Senior Program Manager overseeing multiple programs within defense operations at Leonardo DRS. Managing execution, communication, and ensuring compliance with contract requirements.
About the role
- MP&L Inventory Strategy Manager leading inventory policy development and optimization strategies for Ford. Collaborating with teams in Manufacturing and Finance to enhance customer delivery and operational efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and continuous improvement of the inventory policy and guidelines, ensuring alignment with business strategy, service level targets, and financial objectives.
- Define and standardize inventory KPIs across the company footprint, including target setting, governance, and clear ownership for performance tracking.
- Design and implement a robust inventory monitoring structure, enabling visibility, consistency, and timely decision-making across regions, sites, or business units.
- Develop and enhance analytical tools, models, and dashboards to optimize inventory levels, balancing customer service, working capital, and operational efficiency.
- Partner with Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, and Commercial teams to translate strategic inventory principles into actionable plans and execution.
- Identify inventory risks and opportunities, and proactively recommend actions to improve inventory health, turnover, and obsolescence management.
- Support scenario analysis and trade-off evaluations (service vs. inventory vs. cost) to guide strategic and tactical decisions.
- Drive best practices, standardization, and continuous improvement in inventory management processes across the organization.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
- Proven track record of leading process improvement initiatives and managing cross-functional projects.
- Experience developing or using analytical tools, models, or dashboards to optimize inventory levels (e.g., Excel, Power BI, SQL, Python, or planning systems). Adaptability and flexibility in a fast-paced, changing environment.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
- Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong background in inventory policy design, including service level definitions, safety stock logic, and segmentation strategies.
- Proven experience leading, coaching, or developing team members, either through direct people management or functional leadership in matrix organizations.
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare and more
- Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases
- Tuition assistance
- Established and active employee resource groups
- Paid time off for individual and team community service
- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
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