Description: At Lockheed Martin Aeronautics we are committed to shaping the future of aviation! Our Aeronautics Supply Chain team is passionate about delivering innovative, affordable, and agile solutions that exceed our customer’s expectations. The supply chain team touches every product and service we deliver and enables our customers to do the impossible every day. At Aero, we leverage problem solving, creativity, and data to tackle the most exciting challenges in the industry.

Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work. You’ll be inspired by Lockheed Martin’s core values to grow in ways you only imagine!

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Our global commitment to diversity and inclusion reflects our values of doing what's right, respecting others and performing with excellence. Learn more here: Global DEI.

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Who You Are

The Supply Chain Management organization (SCM) is looking for a strong, self-motivated individual to join the Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) team within the Supplier Performance department. This candidate will be a lead facilitator at Supplier MRLs to include interfacing with supplier executives, F-35 JPO customer, F-35 program office, and internal Lockheed Martin lead assessors. Expectation is to lead and facilitate the MRL events in coordination with the F-35 JPO to understand the needs of reducing supplier risk to the F-35 program overall.

What You Will Be Doing

Individual will organize and lead a focused MRL team at numerous suppliers to accomplish successful manufacturing readiness assessments, prepare cross functional team for structured engagement, formally report back to the customer, and ensure that the supplier continues to mitigate risk. Candidate will collaboratively identify suppliers with potential risks to assess for future MRA’s and negotiate internally with supply chain management to secure approval for those assessments to take place.

An ideal candidate will have strong communication ability, facilitation skills, critical thinking on the fly, leading team and ability to give executive level presentations to diverse groups of over 50 people. Must be able to travel up to 50% of time depending on number of MRL’s per year.

Candidate must have demonstrated ability to formulate effective action and project plans, integrate with cross functional teams to achieve results, and brief and interact with leadership on a routine basis.

What’s In It For You

Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy:

• Medical

• Dental

• 401k

• Paid time off

• Work/life balance

• Career development

• Mentorship opportunities

• Rewards & recognition

Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.

Travel will be required monthly

This position is in Fort Worth, TX Discover Fort Worth.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience in supply chain, production operations, or manufacturing

Professional speaking experience

Risk mitigation

Project management experience

Experience with cross functional teams

Desired Skills:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience/combined education

The ability to effectively communicate at all levels of the organization, including internal and external customers, subcontractors, hourly employees, executive employees,

and employees with a diverse background.

Interpersonal communication skills to interpret, communicate, and visualize metrics for customers and leadership, in an effective manner

Strategic thinker, at an enterprise level

Experience in Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering

Experience in several different organizations

Experience documenting operational procedures and processes

Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level: Secret

Other Important Information You Should Know

Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to Work Remotely: Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.

Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week

Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs , and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.

Experience Level: Experienced Professional

Business Unit: AERONAUTICS COMPANY

Relocation Available: No

Career Area: Purchasing/Procurement/Supply Chain

Type: Full-Time

Shift: First