About this role
<p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Job Title: </span></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Senior Specialist, Project Management</span></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Job Code: </span></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">38885</span></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Job Location:</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Greenville, TX</span></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Schedule: </span></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">9/80; Every other Friday off</span></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Job Description: </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0.0in;margin-left:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">This is for a Material Program Manager (MPM) position for a high profile, fast paced program. The candidate will function as the point-of-contract between the Program Office, Functional Management, the Customer, Suppliers, and other stakeholders to coordinate efforts to ensure successful resolutions of program management.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 12.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Essential Functions: </span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Manage the material budget for programs that are assisgned withing the program portfolio. Provide accurate material forecast. Assists in providing comprehensive business analysis of program material requirements and manage impact to program EAC's for all material related actions.</span></li> <li style="margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Experience with EVMS. </span></li> <li style="margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Work collaboratively with the Program Office Supply Chain, Operations, and Functional Management, as well as other stakeholders, to define and assign task requirements; estimate and establish budget and schedules; determine appropriate performance metrics; clarify priorities; and develop and implement specific management plans to support the program.</span></li> <li style="margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Interact with Engineering / Engineering design reviews, Planning, Procurement and Manufacturing personnel to ensure appropriate drawings are released and program schedules are achieved.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Provide proposal support to for material estimates as well as estimating the scope of MPM labor.</span><span style="line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span></li> <li style="margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Review Supplier Statements of Work (SSOW) to establish status metrics and reporting methods that assists with Make buy decisions, follows up on open purchase orders, verifies delivery, participates in resolving supplier issues, approves payment, and maintains necessary records of material movement throughout manufacturing and inventory cycle(s).</span></li> <li style="margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Utilize program management tools to monitor and report program performance to objectives (including budget, schedule, and other management requirements), and facilitate project coordination and decision-making.</span></li> <li style="margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Lead/participate in Integrated Product Teams to assure successful program execution and drive non-value added costs out of the programs. </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt 39.75pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;line-height:107%"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Qualifications: </span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 15 years of prior related experience</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Experience in manpower planning, milestone scheduling, PM tools, and related financial management.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Preferred Additional Skills:</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#747678"> </span></span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Knowledge of manpower planning, milestone scheduling, PM tools, and related financial management.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Experience in Commercial and Military Aviation/Aerospace products development and production is highly desired.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">4+ years in a similar technical MPM or equivalent leadership capacity, strong project management skills, outstanding communication (both verbally and written), negotiation, organizational, and leadership skills.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office products to include, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Project.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Extensive experience of SAP and material processes is highly preferred.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Proven team player with outstanding customer relationship skills</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Active DoD Secret Security Clearance is required</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Previous material and EVMS experience</span></span></li> </ul>