Program Manager I

Job Summary

Leonardo DRS Land Systems is seeking a full time Program Manager I.  This position will be based out of our Bridgeton, MO facility but will support our West Plains, MO facility.  This position will be responsible for supporting the management of Quality, Cost, Schedule, and Technical contractual requirements.  They will also provide interface, communication and coordination with internal and external customers on matters pertaining to existing contracts.  Responsibilities are conducted under the guidance of senior level management (Director of Programs, or Line of Business (LOB) Lead).

Job Responsibilities

• Manages and ensures the timely completion of contract requirements for production programs from start to completion to ensure that costs, schedule, lead times, capacity and goals are met, and works closely with Operations and Supply Chain 
• Engage in production engineering decisions during new product integration
• Lead and or support bid and proposal activities
• Manage and direct the daily execution of contract requirements to assure that cost, schedules and performance goals are met
• Prepare for and participate in contract/subcontract negotiations
• Develop and implement plans and schedules to execute contracts/subcontracts.  Regularly report program status to senior management 
• Formally identify, assess, monitor and mitigate risk throughout the program life cycle. Obtains management approval prior to making decisions that will cause deterioration of established program, cost and schedule objectives
• May be required to ensure the overall execution of material on schedule and on budget for a business area
• May be required to collaborate on various tasks with various project teams
• May be required to various tasks/team/project/Engineering changes 
• Notify and seek senior management assistance in resolving schedule and budget problems as they arise. Develop and implement corrective action plans when deviations from budgets and/or schedules are evident
• Perform variance analysis of schedule and cost on a formal and informal basis and present them to senior management (i.e. earned value management system)

Job Responsibilities Part II

• May serve as the primary interface with the customer on all matters involving contract execution. Coordinate with other departments on resolution of contractual problems with the customer
• Coordinate with Contracts Administration on issues pertaining to contract requirements, changes, and interpretations
• Assure the contract requirements are executed in accordance with appropriate regulations and Company policies and procedures (i.e. federal acquisition regulations)
• May provide leadership to program or project team. Assures communication and cooperation among team members and resolves areas of conflict 
• Ensure a timely closeout of completed programs to ensure that all obligations are satisfied and program documentation is properly recorded
• Understand and develop leading verses lagging indicators
• Develop and execute program corrective action strategies
• May partner with various stakeholders on planning process and system improvements 
• Understand principles of program planning
• Understand cash flow management principles 
• Understand principles of process improvement (i.e. Lean Six Sigma)
• Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization
• May require knowledge of MRP/ERP with a solid understanding of bills of material, demand material planning, and the supply chain purchasing process

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain, Business or related technical field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3+ years of relevant experience
• Knowledge of program management tools and procedures
• Solid leadership and management skills 
• Scheduling tool experience such as Primavera, Oracle, Open Plan Professional, MS Project
• Exposure to the program lifecycle or components of development through sustainment to include: proposal development, requirements decomposition, generation of system and subsystem statements of work and subcontracts, risk management, and continuous improvement efforts including implementation cost reduction and performance improvement efforts
• Exposure to the earned value cost accounting and reporting; experience with metrics for assessing and reporting program progress, productivity and variance analysis
• Exposure to finance, contracting, export regulations, engineering, logistics, manufacturing and supply chain management
• Strong customer interface skills
• Solid problem solving skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Exposure to project reviews, scheduling and budget control
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Program Management certification preferred (i.e. PMP or DAU)