Supply Chain Manager III

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At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! 

The individual in this role will own supply chain performance within a Blue Origin Program. This role will be responsible for developing and executing supply chain strategies, processes, and materials program plans to ensure performance, budget, and on-time delivery of Blue Origin products.

The SCPM’s primary role is to be the single-threaded interface with the Program Management Office to define program goals, manage risk, manage schedule and support escalations and problem solving. . This role will lead a small team of Supply Chain Program Managers and has responsibility and accountability for the full Program scope, including all scope of work their team is responsible for.

Responsibilities of this role include understanding the product structure, key objectives, budgets, and schedules of the programs they support. They ensure all Supply Chain functions are executing plans to achieve those targets, track progress, and develop mitigations where performance is not aligned with expectations. SCPMs are responsible for supporting the policies, procedures, templates, and tools to drive consistency, accuracy, and compliance across Blue Origin Business Units. Supply Chain Program Managers will also support financial management (i.e., EVMS, budgets, targets, working capital, material sales, etc.); , supply chain metrics, make buy/make where strategies, strategic sourcing, etc.), and requirements management (i.e. FAR/DFARS, ITAR, OPSEC, security classification guides, public law, quality, warranty, etc.).  This role will ensure 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). SCPMs are experts in analyzing data to determine the cause of deviations from performance expectations and developing improvement plans alongside Supply Chain Function leadership. They provide 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.

Key candidate attributes to facilitate success in this role include influencing, facilitation, presentation, communication, process development, analysis, and problem solving.  Key candidates for this role will be comfortable working and directing small teams in ambiguous, dynamic environments as well as in cross-functional teams. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

• Bachelor's degree with 7 years of experience, Master's degree with 5 years of experience in Program Managent/Supply Chain Program Management with a focus of test operations.
• Experience in test systems Engineering or related technical fields, Engineering Supply Chain Management, 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
• 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.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or equivalent project management experience
• Experience with spacecraft systems
• 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
• Experience effectively negotiating contracts
• Experience managing teams

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.