Supply Chain Program Manager - HSV, AL (Contingent Upon Award)

Job Description

Job Description

Why apply to this position?
• 100% paid medical benefits - Prioritizing your health and well-being.
• Competitive 401(k) with company match - Investing in your future.
• Opportunity to be a part of forward-thinking team dedicated to innovation.
• A chance to work on cutting-edge projects in a fast-paced, exciting environment.
• Support for professional development and continuous learning.

Davidson is distinguished in the aerospace and missile defense industry, in part, because of its excellence in hiring exceptional experts, engineers and software developers dedicated to delivering advanced, intelligent technology solutions in defense of our nation.

Davidson is actively seeking a highly skilled and dynamic Supply Chain Program Manager (SCPM) in Huntsville, AL. This candidate will be a mission-driven leader who operates at the intersection of customer demand, supplier execution, and data-driven supply chain decision-making. This role ensures our customers' sustainment, logistics, and modernization objectives are continuously understood, translated into actionable work, and executed using our SCALE platform and partner ecosystem. The SCPM blends customer engagement, program management rigor, supply chain expertise and risk & opportunity management to ensure we deliver predictable, repeatable, and accelerated outcomes across the value chain. The SCPM will partner with the SCALE development team to ensure technical design meets tactical execution in such a way that increases the adoption rate amongst assigned customer sets. This role is pivotal in ensuring the team's output aligns with the program's vision, customer needs, and operational priorities while maintaining transparency and collaboration across all stakeholders.

All team members should be able to:

• Experiment with innovative ideas and technologies to expand the realm of possible
• Self-organize and contribute to Agile ceremonies and iterative development
• Collaborate and visualize concepts effectively (e.g., whiteboarding, technical diagrams, 1-pagers)
• Embrace continuous learning and contribute to shared technical architectural growth

Job Responsibilities

As SCPM, you will serve as the bridge between customers, suppliers, and company processes to ensure the right parts are delivered at the right time. This includes:

• Customer Mission & Engagement (~40%)
  • Lead recurring mission discussions, program health overviews, and needs assessments
  • Own the understanding of the customer's current state, future state, and evolving demand signals.
  • Serve as the authoritative interpreter of the customer's logistics, sustainment, and modernization objectives
  • Maintain continuous presence with internal and external stakeholders, analysts, and leadership
• Program Management & Delivery Assurance (~30%)
  • Accountable for cost, schedule, performance and contract deliverables across assigned portfolios
  • Manage resources, risks, dependencies and change requests
  • Drive internal communication, urgency, and cross-functional synchronization (e.g. SCALE, Logistics, Analytics, Finance, Quality, etc.) with an emphasis on Risk, Compliance, Analytics, Reporting and Stakeholder Alignment
  • Utilize SCALE Dashboards, weekly reports, and customer-facing status updates to message project health
• Business Development & Opportunity Shaping (~15%)
  • Translate customer pain points into growth initiatives, solution concepts, and proposal-ready content
  • Identify on-contract expansions, adjacent missions, and SCALE deployment opportunities
  • Shape roadmaps with BD/Capture teams, ensuring technical credibility and mission alignment
  • Support color teams and technical volumes as required
• SCALE Platform Integration & Digital Process Optimization (~10%)
  • Work with dev teams to operationalize user stories, workflows, UI requirements, and real-world constraints
  • Ensure customer use cases and logistics realities are reflected in the platform
  • Identify internal workflow improvements and process changes to increase throughput and quality
  • Champion adoption and training across internal teams and customers
• Other duties as assigned

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Business, Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in supply chain, logistics, program management or operations.
• Demonstrated ability to manage suppliers, delivery/program schedules, quality assurance, and/or material readiness.
• Strong communication skills and presence with customer-facing roles
• Ability to interpret complex data to drive decisions (ERP/MRP systems, analytics dashboards, or equivalent)
• Experience with DoD, aerospace or other complex supply chain organizations
• Travel 10%

Desired Competencies:

• Experience with predictive logistics, sustainment, or lifecycle management environments
• Experience with IT commodities, such as networking equipment, servers, and associated peripherals
• Familiarity with SBIR or rapid-innovation environments
• PMP, CPSM or similar professional certifications.
• Experience working with remote suppliers, global OEMs, or depot-level maintenance operations
• Advanced capabilities in supplier management and throughput acceleration

Clearance:

• Must currently hold or be able to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance, TS preferred