Manager, Business Operations (Contracts & Supply Chain)

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Manager, Business Operations (Contracts & Supply Chain) At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.

Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin-off of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions.

Backed by decades of mission success, deep expertise, and trusted partnerships, Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Join us at a defining moment and help shape the future of a company built to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact.

Candidates who join KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin-off will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment.

Trinzic is seeking a highly organized, proactive, and business-minded Manager, Business Operations to support the Senior Vice President, Supply Chain & Contracts. This role serves as a key operational partner focused on driving strategic initiatives, improving organizational effectiveness, and ensuring alignment across critical business priorities.

The Manager, Business Operations will help transform ideas and objectives into actionable plans by coordinating cross functional efforts, conducting research and analysis, establishing operating rhythms, and tracking execution of initiatives. The successful candidate will be equally comfortable working with senior leaders, synthesizing information, facilitating collaboration, and managing the details necessary to keep priorities moving forward.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with the SVP, Supply Chain & Contracts to identify, prioritize, and execute strategic initiatives that support organizational and business objectives.
• Coordinate cross functional efforts to ensure alignment, accountability, and progress against key priorities.
• Establish and maintain operating rhythms, governance processes, leadership cadences, and execution frameworks that support effective decision making and organizational performance.
• Conduct research, benchmarking, and business analysis to support strategic planning, operational improvements, and emerging opportunities.
• Develop project plans, roadmaps, milestones, and implementation strategies for high priority initiatives.
• Facilitate leadership meetings, working sessions, and initiative reviews, including preparation of materials, documentation of decisions, and tracking of action items.
• Monitor initiative performance and provide leadership with updates, insights, recommendations, and execution status.
• Develop executive presentations, dashboards, reports, and communications to support decision making and stakeholder engagement.
• Serve as a central point of coordination across Supply Chain, Contracts, Operations, Program Management, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, and other business functions.
• Identify risks, dependencies, resource constraints, and potential obstacles impacting successful execution and recommend corrective actions.
• Evaluate existing processes and recommend improvements that enhance efficiency, consistency, collaboration, and organizational effectiveness.
• Support the implementation of new processes, tools, technologies, and automation solutions that improve operational performance and business outcomes.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Finance, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in strategic operations, business operations, program management, project management, supply chain, contracts, consulting, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience leading or coordinating complex cross functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem solving, and project management skills.
• Experience developing executive level presentations, reports, business cases, and strategic recommendations.
• Ability to influence and build relationships across all levels of an organization without direct authority.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to synthesize information and communicate effectively with senior leadership.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting senior executives or functional leadership teams.
• Experience within government contracting, aerospace, defense, engineering, manufacturing, or technology environments.
• Demonstrated success driving strategic initiatives from planning through implementation.
• Experience establishing governance models, operating rhythms, performance metrics, and management reporting processes.
• Knowledge of supply chain, procurement, subcontract management, contracts, or program management functions.
• Experience leading business process improvement, organizational effectiveness, or operational excellence initiatives.
• Experience leveraging automation, digital tools, AI enabled technologies, and data driven insights to improve business operations and decision making.
• Master's degree in Business Administration, Management, Supply Chain, or a related field.

Additional Compensation:

• KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short term incentives, long term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.