S&OP Senior Technical Program Manager

BLUE ORIGIN•Huntsville, WA

8d•$121,023 - $169,432

About The Position

This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities. Technical Program Managers are accountable for engineering-based Programs, managing engineering projects, and have engineering qualifications to ensure the highest design and safety standards. Program Managers are accountable for the performance and management of program(s) with several interrelated projects and initiatives involved within it and are responsible for reporting program performance (technical, cost, and schedule deliverables) to senior management and customers. They assume responsibility and are accountable for managing the program baseline and any changes thereto, including risks, issues, and opportunities. Program management utilizes industry-accepted processes, methods, and standards to plan, schedule, and execute a program. Program managers are strong leaders, with strong business acumen, who focus on strategy and execution, they must have experience with program budget planning, strategy, and high-level communications across the organization. Program Managers are not doing project management at the “Program level”, they are accountable for the entire Program. In this strategic and impactful role, you will help lead Enterprise Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) initiatives across Blue Origin's entire mission set, and will be responsible for developing S&OP methodologies, processes, training, tools, and governance, required to operate and execute company wide Sales and Operations Planning successfully, on schedule, and on budget. You will have the opportunity to create, design, develop and support the execution of an Enterprise Program Management Operating System across Blue Origin programs. This is an opportunity to share your experience of leading large scale development programs, looking for individuals who have seen it, been there, done that, and are ready to share their experience and knowledge to develop our Program Management Operating System, using Blue Origin and industry best practices. As a part of the S&OP team, you will be directly involved in building foundational program management and business optimization tools into our scaling organization. This includes liaising between our Business Unit program management offices, program managers, Integrated Product Team (IPT) leads, finance business partners, and data analytics team, leveraging data from multiple sources to create analysis and insights for improvement. You will collaborate, design, train, and communicate S&OP processes, tools, and best practices, while serving as change agent with strong credibility and influence in the organization. Must have the ability to work in a fast-pace and ambiguous environment, while developing products/tools, establishing frameworks, and setting up processes and training to improve enterprise planning. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight. We are looking for someone to apply their program management technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Requirements

Minimum of a B.S./B.A. degree in engineering, business, or other technical field
Demonstrated ability building trust and effective working relationships at all levels that improve team performance and deliver results
Minimum 6-10 years of related program/product management experience
Previous proven experience in Operations, Manufacturing, or Master Scheduling
Experience with demand planning, capacity planning, logic-linked scheduling, change control management, cost-account management, risk management, and performance management.
Exceptional organizational and project management skills with an overall execution orientation and high attention to detail
Extensive working knowledge on the fundamentals of program management principals and disciplines, sales, operations and supply chain, along with industry best practices.
Naturally connects and builds strong relationships with others, demonstrating strong emotional intelligence and an ability to communicate clearly and persuasively to get things done
Proven history of collaborating with Business Unit PMOs to create, document and implement common procedures and practices that can be applied at an enterprise level, ensuring adherence to corporate and business unit standards
Promotes collaboration with stakeholders and influences development and incorporation of value-added processes and best practices.
Prior track record as a successful change agent
Strong technical software skills (AI, Tableau, Automation, Scheduling tools)
Passion for our mission and vision is required!
Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or related discipline is preferred
SIOP process major change or new implementation experience
Strong familiarity with engineering, manufacturing, and ERP systems
Experience with IMP/IMS, risk management, configuration management, requirements management processes
Experience across multiple portions of the program and product development life cycle
Experience with spaceflight or aircraft development programs
Experience with milestone-driven logic-linked scheduling and cost management tools and techniques (EVM experience a plus)

Responsibilities

Help lead Enterprise Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) initiatives across Blue Origin's entire mission set.
Develop S&OP methodologies, processes, training, tools, and governance.
Operate and execute company wide Sales and Operations Planning successfully, on schedule, and on budget.
Create, design, develop and support the execution of an Enterprise Program Management Operating System across Blue Origin programs.
Share experience of leading large scale development programs to develop the Program Management Operating System using Blue Origin and industry best practices.
Build foundational program management and business optimization tools into our scaling organization.
Liaise between Business Unit program management offices, program managers, Integrated Product Team (IPT) leads, finance business partners, and data analytics team.
Leverage data from multiple sources to create analysis and insights for improvement.
Collaborate, design, train, and communicate S&OP processes, tools, and best practices.
Serve as change agent with strong credibility and influence in the organization.
Develop products/tools, establish frameworks, and set up processes and training to improve enterprise planning in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment.
Apply program management technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight.