SC New Product Development Mgr

Join the team that is a leader in engineering, designing and manufacturing of leading-edge military expeditionary products and rugged industrial/commercial products since 1937.

What We Offer:

• Health benefits, including telehealth medical services, Dental & Vision
• Life, AD&D & Disability (paid for by the company)
• 401K with a company match

The Supply Chain New Product Development Manager is responsible for the timely management and procurement of raw materials, fixtures, tools, MRO items and services within established cost, quality and delivery guidelines as it relates to quoting new projects and bringing new projects into production. Acts as the primary liaison between program management, engineering, production and Supply Chain Management (SCM) functions throughout the company.

This role acts as the primary liaison between program management, engineering, production and Supply Chain Management (SCM) functions throughout the company.

Essential Duties:

• Manages the SCM function for the project and BOM from Quote through FAI stage
• Accepts and scrutinizes supplier bids and proposals and ensures competitive cos
• Determines expected lead time and develops a schedule with critical milestones identified, providing regular report outs to ensure supplier meets the schedule
• Selects/develops sources based upon analysis ensuring the use of the current suppliers which are determined in the sourcing strategy by the commodity team
• Provides direction regarding print/design review/technical publication, interpretation, source selection, price and terms negotiation for new products
• Monitors short- and long-term material requirement needs, develops and implements effective plans to assure material availability and capacity at selected supplier
• Maintains product costs within established goals for each component and overall BOM
• Maintains an in-depth working knowledge of computerized manufacturing systems: SAP, ERP, Bill of Material structure, Kanban, JIT and Lean Manufacturing concepts
• Actively works to develop new qualified and cost-effective sources of supply when a new service, process or component is identified. This also applies to new strategic low-cost country initiatives gaining support and buy-in from the commodity managers
• Ensures each BOM is loaded correctly into SAP
• Manages approval process for new suppliers including Annual Reps & Certs
• Small Business Plan Development and Adherence
• Develops BOM tracking for each and every part (schedule), publishes monthly reports showing on or behind schedule and parts in risk (delivery and cost)

Education/Experience/Other Skills & Abilities:

• Minimum of Bachelor's degree Business, Operation, Supply Chain or related field. Master's or MBA preferred
• 5-7 years SCM experience in a manufacturing environment. Aerospace or Defense preferred
• 3-4 years Global Business managing programmatic NPD
• Experience in effective implementation of all inventory planning, forecasting and replenishment activities, including the development of metrics to track and improve performance
• Ability to work in a cross-functional area to identify solutions to manufacturing and project issues
• Strong organizational, tactical/strategic thinking and effective communication skills
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred, but not required)

This position requires access to or use of export-controlled technical data or technology controlled by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Accordingly, applicants must be U.S. Persons or must be eligible to obtain the required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce. A U.S. Person is defined as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, or a person who is a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C.1324(b)(a)(3).

* Able to obtain a Secret clearance if required

Disclaimer: This job description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required for this role.