Operations Program Manager

POSITION OVERVIEW:

This position is primary contact for a specific customer/product and as such coordinates activities and tasks managed by various departments or functions (Sales, Engineering, Purchasing, Production, etc.) The position will provide management services between operations and customer facing departments. PM responsibility may also include technical research with Engineering to ensure MPG Salisbury compliance and ability.

Essential Functions:

• Manages the project budget and successfully executes the overall project by influencing and consensus rather than having direct report authority.
• Engage with various team members and lead interdepartmental coordination to resolve issues impacting product delivery
• Ensures transition to manufacturing, tracking and reporting schedules and cost to the customer.
• Establishes quality and process performance objectives.
• Establishes agreements with the suppliers/subcontractors and tracks their costs, schedule and technical progress.
• Set project direction and make decisions with the Product Line Manager where customer, technical, cost and schedule tradeoffs are considered
• Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress
• Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The education and/or experience listed below represents the knowledge, skill or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Communication Skills: Has a proven track record of successfully interfacing on a regular basis with Customers as well as other departments in the organization.
• Teamwork Skills: Demonstrated ability to lead team activities in such a manner as to achieve common goals, objectives and group commitments
• Decision Making and Problem-Solving Skills: Demonstrated ability to take action in solving strategic business and technical problems in-line with the overall company goals and objectives.
• Educational background: Bachelor's degree in technically related field is preferred. MBA beneficial. (Operations, Engineering, Sales)
• Work Related experience: 5+ years of comparable program/project level experience in military, aerospace, or other similar high-reliability industries is required
• Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain DoD secret clearance
• Administrative Program & ERP Knowledge: Strong knowledge in MS Office Suite, and proficient in IFS or similar ERP
• Customer Facing: Experienced in interacting and supporting the customer (Sales, Account managers and/or Engineer)
• PMP: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred, or obtainable within 1 year
• Contract Administration: Thorough understanding of government contracts and negotiation tactics
• Military Standards: Thorough understanding of government regulations and military standards