FMS Program Manager

McBride•Hanscom Afb, MA

About The Position

The FMS Program Manager provides program management support for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programs, specifically the E-3 Saudi AWACS Weapon System modernization effort. The role supports acquisition planning and execution, program scheduling, status reporting, and coordination with senior management, customer-country representatives, U.S. Government organizations, and domestic and foreign contractors and suppliers. The position requires experience with Microsoft Project for Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) work and the ability to prepare program briefings and schedules, support acquisition and program reviews, and assist with cost, schedule, performance, risk, milestone, and issue tracking. The manager supports FMS-specific acquisition activities and documentation, including Letters of Request and Letters of Offer and Acceptance, and works with mandated security-assistance systems. The role also requires overseas travel to potentially hazardous locations and the ability to represent the program office to customer-country organizations without decisional authority.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must hold an active Secret clearance.
Must have experience with Microsoft Project for scheduling and IMS work.
Must have extensive experience supporting acquisition planning and FMS-specific acquisition activities.
Must have working-level knowledge of Anti-Tamper requirements, ITAR regulations, Manpower Resource Plan preparation, LORs for Technical Assistance, P&A responses, LOA responses, freight forwarding and customs import processes, and MASL codes.
Must have working-level knowledge of preparing LOA data, including manpower requirements, using mandated systems such as SAMRS and DSAMS.
Must have experience executing programs with prime contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers from foreign countries.
Must be able to perform independently as a non-decision-making representative of the program office to customer-country and U.S. security cooperation representatives, including answering complex questions in real time.
Must have demonstrated experience preparing and supporting program office activities and meetings, including reviews, working groups, and technical interchange meetings.
Must have working-level understanding of RMF requirements in the FMS environment and the CENTCOM Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) process.
Must have working-level knowledge of customer-country customs, etiquette, and business practices.
Must have working-level understanding of the DoD Transportation System as it relates to shipping equipment overseas to an FMS customer’s final destination.
Must have ability and willingness to travel overseas to potentially hazardous locations.
Must have a bachelor’s degree in a related field and 3 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline, including 3 years in the DoD, or 7 years of directly related experience, including 5 years in the DoD.
Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

Use Microsoft Project to support scheduling and Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) work.
Develop and support briefings and schedules covering program status and acquisition tasks for senior management.
Support Program Acquisition Reviews (PAR), senior-level meetings and reviews, and IMP/IMS reviews.
Support acquisition planning, including industry days, market research, source selection planning, ASP planning, SOO/SOW/PWS writing, RFP planning and document preparation, and contract negotiation preparation.
Support FMS-specific acquisition activities, including coordination with SAF/IA, AFSAC, DSCA, AFLCMC/WFNFM, FDO, and TSC, and account for requirements such as in-country subcontractors and Anti-Tamper (AT).
Prepare and support FMS documentation and processes, including Manpower Resource Plans, Letters of Request for Technical Assistance, Price and Availability (P&A) responses, and Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) responses.
Support preparation of LOA data, including manpower requirements, using mandated systems such as SAMRS and DSAMS.
Coordinate program execution with prime contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers from foreign countries.
Represent the program office to customer-country Ministries of Defense, Offices of Defense Cooperation, Air Forces, and U.S. Security Cooperation Office representatives; respond to complex questions in real time without decisional authority.
Prepare for and support program office activities and meetings, including internal U.S. Government meetings, case meetings and reviews, design reviews, Program Assessment Reviews, Interface Control Working Groups, and Technical Interchange Meetings.
Monitor and manage cost, schedule, and performance metrics; support program planning, progress tracking, milestone management, and performance reporting.
Identify, assess, and track program risks; support mitigation strategies and issue resolution.
Support cross-functional coordination and execution in complex defense acquisition environments.
Travel overseas, including to potentially hazardous locations, as required.