Director of Program Management

AMERICAN COMPUTER DEVELOPMENT INC•Ballenger Creek, MD

3d•$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. POSITION SUMMARY Perform a complete range of tasks relating to overseeing the program management team. The Director of Program Management will allocate workload across program managers, monitor program profitability and performance, and support sales activities on existing business.

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
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