Program Manager 2 (Supplier Management Team Lead)

Northrop Grumman•Melbourne, FL

2d•$139,100 - $208,700•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman's Aeronautics Systems sector has an opening for a Program Manager 2, Supplier Management Team Lead to join our team in Melbourne, Florida. The Supplier Management Team (SMT) Lead reports to the Sensor Portfolio Lead. The candidate should have experience managing suppliers who provide hardware and software solutions and will independently evaluate the programmatic and technical trade space. The candidate will lead requirements analysis, technical trade studies, manage risks, recommending down-selections, and participate in Supplier Management Team overseeing vendor selection, procurement, and vendor oversight. Strong project management and cross project coordination skills are required. The selected candidate should thrive working in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, engaged in significantly diverse assignments, within a collaborative team setting across all levels of the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 10 years (or Bachelor of Science in STEM and 9 years) of related experience as defined below, OR a Master's degree and 8 years (or Master of Science in STEM and 7 years) of related experience as defined below
Related experience includes a background in project management, program management, engineering, capture efforts, and/or business management
Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. government Secret clearance (must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company
Proven ability to lead and motivate engineering teams, providing guidance and support to achieve project goals
Demonstrated experience with Systems Development Lifecycle
Demonstrated experience defining systems behavior
Experience in development and maintenance of an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
Familiarity with EVMS with experience managing budget and schedule as a Cost Account Manager (CAM)
Risk and Opportunity Management experience

Nice To Haves

Experience managing suppliers as part of a government/DOD contract
Experience managing developmental programs
Experience with T&M, CPIF, FFP contract types
Requirements development/flow down
Technical evaluations of proposals
CAM/EV Certification
Repair management, DMSMS evaluations, MRP requirements
Experience in supplier statement of work generation

Responsibilities

Coordinating the efforts of the SMT, including engineers, the subcontracts administrator, supplier quality assurance representatives, logistics engineers, schedule planner, and cost/material planner
Supports and monitors technical performance baselines, compares key subcontract technical performance measures, assesses execution status, and takes appropriate action to maintain conformance with the baseline
Earned value (EV) management of material control accounts
Coordinating and managing the execution of all phases of supplier performance, including planning, proposals, new capability development, production, testing, deliveries, and sustainment
Conducting or coordinating review of supplier documentation (e.g., technical evaluations of proposals, acceptance test procedures, cost and schedule reports, software version description documents)
Reporting supplier status to Program Managers, GSC managers, and IPT Management
Manage supplier requests for waivers, deviations, and discrepancy reporting process
Verify that End Item Data Packages (EIDPs) and Subcontractor Data Requirements List (SDRLs) items are reviewed and dispositioned