Senior Manager, Supply Chain Strategic Development

At BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT), we are People Strong, Innovation Driven. A U.S.-based company, BWXT is a Fortune 1000 and Defense News Top 100 manufacturing and engineering innovator that provides safe and effective nuclear solutions for global security, clean energy, environmental restoration, nuclear medicine and space exploration. With more than 7,800 employees, BWXT has 14 major operating sites in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. We are the sole manufacturer of naval nuclear reactors for U.S. submarines and aircraft carriers. Our company supplies precision manufactured components, services and fuel for the commercial nuclear power industry across four continents. Our joint ventures provide environmental restoration and operations management at a dozen U.S. Department of Energy and NASA facilities. BWXT’s technology is driving advances in medical radioisotope production in North America and microreactors for various defense and space applications. For more information, visit www.bwxt.com. Follow us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook and Instagram.

 

 

Position Overview: 

The Senior Manager, Supply Chain Strategic Development serves as the enterprise champion for strategic supply chain capability expansion and performance excellence. Acting as a strategic partner to both suppliers and internal stakeholders, the Senior Manager, Supply Chain Strategic Development drives end-to-end supplier improvement initiatives, supports strategic sourcing execution, develops and executes long range strategic supply chain plans to reduce program risk, and ensure that suppliers are capable of supporting current and future business growth.

This position blends technical depth with business acumen — requiring strong analytical, operational, and leadership capabilities to proactively develop strategies and suppliers, mitigate risk, and drive continuous improvement across the global supply chain.

 

Location:

Options to be remote or onsite in Barberton or Euclid, Ohio; Lynchburg, Virginia; Tysons Corner, Virginia; Charlotte, North Carolina; Melbourne, Florida.

 

Your Day as a Senior Manager, Supply Chain Strategic Development:

• Develop, implement, and drive execution of long-range strategic supply chain plans to enhance BWXT’s supply chain capabilities and reduce risk to BWXT and our customers.
• Establish and maintain supplier development roadmaps, prioritizing initiatives based on business criticality, performance risk, and strategic alignment.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior management on supplier capability status, risk exposure, and long-term development priorities.

• Establish and maintain a standard framework for supplier evaluation that can be leveraged across projects, programs, and categories.
• Lead the evaluation and development of key strategic suppliers to ensure consistent alignment with company expectations for cost, quality, delivery, compliance, and risk mitigation.
• Conduct detailed supplier capability and process maturity assessments to identify gaps in capacity, quality systems, and manufacturing technology.

• Collaborate with other Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, Project Management and Customer-facing personnel to evaluate potential new suppliers and provide input on technical and operational suitability.
• Validate supplier process control systems, equipment capability, first article testing, and inspection methods to ensure readiness for production release.

• Facilitate root cause and corrective action (RCCA) processes for recurring supplier issues and ensure preventive measures are effectively implemented and sustained.
• Partner with supply chain personnel at all levels to identify and mitigate supply chain risks (single-source dependencies, capacity constraints, geopolitical or compliance risks).

• Support new product introductions (NPI) and production ramp-ups by ensuring suppliers are equipped with the tools, processes, and capacity to meet schedule and performance targets.
• Lead structured supplier reviews to communicate performance results, improvement expectations, and partnership opportunities.
• Present key category strategies, action plans and progress to internal stakeholders on a routine cadence.
• Ensure all supplier development activities are conducted in compliance with company policies, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements.

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