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General Dynamics Land Systems

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JOB DETAILS
JOB TYPE
Full-time
SKILLS
APICS Certification, Alliance/Partner Marketing, Analysis Skills, Communication Skills, Contingency Plans, Cross-Functional, Decision Support, Desktop PC, Forecasting, Inventory Management, Materials Management, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Multitasking, Operations Management, Oracle, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Product Development, Production Support, Strategic Planning, Team Player, Third-Party Logistics (3PL), Time Management
LOCATION
London
POSTED
7 days ago

Description

At General Dynamics Land Systems we put our Customers at the center of everything we do. Our commitment to protect and enable the people who serve drives us to develop products and systems that give them a clear advantage for mission success. We are looking for passionate individuals to help us deliver innovative, unique solutions to our Customers. 
  
Key Job Elements
  • Provide critical analysis required to manage competing priorities in consumer and producer departments
  • Develop strategies to ensure work center and resource optimization required to meet schedule
  • Coordination with external vendors to meet Production requirements through the processing of outside OSPs
  • Coordination of parallel builds with other General Dynamics Production facilities
  • Understanding of tools and resources available to facilitate the resolution of constraints
  • Develop and integrate new tools and processes to improve efficiency to support Production
  • Strong understanding of planning and forecasting required to validate and effectively communicate demand requirements
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet diverse customer requirements
  • Generate daily/weekly/monthly reports as required
  • Proactively communicate critical shortages to internal stakeholders and collaborate on solutions and contingency plans
  • Empower customers with timely, accurate information to support informed decision-making
  • Mitigate and provide direction to unionized workforce regarding demand and material discrepancies
  • Support inventory management across both in-house and third-party logistics partners
  • Maintain seamless communication with PMC, Production and SCM Teams
  • Develop and maintain desktop procedures
 
Required Qualifications
  • University degree or college diploma, preferably in Materials & Operations Management or Business 
  • 3 to 5 years previous planning experience 
  • MRP experience 
  • Advanced skill level with Microsoft Office, Excel, Word 
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently, to multi-task, and take initiative, when required 
  • Demonstrated high level of communication and teamwork skills 
  • Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills 
 
 
Preferred Skills and Experience
  • Previous experience with Oracle 
  • APICS certification or working towards it 
 

About the Company

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General Dynamics Land Systems

General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS), headquartered in Sterling Heights, Michigan is a wholly-owned business unit of General Dynamics Corporation’s (NYSE:GD) Combat Systems group and is a global leader in the design, development, production, support and enhancement of tracked and wheeled military vehicles. GDLS has a 70-year defense heritage of providing a full spectrum of high quality, technically superior, high value products and services to the United States and its Allies and demonstrates the leadership, financial resources, technology and strength of more than 7500 employees who are dedicated to making the Company the World’s preferred supplier of land vehicles and weapons systems. This dedication assures every shareholder, customer, and the nation, that the name General Dynamics will always mean Strength on Your Side.

At the heart of Land Systems’ military-vehicle platforms is the Abrams main battle tank and the family of Stryker and LAV wheeled combat vehicles. These key ground-force assets remain critical to the military’s structure and offer continuing opportunities for modernization and enhancements that meet the Warfighter’s evolving requirements while increasing troop safety and effectiveness.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Aerospace and Defense
FOUNDED
1982
WEBSITE
http://www.gdls.com/

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