This position reports directly to the Supply Chain Integration Manager. The role will support two major programs spanning three BAE Systems sites. 

The primary responsibility would be to serve as the key conduit between the program, supplier base, and supply chain functional organizations to ensure that business objectives are met. Develops and implements a supply chain strategy that ensures supplier agreements are utilized and cost take out opportunities are realized to the maximum extent practicable to support business area objectives. 

Manage business area supply chain cost, schedule, quality and performance to support business and customer objectives. Provide overall management and direction of Supply Chain performance to achieve or exceed stated goals. Ensure that supply chain initiative and recommendations are implemented across the programs within the business area. Attend business area staff meetings as necessary and communicate supply chain. Ensure that supply chain risks are identified and documented in the risk register, and proactively ensure that risks are mitigated. Lead the supply chain transition from design and development into production. Lead cross functional teams or suppliers in leaning out company and supplier processes, procedures, and/or manufacturing flow.

- Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience with at least twelve (12) years of procurement, planning, material management, subcontract, or related experience with managing suppliers, costs, and schedules. 

- Ability to evaluate program needs, identify and develop integrated and detailed supply chain strategies and return to green plans. 

- Ability to effectively direct personnel from various functional departments. 

- Experience required in competitive source selections, supplier proposal evaluations, supplier negotiations 

- Experience managing supplier, cost, schedule, and quality attributes

- Experience managing challenging suppliers on Department of Defense Programs preferred

- Data warehousing or minor programming experience with C++ or Pearl is a plus.

BAE Systems is the premier global defense and aerospace company, delivering a full range of products and services for air, land, and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions, and customer support services. With 105,000 employees worldwide, BAE Systems had 2008 sales of $34.4 billion.

Electronic Solutions, based in Nashua, New Hampshire, provides systems and products that maximize the effectiveness and safety of fighting forces and first responders. Its offerings include infrared countermeasures and electronic protection systems for military and civilian aircraft; information management systems; signal acquisition, analysis, and exploitation systems that optimize use of the electromagnetic spectrum by friendly forces while denying its use by adversaries; interoperable communications systems for firefighters and other first responders; thermal weapon sights; precision targeting systems; situational awareness systems for ground vehicles; night-vision systems; identification friend or foe systems; and radiation-hardened electronics. Electronic Solutions also includes the group’s Advanced Systems & Technology unit, which joins EI&S with government research organizations and industry to develop and demonstrate innovative system concepts in such areas as situational awareness, communications and networking, and precision targeting.

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