Supply Chain Risk Management Manager
Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation.
The Manager of the Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Team will provide leadership and management oversight to the SCRM Team and work with Supply Chain and Market Area leadership to ensure corporate SCRM practices are incorporated into Programs, including development of tailored SCRM Plans and accurate assessment and analysis of critical Draper suppliers in support of Draper Department of Defense (DoD) programs.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Leads SCRM for Navy Strategic Systems Market Area
- Developing and evaluating organizational SCRM standards, offering suggestions for process improvements, and supporting operational adoption. Review existing SCRM frameworks, incorporating feedback, and making changes. Leads and identifies improvements of manufacturing, process, and product efficiency to reduce nonconforming products.
- Identifying vulnerabilities: Analyzing systems to identify critical components and areas of risk for defense programs. Ensure Draper deliverables meet the organizations and customers' quality and product integrity requirements.
- Assessing suppliers: Verifying that suppliers have an adequate security culture. Using open-source tools to assess suppliers, including assessing supplier foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI).
- Supply Chain Risk monitoring: Monitor any major changes to the supply chain. Managing security and compliance. Documenting policies and procedures for security, integrity, resilience, and quality of suppliers, systems, components.
- Compiling and presenting assessments to programs and customers. Provides supply chain security analysis and expertise throughout the system lifecycle process to product development or operations team. Compiling technical requirements documentation for customer system engineering technical reviews (SETR) events
- Collaboration and Communication: Lead a cross functional team across Draper to ensure that SCRM operations align with Draper's protocols. Provide updates relevant stakeholders regarding the status of vetting projects.
- Provide technical assistance and support to customers, suppliers, and employees in resolving issues. Drive solutions to complex problems with limited direction.
- Mentoring of less experienced team members / engineers on supply chain risk management / security topics.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Skills/Abilities:
- Ability to lead cross functional teams
- Working knowledge of Lean Six Sigma principles
- Familiarity with Quality Standards ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100.
- Expert knowledge and skills in process integration.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills with the proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Ability to prioritize tasks.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to communicate clearly.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Advanced knowledge of software suppliers, software supply chain risks, and the defense industrial base broadly.
- Subject matter expertise with SCRM NIST 800-53 control family to mitigate risks in the supply chain, with experience drafting documentation to support compliance and process.
- Expert familiarity with DFARS, FAR, TAA, and supply chain relevant compliance topics: NDAA 889, 1260H or similar.
- Understand concepts around nearshoring, friend shoring, country of origin, and other relevant supply chain risk topics.
- Ability to obtain / maintain at least a DoD Secret clearance
Education:
Requires a Bachelor of Science degree in an Engineering discipline. Master's degree preferred
Experience:
Requires 7+ years of experience in relevant engineering or other comparable roles.
Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance. Current in scope Secret security clearance is required.
Job Location - City: Cambridge
Job Location - State: Massachusetts
Job Location - Postal Code: 02139-3563
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $117,500.00 - $307,500.00
Our work is very important to us, but so is our life outside of work. Draper supports many programs to improve work-life balance including workplace flexibility, employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga, health and finance workshops, off site social events and discounts to local museums and cultural activities.
Draper is committed to creating an inclusive environment. We understand the value of inclusivity and its impact on a high-performance culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Draper is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please contact hr@draper.com.