Director of Program Management

AMERICAN COMPUTER DEVELOPMENT INC • Frederick, MD

90d • $120,000 - $150,000

About The Position

As a manufacturing firm, ACDi's biggest differentiator is our people. We're here to do more than simply build 'widgets'. Our people offer solutions to challenging design and product development issues and are passionate about hitting customer delivery schedules and exceeding expectations. We approach each project understanding that achieving the highest quality possible is required for every step of the electronics design, engineering, and manufacturing process. What we do day-in and day-out has a lasting, meaningful impact across many industries and in the lives of everyday people. At ACDi we create a seismic measuring system that prevents people from getting stuck in elevators during an earthquake; we defend our nation by helping to build gun turrets for tanks, communication systems for troops, and military avionics; we support NASA programs with communications systems that converse with launched vehicles. We approach each project understanding that achieving the highest quality possible is required for every step of the electronics manufacturing process, because these projects help keep our country and people around the world safe, secure, and free. At ACDi, we’re more than just a contract manufacturer.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) is preferred; Associate’s degree (A.A), or equivalent, required
• 3-5 years project management experience is required
• Prior experience in an electronics manufacturing environment is preferred
• Government contract experience highly preferred
• Prior experience performing contract review of purchase orders
• Prior experience with production scheduling and generating reporting to monitor scheduling

Nice To Haves

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, and Access)
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot a variety of problems associated with managing customer projects
• Knowledge of MRP production control system
• Knowledge of electronics manufacturing processes

Responsibilities

• Oversee team of program managers
• Develop solutions that improve department and company performance
• Responsible for overall customer satisfaction
• Ensure projects are completed on time and within budget
• Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, PCB layout design and quality departments
• Perform final review and submittal of customer proposals
• Schedule and lead kick-off meetings for new product introduction
• Perform detailed contract review of purchase orders received from customers
• Provide ongoing program monitoring and status reporting both internally and externally
• Monitor excess, orphan, and obsolete material and disposition with customers
• Provide ongoing sales support to organically grow customer accounts
• Coordinate customer visits to facility and travel to customer sites as necessary
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees