Senior Specialist, Program Management

L3HHCM20•Greenville, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Specialist, Program Management is responsible for managing the material and supply chain cycle, from procurement to delivery. This role involves ensuring the timely and cost-effective acquisition of materials, managing supplier relationships, and coordinating with various departments at multiple sites to optimize the supply chain process.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience with material management related to FAA military programs.
Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.
In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
Must Have a minimum Active Secret Clearance, with ability to obtain TS-SCI.
Must be able to travel domestically and internationally based on needs of the business.
Demonstrated experience with SAP and Supply Chain processes required
Demonstrated knowledge of FAA qualifications/certification is required
Demonstrated experience in Commercial, Department of Defense, and/or Military Aviation/Aerospace products development and production
Demonstrated experience managing developmental, COTS, and baseline efforts
Demonstrated experience in preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets, and financial terms/conditions of contracts
Demonstrated project management skills, outstanding communication (both verbally and written), negotiation, organizational, time management, and leadership skills.
Demonstrated ablity to interface with engineering, manufacturing, and management personnel.
Demonstrated capability to manage and work in an environment that is fast-paced, demanding, with a focus on problem resolution and process improvement.
Demonstrated customer relationship skills.
Demonstrated experience with full Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Project.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of manpower planning, milestone scheduling, PM tools, and related financial management.
Experience with Earned Value Management System preferred.
Experience with Microsoft Project and development of an Integrated Master Schedule preferred.
Experience with JIRA, Confluence, Power BI dashboards is a plus.
Demonstrated ability to utilize metrics to identify trends and drive results.
Demonstrated ability to execute program results while maintaining compliance to policies, procedures and process.
Demonstrated continuous improvement effort through all phases of program execution.
Active Top Secret clearance desired.

Responsibilities

Material Program Execution: Oversee the entire material program, managing cost, schedule, and technical performance to ensure project success.
Inventory Coordination: Coordinate inventory management, including Kits, Spares, and Repairs, at the required locations to ensure timely and efficient supply chain operations.
Customer Interface: Serve as the primary customer contact for material-related activities, providing status updates and briefings during meetings and reviews with customers, end-users, and executive staff.
Milestone Management: Establish and monitor execution milestones, ensuring adherence to master schedules and payment milestones.
Risk and Opportunity Management: Identify challenges, opportunities, and risks across the program, developing strategies to address them effectively.
Cross-functional Collaboration: Engage with engineering, manufacturing, and logistics teams to maintain seamless continuity throughout the program lifecycle, from “cradle to grave.”
Review potential changes in material scope and advise management and customer on the impact.
Prepare, manage, and forecast material budgets and expenses.
Direct the work of functional employees in the execution of the assigned projects while establishing and monitoring performance to schedules, plans, and milestones.
Respond to the customer's needs and be able to respond to quick reaction needs. As required, support request/coordination outside of normal business hours.
Brief customer, end-user, and upper management on all facets of the assigned projects.