Manufacturing Program Manager

Primary Responsibilities

• Cook up with Manufacturing Leaders on the assigned projects to meet established business KPI’s and contractual requirements.
• Direct point of contact and support of internal/external customers and Program Management team members to define manufacturing requirements and plans.
• Provide input to processes, standards, and operational plans to implement organizational strategies.
• Provide regular status of the Manufactured parts to the Program Managers & Customers.
• Manage all program required deliverables to on-time delivery at required quality levels.
• Provide regular program status updates and reports to customers and organizational managers.
• Manage & report out program status using Earned Value Management System (EVMS) CPI & SPI.
• Calculate labor and material Estimates-to-Completion (ETC) on a regular basis.
• Develop variance analysis on EAC & recovery plans as needed.
• Serve as a liaison between Manufacturing, Program Management & Senior Leadership.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution with 8 or more years of relevant experience in project or program management or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to multi-task, interact, and succeed with multiple customers and stakeholders with varying expectations and requirements.
• Manage and organize complicated and diverse scopes of work to ensure successful program execution.
• Demonstrable and extensive experience with MS Office tools (Excel, project, PowerPoint, word).
• Experience with EVMS in development of ETC/EAC, variance analysis, recovery plans.
• Good written & verbal communication skills.
• Must be a US Citizen and must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Engineering or Technical Degree is a plus.
• Hands-on technical experience with Product Life Management, Configuration Management, and Enterprise Resource database management systems (e.g., Costpoint & LENS), interface tools, and reporting.
• Manufacturing background or knowledge especially in machining, welding & assembly processes.
• Knowledge in Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma improvement methodology.