Technical Program Manager

Bizlink Technology•Fremont, CA

About The Position

The Technical Program Manager creates and manages project timelines, organizes activities, sequences work, and identifies the needs and resources required. The role defines, reviews, negotiates, communicates, and manages project scope and contracts; identifies process improvements; motivates team members and enforces expectations; surfaces issues and recommends solutions; and helps develop project and task estimates with team members. It manages day-to-day project operations, including scheduling meetings and documenting minutes, notes, and actions. The role monitors progress, communicates with teams and stakeholders, prepares and presents status reports, and conducts post-project or milestone reviews to support feedback and continuous improvement. It also maintains relationships with superiors and applies problem-solving and management skills. The position completes sales forecasts, gathers data, and prepares reports. Using SAP, it retrieves customer, stock-status, and purchase-order information and makes changes to customer purchase orders. It uses SAP/MES to review material status and support purchasing and production control, ensures correct information codes are used, follows up on delivery inquiries, and coordinates with manufacturing and production control regarding scheduled shipments. The role may also perform other responsibilities assigned by managers.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in project management or operations-related roles.
Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Excellent problem-solving skills and strong analytical capabilities.

Nice To Haves

A B.S. in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field is preferred.
Program management experience in the aerospace industry is strongly preferred.
Experience working in an OEM environment is a plus.

Responsibilities

Create and manage project timelines, organize activities, sequence activities, and identify required needs and resources.
Define, review, negotiate, communicate, and manage project scope and contracts.
Identify process improvements that help teams work efficiently.
Motivate team members and enforce expectations as needed.
Identify project issues and proactively recommend solutions.
Support project and task estimation by working with team members to produce initial estimates and calculate required resources.
Manage day-to-day project operations, including meeting scheduling and documentation of minutes, notes, and actions.
Monitor progress, communicate with the team and stakeholders, and prepare and present project status reports.
Conduct post-project and milestone reviews to provide feedback and identify continuous-improvement opportunities.
Establish and maintain good relations with superiors and resolve problems.
Complete and maintain accurate sales forecasts, data gathering, and reports.
Use SAP to retrieve customer information, stock status, and customer purchase-order status, and to make changes to customer purchase orders.
Use SAP/MES to review material status and support the purchasing and production control departments.
Ensure correct codes are used to retrieve and input information.
Follow up on delivery-information inquiries.
Work with manufacturing and production control regarding delivery of scheduled shipments.
Perform other responsibilities assigned by managers.