MPM - Material Program Manager

Leonardo DRS, Inc.

1d•Remote

About The Position

The Electro Optical Infrared Systems (EOIS) line of business within DRS has locations in Dallas and Austin, TX, Melbourne, FL, and Cypress, CA. EOIS develops, manufactures, and supports infrared and electro-optical solutions for soldiers, ground vehicles and airborne platforms. They offer an exciting and challenging work environment, a competitive salary and benefits package, and a business culture that rewards performance. The Material Program Manager (MPM) role places heavy emphasis on working with program management, engineering, supply chain, and key suppliers in sourcing and executing all orders for specific programs. This individual must understand program-level schedule, cost, and business requirements, integrating them into a cohesive direction for the material planning organization and supply chain function. The position ensures timely and high-integrity proposals and material planning. It requires understanding the critical aspects of production material demand planning and project scheduling, along with experience in the overall proposal and procurement process in a DoD environment. This role involves working closely with a team of material planners, purchasing, engineering, and program management to deploy procurement and inventory strategies, manage product changes and associated material planning implications, solve exceptions, and drive supplier execution. Critical monitoring and management of supply and constraints, status reporting, escalation, supplier engagement, and the relentless pursuit of operational excellence and continuous improvement are key aspects. The MPM will manage and direct the daily execution of contract requirements to assure that cost, schedules, and performance goals are met, and may lead or support all meetings and the integrated product and/or project team from kick-off through project close.

Requirements

5+ years of relevant experience.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge of program management tools and procedures.
Solid leadership and management skills.
Exposure to program lifecycle from development through sustainment to include: proposal development, requirements decomposition, generation of system and subsystem statements of work and subcontracts, risk management, and continuous improvement efforts including implementation cost reduction and performance improvement efforts.
Exposure to earned value cost accounting and reporting; experience with metrics for assessing and reporting program progress, productivity and variance analysis.
Exposure to finance, contracting, export regulations, engineering, logistics, manufacturing and supply chain management.
Strong customer interface skills.
Solid problem solving skills.
Strong presentation skills.
Exposure to managing manpower planning, project reviews, scheduling and budget control.
Ability to manage aerospace/defense programs as a prime or subcontractor to a domestic or foreign military organization.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
U.S. Citizenship required.
This position requires an active DOD security clearance or the ability to obtain such clearance within a reasonable time after commencement of employment.
May require 5+ year in the in DoD program and/or materials management and in production manufacturing operation utilizing MRP/ERP depending upon the job discipline.
May require knowledge of DoD FAR procurement regulations.
May require knowledge of MRP/ERP with a solid understanding of electro-mechanical assembly operations, bills of material, demand material planning, and the supply chain purchasing process.

Nice To Haves

Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain or Business degree may be preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience depending upon the job discipline.
Program Management certification preferred (i.e. PMP or DAU).

Responsibilities

Heavy emphasis on working with program management, engineering, supply chain and key suppliers in sourcing and execution of all order for specific programs.
Understand program level schedule, cost, and business requirements, integrate into a cohesive direction to a material planning organization, and supply chain function.
Ensuring timely and high integrity proposals, planning of materials.
Understand the critical aspects of production material demand planning and scheduling of a project and experience in the overall proposal and procurement process in a DoD environment.
Work closely with a team of material planners, purchasing, engineering, and program management to deploy procurement and inventory strategies.
Be responsible for product change and associated material planning implications.
Manage and solve exceptions.
Work with purchasing to drive supplier execution.
Involve critical monitoring and management of supply and constraints.
Status reporting and escalation.
Supplier engagement and the relentless pursuit of operation excellence and continuous improvement.
Manage and direct the daily execution of contract requirements to assure that cost, schedules and performance goals are met.
May lead or support all meetings and the integrated product and/or project team (kick-off through project close).
Provide interface, communication and coordination with internal and external customers on matters pertaining to existing contracts.
Lead and or support bid and proposal activities.
Ensure that the requirements of the request for proposal are met in the preparation and documentation of bids and proposals for existing customers.
Actively seek new business opportunities in coordination with Business Development.
Represent management at program reviews, meetings, seminars, etc.
Prepare for and participate in contract/subcontract negotiations.
Assure that all government regulatory guidance is adhered to while representing Company’s interests.
Develop and implement plans and schedules to execute contracts/subcontracts.
Allocate and control contract budgets for labor, material, travel and purchased services.
Regularly report program status to senior management.
Formally identify, assess, monitor and mitigate risk throughout the program life cycle.
Obtains management approval prior to making decisions that will cause deterioration of established program, cost and schedule objectives.
May be required to ensure the overall execution of material on schedule and on budget for a business area.
May be required to collaborate on various tasks with various project teams.
May be required to various tasks/team/project/Engineering changes.
Notify and seek senior management assistance in resolving schedule and budget problems as they arise.
Develop and implement corrective action plans when deviations from budgets and/or schedules are evident.
Perform variance analysis of schedule and cost on a formal and informal basis and present them to senior management (i.e. earned value management system).
Serve as the primary interface with the customer on all matters involving contract execution.
Coordinate with other departments on resolution of contractual problems with the customer.
Coordinate with Contracts Administration on issues pertaining to contract requirements, changes, and interpretations.
Assure the contract requirements are executed in accordance with appropriate regulations and Company policies and procedures (i.e. federal acquisition regulations).
Provide leadership to program or project team.
Assures communication and cooperation among team members and resolves areas of conflict.
Ensure a timely closeout of completed programs to ensure that all obligations are satisfied and program documentation is properly recorded.
Understand and develop leading verses lagging indicators.
Develop and execute program corrective action strategies.
May partner with various stakeholders on planning process and system improvements.
Develop and understand principles of program planning.
Broad application of principles, theories, and concepts in applicable discipline, plus working knowledge of other related fields.
Develop and understand cash flow management principles.
Develop and understand principles of process improvement (i.e. Lean Six Sigma).
Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization.

Benefits

Competitive salaries
Comprehensive benefits
Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Company contribution to a health savings account
Telemedicine
Life and disability insurance
Legal insurance
401(k) savings plan
Wellness programs that focus on physical, emotional, and financial well-being
Programs and activities to support career-growth, professional development, and skill enhancement
Flexible work schedules with our 9/80 program
Competitive vacation
Health/emergency leave
Paid parental leave
Community service hours