Material Program Manager

We’ve determined which skillsets are most beneficial for this role. These skills are listed first below as the Must Haves and Nice to Haves our hiring team highly prefers. Below that you’ll find the standard job description for this opportunity.
Must Haves:

• Leaders of their peers, leading through influence. Strong cross-functional leader. Working with multitude of depts
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a
• minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.
• Experience in Supply Chain and Program Management execution across a Product Life Cycle (SRR,
• PDR, CDR, TRR, PRR etc.)
• Ability to communicate effectively, to internal executive leadership or line management both
• written and verbally
• New Business Proposals / Capture Experience on competitive and/or sole source pursuits
• Demonstrated Management and Leadership experience
• Subcontractor Management through various stages of development through production
• Ability to break large complex issues into smaller individual approaches to achieve business
• objectives
• Earned Value Management experience / Previous Control Account Manager experience
• Expertise in FAR, DFARS, ITAR

Nice to Haves:

• Experience in developing technical statements of work
• PMP Certification
• Advanced degree

Job Description:

The Lead, Material Program Manager (MPM), for Maritime Imaging Systems in Camden, NJ will use their past experience in Supply Chain and/or Program or Product Management to lead a cross functional team to develop a robust Supply Chain Strategy and execute for key programs across the MIS Programs/Products. In collaboration with functional leaders, the Lead MPM will institute tailored “right sized” practices and approaches for successful execution on early engineering design efforts, to complete product life cycle with a focus risk and opportunity management to ensure top notch execution. The Lead MPM will be responsible for program cost, schedule and compliance with internal and external regulations with respect to materials and subcontracts. In this highly visible role, the Lead MPM will collaborate across functions and be part of the Supply Chain team serving as a key interface to Program and Product Offices, Engineering, Quality, Finance and Operations. This individual will also be a Subject Matter Expert in Supply Chain and Programmatic Practices.
Responsibilities:

• Developing and executing strategies and actions to baseline and improve both supplier and customer on time delivery
• Ensure timely completion of all material and subcontract program milestones
• Be accountable for the material and subcontract program budgets, and drive actions to improve financial performance
• Serve as the primary liaison between Supply Chain and other functions for key Products/Programs
• Analyze key performance indicators and identify challenged areas and champion continued improvements
• Lead others by influence in a matrixed environment
• Develop Supply Chain Estimates utilizing Risk & Opportunity for Best Case, Most Likely, and Worst case for ETC’s and New business Captures
• Ensure compliance with all internal and external laws and regulations
• Assist Program Finance in Rolling up quarterly financial status against the AOP and Short Term Forecast, EAC and ETC
• Ensure customer flow down requirements are communicated and documented through the Supply Base
• Manage key supplier performance and relationships
• Lead Supplier Recovery Strategies with transparency in Reporting Supply Chain status and communicating critical issues to internal stakeholders with solution focused actions

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