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Blue Origin · 2 days ago

Supply Chain Program Manager

Merritt Island, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$124K/yr - $174K/yr

7+ years exp

Blue Origin is working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. The Supply Chain Program Manager will define program goals, manage risk, and support escalations and problem solving in support of Lunar Permanence Manufacturing Operations, ensuring supply chain performance and on-time delivery of products.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Understanding the product structure, key objectives, budgets, and schedules of the programs they support

Ensuring all Supply Chain functions are executing plans to achieve those targets, track progress, and develop mitigations where performance is not aligned with expectations

Supporting the policies, procedures, templates, and tools to drive consistency, accuracy, and compliance across Blue Origin Business Units

Supporting financial management (i.e., EVMS, budgets, targets, working capital, material sales, etc.) supply chain metrics, make buy/make/where strategies, strategic sourcing, and requirements management (i.e. FAR/DFARS, ITAR, OPSEC, security classification guides, public law, quality, warranty, etc.)

Ensuring the placement and receipt of all material requirements to meet those strategies and plans in support of program requirements including complete material management and ownership (schedule, cost and Material EAC)

Analyzing data to determine the cause of deviations from performance expectations and developing improvement plans alongside Supply Chain Functional leadership

Providing detailed communications, reports, and presentations to Program and Supply Chain at all levels to ensure alignment and a clear understanding of progress, risks, and mitigations, as well as general updates from Supply Chain Functions

Qualification

Supply Chain ManagementProgram ManagementAnalytical SkillsNegotiation SkillsProject Management Professional (PMP)Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR/DFARS)ProcurementPlanningMRP/ERP PlanningCommunication SkillsLeadership AbilitiesProblem SolvingCross-Functional Collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree with 10 years of experience, Master's degree with 7 years of experience in Supply Chain Management, Engineering or related industry experience

Superior communication skills (written and verbal), leadership abilities, negotiation skills and the ability to collaborate in a cross functional environment are required to perform in this position

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate complex ideas simply, anticipate potential objections and persuade others, often at senior levels, to adopt a different point of view

Demonstrated ability to understand and discuss technical concepts, manage trade-offs and evaluate new ideas with internal and external partners

Demonstrated ability to work across disciplines with engineering, design, and project management counterparts to deliver on-time products/services

Excellent analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations, and drive actions

Demonstrated experience creating and maintaining systems and processes to streamline operations

Demonstrated negotiation skills developed from contracts, proposal management, supplier management, capture management or similar negotiating activities

Ability to develop and execute project plans within budget and schedule constraints, ability to simultaneously manage multiple programs and priorities

Track record of working in an ambiguous environment and ability to define processes that can scale

Occasional travel required (up to 25%)

Strong ability to review product structure (Bill of Materials), identify long lead and high risk items/systems, and craft Supply Chain strategies to meet program objectives

Experience with most Contract Types (Firm-Fixed Price, Time & Material, Cost Plus)

Maintain compliant and accurate files and data records

Strong analytical skills, data driven with experience in establishing and tracking program metrics

Experience in procurement and planning, MRP/ERP planning and transactions, BOM structures, and material estimating and Basis of Estimate creation

Demonstrated knowledge and experience in Supply Chain Management and Program Management