Project Manager - Camarillo

About the role

Onsite only position in Camarillo, CA. The Operations Program Manager is responsible for the execution of operational activities across assigned aerospace programs, ensuring customer commitments for quality, delivery, cost, and schedule are achieved. This role serves as the primary liaison between customers, Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) - Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Quality organizations. The position drives operational excellence through proactive part expediting, removal of production roadblocks, risk mitigation, capacity planning, recovery management, and execution of manufacturing and supply chain strategies to ensure on-time delivery and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary Operations focal point for assigned programs, providing leadership and coordination across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Planning, Quality, Engineering and Customer Service teams.
• Act as the operational liaison between Internal High Performance Work Teams (HPWT) and customers to ensure alignment on priorities, schedules, risks, and recovery plans.
• Facilitate communication and drive timely resolution of program execution challenges.
• Lead daily and weekly program execution reviews to identify schedule risks, material shortages, capacity constraints, and quality concerns that may impact customer deliveries.
• Drive cross-functional alignment and accountability to remove operational roadblocks impacting production flow, critical deliveries, inventory availability, and manufacturing throughput.
• Proactively expedite critical components, raw materials, outside processing, and customer-furnished equipment through the supply chain to support production schedules and customer commitments. Coordinate with material management team - suppliers, buyers, planners, and internal stakeholders to resolve shortages and minimize downtime.
• Partner with Supply Chain and Planning teams to prioritize constrained materials and manufacturing resources based on customer commitments, business priorities, and program risks.
• Lead escalation efforts for material shortages, supplier delivery issues, quality escapes, engineering changes, and production constraints by coordinating corrective actions across multiple functions.
• Monitor and manage hardware status from receipt through shipment, ensuring timely movement of components and assemblies through manufacturing operations.
• Establish and manage recovery plans for delinquent orders, past due demand, supplier performance issues, and customer schedule changes.
• Facilitate executive-level discussions internally and with customers regarding production risks, mitigation strategies, material availability, and delivery commitments.
• Coordinate customer delivery commitments and communicate schedule changes, risk assessments, and recovery actions to internal and external stakeholders as required.
• Partner with customers to understand forecast changes, priority