Materials Manager

DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

Proactively manage all Labor and Non-Labor costs for the assigned Program.

Responsible for supervision, training, and development of Lead Material Manager - SING, Material Program Coordinator II - SING, Buyer II - SING, Assistant Material Manager/Warehouse Specialist - SING, in the daily performance of their duties to ensure material, service, and budget requirements are met.

Responsible for development and reporting of all Program Labor and Non-Labor financial information, estimates at completion, earned value, cash flow projections, foreign currency projections, status to Key Performance Indicators, approval of service/milestone invoices, material procurement status, and proposal costs.

Responsible for the establishment and performance reporting to the Material Performance Measurement Baselines and Control Account Plans.

Responsible for continuous and process improvements to all Non-Labor budgets, including assigning and driving cost initiatives along with other departments within the organization.

Identify programmatic risks and develop, implement, and manage corrective actions, as appropriate.

Provide adequate cost and schedule variance explanations utilized in Corporate and reporting including root cause analyses and mitigation plans to offset cost increases.

Responsible for establishing company cash flow projections for Non-Labor for all Program vessels and accountable with other departments for driving performance to meet the targets.

Create and manage detailed financial projections for foreign exchange exposures, and provide analysis to Executive Management and the Corporate Office to include communication with Austal Limited CFO and staff.

Responsible for ensuring internal and external customers have current procurement information to support material needs and all Program meetings are supported. Includes status reporting of on-time deliveries and material risks throughout the length of the program.

Provide support for program related formal reviews or meetings with EVMS representatives to include Integrated Baseline

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Reviews, Production Readiness Reviews, and other as required.

Identify, investigate and provide profitable/strategic solutions regarding potential risks/opportunities along with other departments within the organization.

Program Lead for the development and calculation of Non-Labor costs including Bill of Material analysis in support of new proposals.

Responsible for developing proposal/new contract award notional procurement

timelines and monitoring procurement status to support Program schedules.

Companywide resource for all questions involving Program Non-Labor costs, such as foreign exchange rates, billing codes, supplier invoicing, cash flow projections, and costs to be incurred through delivery of each shipset.

Other responsibilities include development of innovative cost models; rent vs buy analyses, support and preparation of CAPEX requests, material delivery statusing, requisition review, and financial support for Production Management as needed.

Interfaces with Material Program leader of Singapore SCM Organization.

Responsible for CDRL reporting including Muster Reporting, Demand Only Transaction Reporting and Purchase Order Reports and other reports requested by government.

Responsible for tracking/logging all CFRs, additional funding requests, personnel travel arrangement to locations, contract compliance, fulfillment rates, management plans to government and overall performance while implementing correction actions when needed.

QUALIFICATIONS / KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance or related field preferred
- 10 years of related experience may be considered in lieu of degree

6-8 years of blended experience in Financial, Supply Chain and Program Management.

Prior Leadership Experience required

Ability to analyze data and communicate analysis with people ranging from Control Account Managers, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Executive Management, Corporate Office, and VMS Representatives.

Knowledge of ERP Systems a plus.

Ability to recognize critical situations and immediately take action.

Demonstrate high initiative and drive to address problems and drive to resolution.

Ability to manage time and meet multiple projects with competing deadlines.

ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES:
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- High School Diploma/GED or comparable trade experience with comparable trade experience defined as five (5) or more years of experience working in the applicable trade, two (2) years of experience in shipbuilding, or, education in the trade comparable to apprenticeship.

TOOLS:

Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required

Proficiency in EVMS software preferred

DIRECTION EXERCISED: Full discretionary authority to assign work, supervise subordinate team members.

DISCRETION EXERCISED: Full discretiona