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Operations Strategy Team

The operations strategy team is responsible for the strategy and execution of planning for Bell's future factories in support of military and commercial platforms. Our team works to grow Bell's base by insourcing components critical to keeping Bell's manufacturing strong. We collaborate with manufacturing innovation for equipment and process technologies to optimize our current and future factories. The team also works to develop Bell's overall 10-year operations strategy and plan for actionable steps to achieve future goals.

What you'll be doing as a Project Manager

• Manage and drive decision making across cross functional teams and senior leadership.
• Take part in the organization, planning, and management of strategy factory roadmap within an Integrated Operations team to meet Bell's defined priorities.
• Assist in the analysis and execution of insourcing projects, including coordination with Centers of Excellence (COEs) and other project team members to determine favorable outcomes for each strategic transition. Establishment of the transition plan with internal customer buy-in; execution of the activities to successful transfer the statement of work within budget and on-schedule.
• Assist in the development next generation facility and layout feasibility studies for various facility and volume scenarios. May be utilize 3DExperience DELMIA for simulation of throughput, analysis of optimal part flow, implementation of process improvement activities, application of cost reduction initiatives, and facility sizing.
• Represent the IO organization to help develop digital enterprise strategy and implementation.
• Development of project plan and resource management to ensure project schedule, budget, quality, and specification goals are attained. Monitor project schedule, timeline, and milestones from initiation to delivery to meet delivery goals.

Benefits

Skills You Bring To this Role

• The ability to build rapport, understanding and trust with all key stakeholders through ongoing dialogue and delivering results; with a proven ability to communicate with stakeholders across the organization, including listening to multiple viewpoints and their relevance to the success of outcomes.
• Skilled at working with teams of people with disparate opinions and agendas to develop common outcomes, strategies, and plans. Builds sense of team goals, focusing team on those ends, while balancing trade-offs in each stakeholder community.
• Knows the critical steps and processes involved in managing projects from inception to completion. Able to track progress and move teams to complete goals. Understanding the connection between groups and activities, and the ability to organize people and activities to achieve expected outcomes. Insight into opportunities to simplify and integrate process steps to maximum effect.
• Strong skills as a meeting facilitator, with the ability to keep a meeting on track while engaging all stakeholders and driving to a set of decisions that can be executed in the business. Is adept at constructing presentations for the team to communicate process, concepts, data, scenarios, and other critical information to facilitate teamwork and decision making.
• Ability to work independently multi-tasking in a deadline-driven environment. Focused on ensuring that all data and activities are managed at an appropriate level of detail to ensure an accurate demand and supply plan.

What you need to be successful

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, or other technical discipline .
• Related degrees with relevant experience will be considered.
• At least 5 years' experience in a manufacturing environment; aerospace and defense industry preferably.
• At least 5 years' experience in managing projects.

What we offer you in return

• You'll be off every other Friday with our 9/80 work schedule
• 80 hours of Personal Time Off (PTO)
• 120 hours Vacation time
• 12-13 paid holidays per year
• 6 weeks parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive health insurance
• On-site clinic, pharmacy, physical therapy, and licensed counselor
• Access to more than 11 Employee Resource Groups
• And so much more

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