Material Programme Manager (Supply Chain)

Job Title: Material Programme Manager (Supply Chain)

Location(s): Hybrid role, and willing to occasionally travel to Glenrothes / Livingston

Summary of Role: MPM

Primarily responsible for managing and overseeing all aspects of the Supply Chain from a program perspective. Defines programme material strategy for the Business Area and influences across the business to ensure programmes succeed in bid and execution phases. The MPM is the prime internal interface regarding status and performance of the Supply Chain on programmes. Anticipates and fulfils customer needs in support of current programme and performance and follow on business. The MPM is skilled in providing innovative Supply Chain solutions to facilitate program cost and schedule performance, performing the role of Control Account Manager and significantly affecting profitability and working capital metrics.

Main Duties (Leading and/or Supporting):

• Liaising with peers from other disciplines and businesses and the Functional SLT.
• Serves as the liaison between Supply Chain, the program IPT and other primary stakeholders throughout a project lifecycle, with particular focus on coordination during the design and development phases.
• Creates, manages and executes material program strategy (MPS) and the material program plan (MPP) to ensure program competitiveness and performance from the front end of the business through contract closure.
• Provides comprehensive Supply Chain support for Gates 0-11 activities and ensures IPDP compliance for the programs and tailoring when applicable.
• Key activities typically include:
  • financial management (i.e., EV, budgets, targets, working capital, material forecasts, etc.);
  • overall ownership of the supplier management process (i.e., Supplier Risk/Opportunity Management Plan, supplier performance, metrics, international issues, develop/evaluate the MB/MW strategy, the Collaborative Agreement process, etc.); and
  • communication of customer flow-through requirements such as DEFCON's, FAR/DFARS, ITAR, offset, public law, quality, warranty, etc.
• The MPM may act as the Control Account Manager (CAM).
• Working at the front end of the business, the MPM identifies and secures Supply Chain resources to support the capture plan and manages the Supply Chain content of the proposal pipeline.
• Ensures that strategies are in alignment with market conditions, Raytheon requirements, goals and growth plans.
• Partners with stakeholders on affordability, manufacturability and producibility.
• Sets and manages Supply Chain material and Labour budget for programmes as Control Account Manager and is responsible for managing and reporting Estimate to Complete (ETC) and Estimate at Completion (EAC) against the Control Account.
• Responsible for forecasting and achievement of sales and cash payables.
• Engages with Buyers and Commodity Managers on supplier bid and selection criteria.
• Executes to customer requirements including government regulations, public law and Raytheon policies and procedures.
• Actively promotes the contributions that the function can make to achieving corporate objectives across the organisation, with stakeholders and with the Supply Chain
• Continually assesses and promotes sustainable and responsible procurement, including social, cultural and diversity values in the organisation and throughout the Supply Chain
• Evaluates the challenges faced by the programme(s)/organisation and the Supply Chains and takes action to mitigate risks and to develop opportunities
• Produces business cases/ briefing materials for management reviews

Candidate Requirements:

Essential:

• Experience in Supply Chain, Subcontract Management, Procurement, Commodity and/or related field
• Related degree//MCIPS/BA/MBA or equivalent

• Knowledge of import/export legislation and logistical requirements
• Experience of programme management skills (IPDS/Risk Management/Programme Gating/ Metrics/SOW Development/Business Finance)
• Experience in medium/high complexity proposal and programme governance activities
• Administration of delivery/acceptance/invoicing of goods and services
• Experience in or exposure to negotiating low/medium complexity non-standard agreements
• Experience of problem solving and dispute resolution at mid-management level

• Experience or knowledge of MRP, SAP and purchase order placement/ material receipt processes
• Experience of working with complex international suppliers/programmes

Desirable:

• Ability/Experience to manage a medium sized team with focus on policy and strategy implementation, along with operational plans with measurable contribution towards the achievement of results of the sub-function.
• Experience in development of operational plans that generates processes and standards in support of the functional strategy and goals.
• Experience as Control Account Manager
• Experience of Team mate selection and Teaming Agreements
• Experience of developing and managing Subcontractor Relationship Management and collaborative working
• 6 Sigma process improvement skillset