Category Management Mgr - L5

Standard Job Description

Lead a team of procurement professionals responsible for the execution and performance of the Legacy Build-to-Print Machining supply base. This leader will develop a high-performing team that proactively manages suppliers, drives commitments, identifies and escalates risk, and ensures material availability in support of production requirements.

The successful candidate will establish clear priorities, coach and develop employees, and create a culture of ownership and accountability. Responsibilities include driving supplier delivery performance, ensuring subcontract data accuracy, resolving complex supply-chain constraints, leading supplier recovery efforts, and partnering cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Supply Chain leadership.

The ideal candidate demonstrates strong leadership, sound business judgment, disciplined execution, and the ability to translate business priorities into action while developing people and continuously improving procurement processes.
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Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in relatable field

- Demonstrated experience in procurement, supply chain, or operations

- Prior experience leading, supervising, or developing others

- Experience managing supplier performance, material availability, or production-related supply chain risk

Desired Skills

- Leadership experience within aerospace, defense, or complex manufacturing

- Demonstrated success developing high-performing procurement teams

- Strong understanding of supplier performance metrics and related data systems (SAP, P2P, Rapid Response, etc)

- Experience managing built-to-print machining components or other complex metallic commodities

- Working knowledge of machining processes, capacity constraints, and manufacturing flow

- Experience leading supplier recovery, corrective action, or performance improvement efforts

- Ability to translate large volumes of data and competing priorities into clear actions and executive-level communication

- Experience applying continuous improvement methodologies

- Ability to build effective relationships and influence cross-functional stakeholders and external suppliers

- Ability to communicate and escalate risks effectively across multiple levels of leadership

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $109700.00 - $203700.00
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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.

- For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.