Senior Program Manager, Production Programs

Marotta • Parsippany, NJ

82d • $150,000 - $190,000

About The Position

Program Manager leads multiple aerospace and military engineering and manufacturing IPD teams through design, development, qualification and LRIP production phases, acting as primary point of contact for customers for these phases. Program Managers perform project planning, progress measurement, scope control, and status reporting to executive management and customers. Someone in this role will carry out business development activities and coordinate initiatives across assigned market segments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in an engineering, science, or business discipline.
• Minimum 4 years' experience in aerospace and/or military mechanical and/or electrical component and/or systems engineering design, development, and manufacturing.
• Understanding of basic PM principles, such as those promoted by the Project Management Institute.
• Exemplary verbal/written communication skills required for multi-faceted interactions with all levels of personnel within the organization, as well as any and all outside agents.
• Highly computer literate, with MS Office/PC expertise, and demonstrated experience with applicable systems, programs, equipment, etc.
• Must be a US Citizen.

Responsibilities

• Initiating activity within Marotta to satisfy customer contract scope/statement of work.
• Drive achievement of major milestones and high customer satisfaction.
• Act as primary point of contact for assigned customers.
• NRE Cost, Design to Cost, and Schedule performance for assigned projects.
• Customer satisfaction for assigned projects.
• Creation and release of project Work Breakdown Schedule.
• Creation and maintenance of project Integrated Master Schedule.
• Facilitating IPD Team meetings with documentation of minutes and maintenance of Action Item Lists.
• Reviewing and creating labor and material plans and cost reports.
• Control of project scope.
• Resolution and coordination of project cost, schedule, and technical performance issues.
• Escalation of issues that cannot be resolved at the project team level.
• Project NRE expenditures to within 10% of BAC.
• On-time delivery of major milestones to within 2 weeks of baseline.
• Provide Program Management support of new business proposals; create PM deliverables to the management volume.
• Manage Bids for new, or follow-on, business proposals.
• Identifying opportunities to grow business content with associated project customers.
• Identifying new or synergistic business opportunities in associated market segment.
• Supporting significant proposals with related PMO inputs.
• Be the voice of the customer within Marotta with the highest level of customer satisfaction.
• Identify existing/evolving customer needs in order to expand current and new product offerings.
• Meeting or exceeding assigned sales targets/quotas to ensure company volume and profitability goals.
• Early detection of risks.
• Demonstration of highest ethical standards.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Tuition assistance.
• Paid vacation, sick and personal days.
• Paid holidays.
• Flexible scheduling options such as compressed workweeks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees