VP II- Supply Chain

BAE Systems, Inc. is an international defense, aerospace and security company. The Vice President of Supply Chain will provide proactive thought leadership and program development for the Supply Chain function, ensuring alignment with the company’s strategic goals while managing a significant operating cost and supplier relationships.

Responsibilities

• Developing and driving implementation of a multi-faceted functional strategy and governance for the Inc. business; collaborating with other home markets to maximize enterprise value
• Drives the assurance of a robust Supply Chain Risk Management approach and program across Inc. and aligns as agreed with opportunities to leverage best practices with Group efforts in the same area
• Chairs the Inc. Supply Chain Council leading the alignment of key policies, procedures and projects leveraging best practices across Inc
• Partners cross functionally (ex. other Council chairs) to implement and lead business processes to deliver against all organizational objectives, including achieving targets pertaining to Supply Chain
• Driving functional excellence and talent development; leveraging best practices globally to deliver improved capability and outcomes year-over-year
• Plays a key role in driving best practice deployment and utilization across Inc. as it relates to common functional processes including procurement, material planning, warehousing, and transportation/logistics
• Works with the Sector Supply Chain/procurement leaders (including Enterprise Shared Services), and global category directors to coordinate supplier purchases and long-term agreements to optimize enterprise leverage and relationships
• Acts as a thought leader for system-wide supply chain strategy, policies, procedures; monitors key performance indicators, analyzes performance data, and coordinates cross-functional teams to increase effectiveness of supply chain initiatives where leverage opportunities exist across multiple sectors
• Acts as an Inc. representative on external Industry forums related to Supply Chain and Procurement, ex. AIA Supplier Management Council
• Is an acting member of the Inc. Senior Leadership Team and actively participates in functional performance reviews, Quarterly Business Reviews, Requests for Bid Authorization and Program Performance Reviews as the functional lead for Inc
• Takes a strategic leadership role with identified critical Inc. wide and/or global suppliers as part of expanding BAE Systems Supplier Relationship Management
• Working with Sector functional leads (including Enterprise Shared Services) to proactively ensure proper controls are in-place related to the Finance Control Framework and that we are driving improvements in tools, processes and measures to track year-over-year improvements in audit outcomes
• Implement the strategic framework and play a key role in influencing functional priorities for the Inc. Supply Chain function
• Responsible for building the Inc. five-year functional roadmap in collaboration with the sectors and aligned with other home markets to ensure alignment of priorities and investments to fulfill business requirements and ensure sustainability within the extended supply chain
• Deliver functional goals and objectives as agreed upon annually and in support of the five-year roadmap
• Provides people leadership for a direct team of six supply chain leaders and their extended teams as well as matrixed leadership of four sector supply chain leaders
• Lead through influence across the enterprise and gain sector support to drive supply chain initiatives
• Collaborate with sector leadership to establish a supply chain technology roadmap, propose investments supported by a sound business case, and secure funding for deployment
• Develop, enhance and share best-practice process frameworks to foster increased efficiency across the Supply Chain, including supplier accreditation, material planning, inbound transportation, and warehousing
• Develop and implement functional training programs to enhance the skills, knowledge, and competency of the supply chain function personnel, including training development and knowledge management capabilities, leveraging internally and externally available content, aligned wherever agreed with a broader group approach to further leverage investments, delivering a differentiated career development experience for Supply Chain personnel across BAE Systems
• Sponsor and continuously advance the cultivation of supply chain leadership by lifting the current and rising supply chain leadership talent across the enterprise through well-established leadership development programs
• Ensure resource optimization and efficiency through harmonized processes and the deployment of advanced technologies
• Effectively aggregate data and drive data integrity measures to empower sector leadership and the enterprise with informed decision making
• Support and deliver Group-level cost reduction opportunities, especially with global strategic suppliers
• Identify potential supply chain risks and support mitigation initiatives, including development of alternative sources, and the effective deployment of digital supply chain risk management tools
• Facilitate collaboration across sectors to leverage strategic relationships, where appropriate, to maximize potential cost savings
• Assess the health and performance of the Supply Chain sub-functions against agreed industry benchmarks and scorecards
• Identify areas for functional continuous improvement, including internal customer satisfaction further advancement of supply chain principles (example: supplier development, supplier performance, and supplier relationship management)
• Raise the profile of the Supply Chain function across the enterprise through effective and proven value contribution

Skills

• Must be able to obtain Secret clearance
• U.S. Citizenship Required: Yes
• Full-time onsite
• Travel Percentage: 25%
• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business management, or economics/finance
• 20 years of leadership experience in supply chain management, economics, finance, operations, engineering or a related area
• Proven senior leader with a deep procurement and Supply Chain functional background having led large team(s) with both strategic and operational execution within their accountabilities
• Experience and demonstrated success of fostering change across an indirect, matrixed and geographically diverse functional organization
• Ability to lead initiatives across the enterprise or in support of sector initiatives and flex ideas/concepts appropriately depending on business needs
• Ability to work with and influence a broad range of people with diverse backgrounds and expertise across key functional areas
• Ability to think innovatively in developing and enhancing best practice process and digital tool frameworks that comply with applicable security obligations
• Experience influencing across organizations at the senior management level and team level
• Strong team building, leadership and mentoring skills showing evidence of building a deep bench of talent
• Experience with explaining complicated details in a clear manner and with a strong executive presence
• Experience with effectively presenting information to top management, public groups and boards of directors
• Strong facilitation, project management and presentation skills
• Significant experience in industrial defense settings and across a global landscape
• Proven ability to achieve significant cost savings across multiple categories of spend and processes
• Extensive knowledge of contractual terms and conditions; contract law and latest trends within a supply chain setting
• In-depth knowledge of Supply Chain, with emphasis on Sourcing and procurement principles, as well as best practices in planning and other key supply chain areas
• Experience with source-to-pay digital toolsets, enterprise resource planning systems, supply chain risk management principles and tools, and contract life cycle management
• Familiarity with relevant legislative and regulatory requirements within an aerospace and defense environment to enable and ensure compliance
• Superior communication skills both written and oral
• Strong working knowledge of digital applications with an emphasis on the Microsoft Office Suite
• Master's degree in a related field preferred
• Experience in commercial market verticals desirable
• M&A functional integration experience desired

Company Overview

• BAE Systems is an aerospace, defence, and information security company that provides advanced and technology-led solutions. It was founded in 1999, and is headquartered in London, England, GBR, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.baesystems.com.