CM Verification and Data Management Area Manager

Job Description

About the Position:

An exciting opportunity to join the Land Systems Global Engineering Leadership Team, to lead a dynamic group of Configuration Management, Engineering, and Data Management professionals responsible for planning, tracking, managing, and communicating product configuration across our product portfolio both internally and with our customers.

As the CM Verification and Data Management Area Manager, you will lead a team of professionals across a broad portfolio of wheeled and tracked ground combat vehicle platforms, reporting to the Configuration Management Department Manager. You and your team will have the responsibility to ensure the planning, management, implementation, contract compliance, and delivery of configuration management products and contract deliverables across our development programs and existing product portfolio. You and your team will manage schedule, staffing demands, execution, and risk along with internal and external customer relationships. To be successful, you will need exceptional leadership, communication, problem solving and organizational skills, while being able to identify and navigate our matrixed organizational structure.

Company Information:

General Dynamics is a successful Fortune 100, global aerospace and defense company, with over 90,000 employees world-wide. General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has a strong foundation of delivering core engineering and manufacturing capabilities to our clients for military vehicles. Our team is focused on continuous process and productivity improvements that reduce product costs, while increasing troop safety and effectiveness. Land Systems continues to work with the US Armed Forces and its Allies to ensure these vehicles remain survivable, relevant, flexible, affordable and capable of addressing a dynamic threat environment.

What We Offer:

Starting your career or you are an experience professional, we offer a Total Rewards package that is Impactful and built for you.

• Healthcare including medical, dental, vision, HSA and Flex Spending
• Competitive base pay and incentive pay that rewards individual and team performance, and comprehensive benefits.
• 401k Match (6%)
• Educational Assistance
• 9-80 Work Schedule (This position's standard work schedule is 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off)
• Onsite cafeteria, fitness center, and outdoor fitness track

Responsibilities to Anticipate/Expect:

Leadership

• Enable the success of your team by identifying and resolving any roadblocks
• Support a positive culture within your team, the Engineering department and the broader leadership team
  • Promote teamwork that is inclusive, and collaborative
  • Create an environment that is centered on efficiency, product quality and customer satisfaction
  • Hold yourself, your team and your peers accountable for performance and commitments
• Motivate, evaluate, guide and mentor the people within your team
  • Discuss, define, and measure employee performance against personal and business goals
  • Provide honest, professional feedback during structured performance reviews
  • Coordinate developmental and technical training for staff, ensuring training packages remain relevant and appropriate for your team
• Strong communication, (written and verbal) to collaborate with your peers to solve challenges across budgets, staffing and / or program execution and brief leadership
• Ensure critical skill sets are maintained within the team and actively plan for leadership and Subject Matter Expert (SME) succession
• Participate in all aspects of talent management as necessary
• Address personnel issues quickly and appropriately as required in accordance with the GDLS Code of Ethics Handbook

Configuration and Data Management (CM / DM)

• Ensure and oversee on-time delivery of quality Configuration and Data Management practices and Configured Deliverables across programs directly and via your team
  • Including key metrics for progress, quality and schedule
  • Evaluate contracts for scope of work and identify key CM/DM activities and deliverables (CDRLs)
  • Grow the team's capability and scope regarding BOM quality management
  • Ensure department CLM records and dashboards are up to date and properly actioned
  • Provide programs with swift and accurate compliance tagging of newly released parts and other commodities
• Support Engineering Project Management and Program Management Offices with customer engagements and meetings as it relates to CM/DM
• Ensure that demand for staffing is managed / met based on engagement with other engineering functions
• As required, make prioritization decisions to balance program / project delivery needs with the available talent pool provided by the Engineering matrix organizations
• Engage directly as necessary to bid new work / projects and creation of estimates associated with Configuration and Data Management activities
• Support major activities / milestones such as CM Plans, ERR / ECP deliverables, compliance tagging, TDP and other department CDRLs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher
• Minimum of 10 years relevant work experience
• Proven experience in managerial or leadership role
• Experience with Bill of Material, and individual parts management and release
• Strong understanding of configuration and data management principles, methodologies, and best practices
• Demonstrated high level of autonomous decision-making ability, with excellent organizational, problem solving, written and interpersonal skills
• Ability to build relationships with internal stakeholders and external customers
• Demonstrated ability to work multiple requirements, challenges and opportunities concurrently

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Driven dynamic leader with courage to drive change
• MBA/MS qualifications
• Experience implementing and executing Configuration Management practices
• Financial and / or budgetary management / forecasting experience
• Familiarity with vehicle architecture, systems and subsystems (ground combat vehicles specifically even better)
• Familiarity with specific tools (PLM) Teamcenter, (ERP) Oracle, (CAD) CREO / NX, Contracts Lifecycle Management (CLM)
• Familiarity and experience working within sensitive and or classified program environment

Additional Information:

• Limited travel may be required
• Ability to report on-site in Sterling Heights Michigan as the primary work location

GDLS considers factors such as scope/responsibilities of the position, candidate experience and education/training background, in addition to local market comparable and business considerations when extending an offer.

Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 100,000 people across 65 countries worldwide and in all 50 U.S. states, more information is available at General Dynamics Land Systems, is a business unit of General Dynamics, and is an innovative leader of ground combat systems' equipment and software for our clients. Our performance-driven team partners with the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corp and other militaries across the Globe to ensure that next generation ground combat vehicles are ready to protect our fighting men and women in uniform. General Dynamics Lands Systems provides a competitive compensation package, site specific flexible work schedules, 401(k) with Company Match; Bonus Eligibility, Employee Development Opportunities, Tuition Reimbursement, On-site Amenities, and comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, General Dynamics Land Systems ("GDLS") provides all persons with equal opportunity and access to all aspects of employment process, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or membership in any group protected by federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws. GDLS also is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans.. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation to search or apply for an opportunity with GDLS, please call or send an e-mail to [email protected] for assistance and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.