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Supply Chain Operations Planning and Project Management Area Manager

General Dynamics Land Systems US
Sterling, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 1/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/8/2026

About the Position:

Do you want to learn and grow in a great company? Do you want to join a team that protects the global network of the best defense contractor in the country? GDLS is looking to hire a Supply Chain Operations Planning and Project Management Area Manager, the perfect place to challenge your Supply Chain manager skills.

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:
  • Lead and mentor a team of leaders & individual contributors to ensure department & program objectives are achieved.
  • Develop succession plans and provide training and developmental opportunities
  • Foster a results & execution oriented culture of continuous improvement and innovation
  • Address and resolve any supply chain issues or disruptions in a timely manner.
  • Engage and build relationships with key stakeholders across the organization, at all levels
  • Look across all programs to ensure proper prioritization, resourcing, and execution of SCM milestones
  • Preform risk surveillance and proactively communicate and drive risk mitigation efforts
  • Develop and maintain metrics that provide visibility of SCM performance and project status; drive performance and risk mitigations to meet commitments
  • Communicate project/program priorities through the SCM organization and drive execution to support program requirements
  • Drive achievement of material sales and earnings objectives through proposal development, target pricing, and mitigating disruptions and inefficiencies of procurement activities
  • Drive Master Scheduling and Oracle MRP demand management; Supervise MRP stability and perform root cause analysis of schedule volatility, implementing associated corrective actions
  • Interface with Manufacturing on Manufacturing Bill of Material development and lead change control process through SCM
  • Coordinate plant and SCM MRP planning functions and serve as SCM liaison to the plants
  • Drive operational excellence and implement continuous improvement initiatives
  • Implement best practices in supply chain planning and management.

Qualifications Sought:
  • Bachelor's degree required in Supply Chain or Business related discipline preferred.
  • 10 years of relevant experience
  • Experience across the product lifecycle (Development, Production and Sustainment) preferred.
  • Knowledge of business financials, Earned Value Management System (EVMS), Oracle MRP, scheduling tools, and critical path analysis.
  • Proven ability to lead, manage, and influence cross-functional teams.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office Suite required
  • This position may require eligibility to obtain a US security clearance. (Non-US Citizens will not be eligible)

Additional Information / Desired Experience:
  • Strategic thinking and planning
  • Leadership and team management
  • Project management
  • Data analysis and interpretation
  • Problem solving
  • Operations management
  • Excellent executive communication skills
  • Strong collaborator

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.

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