related to that indicate early risks of supply chain disruptions. 
• Accountable for program closeout of material related contractual obligations (e.g. deliveries and open commitments, subcontracts HFM, material account close-out, residual material disposition). 
• Interact as a functional representative internally with management. Provide auditors requested information in a timely manner. 
• Chair SCM program kick-off; prepare kick-off packages. As the Supply Chain point of contact (POC) for the program team (all functions), ensure timely issue resolution for questions, requests, requirements, and concerns. 
• Mentor others. 

Proposal Support:

•  Responsible to assist team with proposal efforts of simple to moderate scope and complexity (including NPD), to encompass the delivery and presentation of PCR content, peer reviews. 
•  Ensure team’s understanding and adherence to the material bid process to accurately cost material and maintain proposal schedules.

Operational Excellence:

• Partner with supply chain data analytics to develop metrics and reports that enable visible and comprehensive materials management and status. Meet established performance metrics and fully understand each metric's source, purpose, and affect. 
• Perform thorough supply chain risk and opportunity assessments; develop strategies in collaboration with Procurement, Subcontracts, Production Planning, Quality, Engineering, Finance, Program Management, and MM staff to mitigate cost and schedule risk.  
• Support all audit activities as requested. 
• Refer to policies and practices for guidance and compliance. Exercise judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. Interpret operational processes, practices, and procedures of the job area for others. Mentor Material Managers. 
• Participate in and/or lead cross-functional and functional projects/teams as assigned (such as Continuous Improvement (e3), Materials Management Committee, Tiger Team, Kaizen). Develop solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity using LEAN/Six Sigma, critical thinking, and analytical skills. 
• Collaborate with cross functional groups to solve problems as they arise. Engage cross functional groups in the resolution of complex problems. 
• Propose sound and innovative business solutions that contribute to business unit success. 
• Any other duties needed to deliver innovative solutions for our customers’ mission-critical challenges and abide by our organization’s values. 

Essential Functions: 

• Lead, motivate, and develop a diverse team of material management professionals at varying levels of experience.
• Responsible for staffing, recruiting, training, talent development, engagement, and retention of employees across multiple sites.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to direct Material Management reports.
• Subject matter expertise for Supply Chain principles and concepts, data analytics, strategy development and execution in compliance with FAR, MMAS, MAAR-13, and CAS. 
• Collaborate with the program team to define appropriate execution methods to meet cash flow, cost, and schedule objectives upon program startup and during rolling wave. 
• Solve problems of high complexity by leveraging experience and through analysis of data. Identify trends and correlations in Material Management data. Report findings with recommended actions. 
• Interpret data from cross functional sources/influences; identify trends and correlations in the data. Develop action plans to address problematic trends and escalate large issues with functionally approved action plans. 
• Thorough comprehension of the use and purpose of MRP and supporting systems such as Control, Cognos, PeopleSoft Financials, and PDM and the interfaces between each. Develop acquisition solutions to service the needs of the program.  
• Develop, drive, and execute Material Management transformation and improvement projects.
• Utilize hands-on, cross-functional approaches to identify pain points and drive improvements.
• Implement solutions to complex problems and identify areas for functional performance improvement and cost reduction.
• Communicate with parties inside and outside the organization on matters of strategic importance to influence senior leadership on new concepts, practices, and approaches.
• Provide timely and accurate supply chain status updates to various levels of L3Harris management and external customers.
• Regularly report to executive management, including the VP GMs and President of Intel and Cyber, on functional performance, metrics, and advances within sector.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 12 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
• Ability to obtain US Government security clearance.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• 7 years in Material Management with minimum of 5 years of leading and developing a team with direct reports, and a combination of one or more of the following directly related to Supply Chain, MM, Material Planning, MRP/MPS, completed internship, coursework, or practical experience that demonstrates analytical ability, strategy development and execution. 
• 6 years of experience using MRP systems software. 
• 8 years experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, WORD, Excel (including pivot tables, V-lookup, etc.), PowerPoint, etc.) 
• 10+ years of experience using MRP systems software 
• Master Production Scheduling experience 
• Thorough understanding of FAR, MMAS, MAAR-13, and CAS 
• Subject matter expert for Supply Chain principles, concepts, and practices 
• Understanding of and basic knowledge of the manufacturing process 
• Experience working in the US DOD manufacturing industry 

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