Program Manager

Job Title:- Program Manager
location:- Brea, CA
Job Type:- Full time with benefits

Job Summary
This position reports to the Business Unit Manager and is responsible for Customer fulfilment from the receipt of a contract through final shipment of product to the Customer.  Direct customer contact and relationships are utilized to ensure Customer contracts achieve Customer Satisfaction for assigned Customers, Products or Region.  Requires regular customer interface and then ensuring Operations.

Primary Responsibilities

• Overall customer ownership & primary focal for communication - Schedule, technical, cost/margin
• Work with customers to prioritize – Line of balance utilization with transparency & effective communication
• Establish attainable goals & supporting tactics to achieve business objectives
• Define, monitor, control & executes delivery plans - Timeline, constraints & roadblock elimination
• Performance tracking - Metrics (KPIs), scorecards, weekly reports (schedule, quality, risk & C/A)
• Provides expectations to management & customers - Reviews, elevation, commitments
• Elevate risks & take action - Rapid resolution of customer facing issues
• Demand assessment & ensure resources are available to meet demand - SIOP
• Improves linkage between operations & customers
• Ownership over constraints impacting delivery or quality.
• Facilitate customer site visits - Ensure the organization is prepared & customer expectations are met
• Disseminates program requirements to other Kirkhill departments.
• Monitors schedules, issues and communication to ensure satisfactory completion of contract requirements within schedule and budget constraints.
• Reviews, discusses and resolves program issues with various Kirkhill functional departments.
• Hosts meetings with various departments to review program milestones and implements corrective actions as needed.
• Prepares and presents monthly program reviews on status of schedule, financial, risk mitigation, manpower and other aspects of assigned programs.
• Helps establish program goals and supporting tactics in company business plans.  Develops reportable key performance indicators with Program Management staff.
• Confers with the VP/GM and other senior staff members to review Flight Plan targets and discuss required changes in goals or objectives resulting from current status and conditions.
• Maintains the highest ethical standards, even when challenged from above.

Qualifications

• Ability and comfort with accurately speaking, reading and writing in English.
• Demonstrated planning and leadership skills.
• Self-motivated team leader with the ability to lead and sustain improvement activities.
• Excellent organizational, communication (written and oral), analytical and presentation skills.
• Active Department of Defense SECRET Clearance preferred. Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense SECRET security clearance.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software program. Ability to be trained in usage of manufacturing applications
• Familiar knowledge of basic lean manufacturing methodologies including visual management and value stream mapping.
• Must be able to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.
• Must be able to maintain composure while under intense pressure and deadlines.
• Must be able to work effectively with minimal supervision.
• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects.
• Excellent responsiveness and customer focus.
• Sound technical skills as demonstrated by an understanding and practical application of technical knowledge in a leadership role with ability to articulate technical issues at an understandable level to a variety of stakeholders including outside customers and across the organization.
• Ability to work effectively in an environment where tact, sensitivity, respect, tenacity, persuasive ability, and decisiveness are required for success.

Education/Previous Experience Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in Business or a Technical field is required; MBA, advanced degree, and/or an engineering degree is desired.
• Minimum of three years of experience in Manufacturing program management, preferably for an aerospace organization.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification strongly preferred.