Material Program Manager

About the role

The Material Program Manager (MPM) serves as Supply Chain Management’s primary program-facing integrator for assigned commercial and/or military programs. This role coordinates Planning, Procurement, Supplier Performance, and Logistics activities to support material readiness, program schedules, and financial objectives.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SCM’s primary day-to-day interface to Program Management for assigned programs
• Cook up Planning, Procurement, Supplier Performance, and Logistics execution activities to support program milestones and material readiness
• Manage program-level material readiness and shortage visibility
• Maintain structured visibility to material constraints, supplier risks, and recovery actions
• Ensure alignment between program schedules and SCM execution plans
• Coordinate integration of engineering releases, ECOs/DCNs, and configuration changes into SCM execution activities
• Drive cross-functional action tracking and accountability for SCM-related program risks
• Translate material and supplier execution issues into program-level schedule and financial impacts
• Support program forecasting, ETC/EAC updates, and execution status reporting
• Support development and maintenance of SCM program metrics, readiness reporting, and recovery plans
• Lead SCM participation in program readiness reviews, risk reviews, and execution meetings
• Cook up coordination with Supplier Performance organization regarding supplier performance issues, escalations, and recovery activities
• Support identification and mitigation of long-lead material and supplier risks
• Ensure ERP and planning system data supports accurate execution and reporting
• Support continuous improvement of SCM program execution processes and reporting methods

EVMS / CAM Responsibilities

• Serve as SCM CAM for assigned control accounts or work packages
• Support development and maintenance of time-phased material forecasts and execution plans
• Support variance analysis, corrective action planning, and estimate-at-completion activities
• Ensure SCM execution status accurately reflects program and financial performance
• Participate in program reviews, baseline updates, and change management activities

Competencies

• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, and accepts constructive criticism/feedback and changes approach or method to best fit the situation.
• Communications - Expresses ideas and thoughts effectively in verbal and written form, exhibits good listening and comprehension, keeps others informed and uses appropriate communication methods.
• Dependability - Responds to requests for service and assistance, follows instruction and responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions and doing the best job possible, keeps commitments, and maintains reliable attendance.
• Initiative - Sets and achieves challenging goals, demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles, measures self against standard of excellence, recognizes and acts on opportunities, and takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities, exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to building a positive team spirit, and puts success of team above own interests.
• Work Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, displays commitment to excellence, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance, and monitors own work to ensure quality.

Summary of Education, Experience & Certification

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or related field required.
• Experience: 5+ years of experience in supply chain, procurement, planning, program support, or operations; experience working in aerospace, defense, or complex manufacturing environments preferred; experience supporting program execution, material readiness, or shortage management activities; experience coordinating cross-functional execution activities; experience working within ERP systems and schedule-driven environments; experience supporting customer-driven or engineer-to-order programs preferred.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience in aircraft interiors, completions, or highly customized aerospace programs; familiarity with EVMS, CBSD, or similar structured program management environments; experience supporting multi-program environments with shared suppliers and resources.
• Certifications (Preferred): PMP or equivalent program management certification; APICS (CPIM, CSCP) or equivalent; Lean / Six Sigma certification.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong understanding of material flow, shortages, and program execution
• Ability to coordinate across Planning, Procurement, Supplier Performance, Logistics, Engineering, and Program Management
• Strong organizational and follow-through capability
• Ability to communicate execution risk clearly and concisely
• Ability to manage competing priorities in dynamic environments
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving capability
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Working knowledge of ERP and material planning systems