General Dynamics Land Systems US

Leading digital transformation projects, testing, and system implementation across various industries. | Extensive experience in project management, digital transformation, and sales operations, but lacking specific supply chain, manufacturing, or ERP planning experience. | Position Description: Serve as Supply Chain Management department interface with XM30 Program Office and program teams relative to identification and release of material requirements and program/contract support for aftermarket, production, and engineering. Major Activities Include: Ensuring that program and contract milestones are met relative to material support tasks and Master Scheduling of end-item deliverables to ensure financial performance objectives and program/contract schedule and commitments are met. Basic Responsibilities Include: • Support Integrated Product Development teams. • Support XM30 program teams. • Oracle MRP independent demand and dependent demand planning and analysis (Master Scheduling). • Support proposal development teams, build teams, Process Action Teams representing Supply Chain Management (SCM). • Serve as SCM liaison and Project Management representative for all material related activities. • Interface with GDLS (internal) teams and with external (customer) teams. • Drive early identification of BOM and make/buy decisions to support development of purchase order placement schedules. Perform lead-time setback analysis to guide production prioritization and engineering release of product definition to support timely procurement. • Develop, maintain, and publish status reports to monitor material releases, purchase order placement and hardware delivery status. Identify necessary corrective actions in concert with Program Office, Finance, product teams and various SCM departments to ensure timely implementation. Assess effectiveness of corrective action efforts and communicate exceptions/ issues to leadership team and upper management for timely resolution to ensure program schedules and requirements are met. • Attend program meetings and serve as SCM representative. Types of meetings include: Design Reviews (internal and external), Program Management and status meetings, build meetings for shortage identification and resolution, proposal development and strategy meetings. • Chair program briefings with Supply Chain Management to communicate program requirements, schedules, and priorities and to identify impact to SCM organization. • Responsible to develop meeting agendas and prepare presentations to brief peers, supervision and executive leadership. • Represent SCM in proposal development. Support pricing exercises; engage in division Operating Plan development regarding SCM material support throughout forecasting period; develop and present SCM metrics. Requires strong communication skills and interface with program office and other teams. This includes working on cross-functional teams, LSS, WSA and Continuous Improvement teams. • Conduct working level hardware status reviews with Procurement personnel and management to ensure program requirements and priorities are understood. • Conduct/chair meetings as required for Supply Chain Management personnel to expedite necessary actions. Position Requirements: Bachelor's degree with 7 to 10 years of overall professional experience with a minimum of 5+ years of experience in one of the following areas: • Supply Chain Management (all areas) • Product Development • Manufacturing (all areas) • Project Engineering • Program Management • Program Finance • Aftermarket and sustainment of fielded products Compliance to DoD certified business systems. Strong MRP/ERP planning skills and experience is a plus. Cognos Enterprise Reporting (data warehouse) is a plus. Ability to communicate to all levels of the organization (oral and written). Previous project/ team leadership experience. Project Management experience is a plus. Demonstrated GDLS product knowledge is a plus. Ability to prioritize engineering releases based on lead-time setbacks for products. Strong interpersonal skills. Keywords: Material Planner, Program Management, Project Management, Product Management, Supply Chain Management, Master Scheduling, MRP, Dependent Demand, Independent Demand, Planning

The role involves leading supply chain operations, developing strategies, and managing cross-functional teams to ensure program objectives are met. | Requires 10+ years of experience in supply chain or business, knowledge of MRP systems, leadership skills, and relevant education. | About the Position: Do you want to learn and grow in a great company? Do you want to join a team that protects the global network of the best defense contractor in the country? GDLS is looking to hire a Supply Chain Operations Planning and Project Management Area Manager, the perfect place to challenge your Supply Chain manager skills. Company Information: General Dynamics is a successful Fortune 100, global aerospace and defense company, with over 90,000 employees world-wide. General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has a strong foundation of delivering core engineering and manufacturing capabilities to our clients for military vehicles. Our team is focused on continuous process and productivity improvements that reduce product costs, while increasing troop safety and effectiveness. Land Systems continues to work with the US Armed Forces and its Allies to ensure these vehicles remain survivable, relevant, flexible, affordable and capable of addressing a dynamic threat environment. What We Offer: Starting your career or you are an experience professional, we offer a Total Rewards package that is Impactful and built for you. • Healthcare including medical, dental, vision, HSA and Flex Spending • Competitive base pay and incentive pay that rewards individual and team performance, and comprehensive benefits. • 401k Match (6%) • Educational Assistance • 9-80 Work Schedule (This position’s standard work schedule is 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off) • Onsite cafeteria, fitness center, and outdoor fitness track Responsibilities to Anticipate/Expect: • Lead and mentor a team of leaders & individual contributors to ensure department & program objectives are achieved. • Develop succession plans and provide training and developmental opportunities • Foster a results & execution oriented culture of continuous improvement and innovation • Address and resolve any supply chain issues or disruptions in a timely manner. • Engage and build relationships with key stakeholders across the organization, at all levels • Look across all programs to ensure proper prioritization, resourcing, and execution of SCM milestones • Preform risk surveillance and proactively communicate and drive risk mitigation efforts • Develop and maintain metrics that provide visibility of SCM performance and project status; drive performance and risk mitigations to meet commitments • Communicate project/program priorities through the SCM organization and drive execution to support program requirements • Drive achievement of material sales and earnings objectives through proposal development, target pricing, and mitigating disruptions and inefficiencies of procurement activities • Drive Master Scheduling and Oracle MRP demand management; Supervise MRP stability and perform root cause analysis of schedule volatility, implementing associated corrective actions • Interface with Manufacturing on Manufacturing Bill of Material development and lead change control process through SCM • Coordinate plant and SCM MRP planning functions and serve as SCM liaison to the plants • Drive operational excellence and implement continuous improvement initiatives • Implement best practices in supply chain planning and management. Qualifications Sought: • Bachelor's degree required in Supply Chain or Business related discipline preferred. • 10+ years of relevant experience • Experience across the product lifecycle (Development, Production and Sustainment) preferred. • Knowledge of business financials, Earned Value Management System (EVMS), Oracle MRP, scheduling tools, and critical path analysis. • Proven ability to lead, manage, and influence cross-functional teams. • Experience with Microsoft Office Suite required • This position may require eligibility to obtain a US security clearance. (Non-US Citizens will not be eligible) Additional Information / Desired Experience: • Strategic thinking and planning • Leadership and team management • Project management • Data analysis and interpretation • Problem solving • Operations management • Excellent executive communication skills • Strong collaborator GDLS considers factors such as, scope/responsibilities of the position, candidate experience and education/training background, in addition to local market comparable and business considerations when extending an offer.