Sr. Manager, Material Program Manager - Tucson, AZ
About The Position
The Loitering Munitions portfolio is seeking a Lead Material Program Manager (MPM) to lead a team of 6-8 people. This position is located on-site in Tucson, AZ. The deputy lead MPM is a strong leader with demonstrated project management skills and will be directly accountable for ensuring overall supplier performance. You must be a self-starter, capable of developing and achieving organizational and program objectives, and must be able to successfully interface with all levels of internal management, including supplier management. You will be responsible for developing and executing supply chain strategies and plans. This MPM role will serve as the interface between Supply Chain and the Program Office/Integrated Product Team (IPT) and other various functions working on both development and production contracts. Key responsibilities include the following: earned value management, supplier material management, material forecasting, ensuring cost and schedule requirements are met, creating metrics to monitor GSCM health, supplier assessments and future proposal activities.
Requirements
- Typically requires a university degree or equivalent experience and minimum ten (10) years prior relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and minimum seven (7) years of experience.
- Experience in supplier management, project management, and/or program management.
- Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Earned value management certification and experience.
- Prior experience working in the defense industry within the supply chain function.
- Experience in desktop computing tools (MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Project).
- Experience leading or participating in cross-functional teams.
- Experience using manufacturing or enterprise planning tools, including MRP (Kinaxis/ SAP/PRISM).
Responsibilities
- Utilize Earned Value Management and financial management skills and participate in quarterly EACs and weekly material sales forecasting.
- Drive processes to successful completion in support of a very aggressive schedule of deliveries.
- Oversight of GSC proposal execution performance and reporting.
- MRP support and production alignment in support of Operations execution.
- Use critical thinking skills to propose sound and innovative business solutions to increase operational efficiencies to insure business area and program success.
- Identify/Generate material R&Os in alignment with program execution.
- Responsible for Estimate at Completion (EAC’s).
- Manage AOP including MFT and R&O, and program metrics across contracts.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- short-term disability
- long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- flexible spending accounts
- flexible work schedules
- employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- parental leave
- paid time off
- holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
