Supply Chain Specialist III

Bath Iron Works Corp

ME

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Billing, Brokerage, Budget Management, Business Administration, Business Solutions, Communication Skills, Construction, Continuous Improvement, Contract Close-Out, Contract Management, Contract Requirements, Cross-Functional, Detail Oriented, Documentation, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Finance, Hazard Analysis, Leadership, Leasing, Legal, Maintain Compliance, Multitasking, Negotiation Skills, Operating Systems, Organizational Skills, Paralegal, Performance Analysis, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Project Execution, Project/Program Management, Property Management, Purchasing/Procurement, Regulatory Compliance, Safety Compliance, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management, Technical Strategy, Time Management, Training/Teaching, Vendor/Supplier Evaluation, Warehousing, Writing Skills
LOCATION
ME
POSTED
15 days ago

Job Description

We''re seeking highly motivated individuals who are looking for a challenging, but rewarding, opportunity. Capital offers the ability to work on a wide variety of procurements, construction, leases, new equipment, repair materials, etc. Operating under the BIW Business Operating System (BOS), the Supply Chain Specialists ensure compliance with safety, quality, and performance standards while coordinating with other key stakeholders to meet overall milestones.

Manage leases for office, warehouse and parking lots; interact with landlords, property brokers and others to ensure compliance of obligations.

Key Responsibilities

Safety Leadership:

  • Take personal responsibility for your own safety through hazard identification and mitigation.
  • Ensure practices/processes are safely executed while communicating any safety concerns and modeling safe behaviors.

Project Execution and Continuous Improvement:

  • Combine project management, business, and legal expertise to draft, evaluate, negotiate, and execute procurement and contract documents, including, but not limited to, terms and conditions, contract closeouts, extensions, and modifications, with minimal oversight.
  • Coordinate procurement and contracts activities with project managers, legal counsel, vendors, and key agency stakeholders to ensure projects are defined, documented, completed on time, on budget, and meet stakeholder requirements
  • Ensure compliance with procurement and contract standards and requirements and engage the appropriate support, as needed.
  • Ensure all procurement artifacts, as well as fully executed contracts, are properly recorded and entered into agency databases, and securely maintained.

Training and Development:

  • Actively participate in regularly scheduled internal/external training exercises.

Team Collaboration and Communication:

  • Conduct direct negotiations with vendors, monitor vendor performance and review vendor invoices to ensure accurate billing, with minimal oversight.
  • Manage and communicate issues and risks associated with assigned contracts to leadership.

Required/Preferred Education/Training

  • 5+ years'' experience with BS / BA Degree preferably in Business, Finance, or Supply Chain, or a related degree preferred and comparable work experience.
  • 3-5 years'' experience with MBA or Certification, or direct work experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Property Management or Lease Management.
  • Paralegal or Legal background beneficial.

Required/Preferred Experience

  • Ability to develop a command of complex contract terms in a short amount of time.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to translate technical decisions/strategies into business terms and implications. Ability to produce clear documentation geared to varied audiences.
  • Ability to manage a high volume of work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven work environment.
  • Solid project management and organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects.
  • Positive and energetic with strong cross-functional team experience.
  • Strong analytical problem-solving aptitude and financial acumen, including the ability to discuss and monitor associated budgets and expenditures.
  • An excellent sense of humor and a high tolerance for uncertainty in the midst of shifting priorities.

About the Company

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Bath Iron Works Corp

Shipbuilding has been a way of life along the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, since 1762, when the sailing ship Earl of Bute was launched on the site of present day Bath. The Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard, located on the west bank of the Kennebec, just south of downtown Bath, is the namesake of an iron foundry established in 1826.

Brevet General Thomas W. Hyde, US Army (Ret) took over the foundry in 1865, following service with the 20th Maine Regiment during the Civil War. Nearly two decades later, he incorporated his diversified marine business interests as Bath Iron Works, Limited in 1884, before expanding into shipbuilding with the acquisition of the Goss Marine Iron Works in 1888.The first BIW-built vessel was a coastal passenger ship named Cottage City built for the Maine Steamship Co. Since the completion of Hull #1 in 1890, BIW has been awarded more than 425 shipbuilding contracts, including 245 military ships (mostly destroyers and frigates for the US Navy) and over 160 private yachts and commercial vessels. BIW became a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics in September 1995.

In terms of modern US Navy surface combatant programs -- ones where BIW ships are still in service -- the Lead Ship construction contract for the Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG 7) Class of guided missile frigates was awarded to BIW in 1973, and 24 of these surface combatants were delivered over the next 15 years.

In 1982, the Navy selected BIW as second-source shipbuilder for the Ticonderoga (CG 47) Class of AEGIS guided missile cruisers. The company went on to win contracts for eight of these warships, delivering the final one in 1993. In 1985 BIW won the competition for detail design and construction of USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) , the Lead Ship for the Navy's newest, most capable class of AEGIS guided missile destroyers. BIW has delivered the lead ship and 30 follow ships, with delivery of the final follow ship under the most recent contract expected in 2011. The US Navy has announced that it will acquire further Arleigh Burke class vessels during the next decade.

Under General Dynamics' ownership, BIW solidified its industry leadership position by teaming with the City of Bath and the State of Maine to support a long-term capital investment plan. With the first phase of modernization completed in 2001, BIW began building ships in its new state-of-the-art facility. These improvements ($320 million so far) enable the company to offer unprecedented productivity, quality and affordability to our customer. Further applications of lean manufacturing techniques and advanced modular construction are planned, and the yard has switched to 3D computer-aided design for its latest ships. BIW is building the first of the DDG 1000 class of destroyers, Zumwalt, using these advanced technologies.

BIW is a yard with a history, and a bright future. Throughout Navy circles - and especially with their current and former crews - it's generally recognized that 'Bath Built Is Best Built' a phrase first heard in the early 1900s, and every bit as true today as when it was first said.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Aerospace and Defense
FOUNDED
1826
WEBSITE
https://www.gdbiw.com/