Northrop Grumman

SDS Director – Supplier Program Management

Northrop Grumman

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Manhattan Beach • California • Utah • United States

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Salary

💰 $187,700 - $336,500 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Lead one of the following suppliers: Aerojet Rocketdyne (Aerojet), Honeywell, or Collins Aerospace (Collins).
  • Primary job responsibilities are the management of cost, schedule, and technical performance.
  • Supports and monitors technical performance baselines while comparing key subcontract technical performance measures, assesses execution status, and takes appropriate action to maintain conformance with the baseline.
  • Communicates, monitors, and promptly resolves issues across all functional elements within the SMT, including the supplier.
  • Manages and balances communications with stakeholders through organized and disciplined processes ensuring that subcontract information is defined, collected, shared, understood, stored, and retrieved in a manner that effectively meets subcontract and stakeholder needs while protecting the company’s contractual rights.
  • Effectively plans, defines, establishes, communicates, monitors, and controls subcontractor scope to ensure that all of the work required and only the work required is performed.
  • Analyzes changes to balance technical, cost, schedule, quality requirements and develops alternatives that address program needs and expectations.
  • Adhere to subcontract scope, and manage change through control board activities.
  • Addresses subcontract uncertainty through an organized and analytical forward-looking approach that identifies risks and opportunities, determines appropriate handling, manages, and communicates risks and opportunities throughout the life cycle of the subcontract.
  • Oversees and provides financial control and maintenance of budgets including Earned Value Management Metrics, specifically Integrated Program Management Data & Analysis Report (IPMDAR) evaluation and reviewing leading/lagging metrics and how they can be applied to performance management.
  • Prepare executive level briefings and develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress, tools for intervention, and problem solving with element leads, business management and customers.
  • Interprets schedules from suppliers to understand impact on program schedule and milestones.
  • Key leader in developing and reviewing Supplier Statements of Work (SSOWs).
  • Develops and maintains Requests for Proposals (RFPs).
  • Reviews supplier proposal responses, including performing technical evaluations, reviewing supplier Basis of Estimates (BOEs), overall proposal quality reviews, and attending proposal related reviews.
  • Cultivates subcontractor relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the Program.
  • Identifies, allocates, and manages program resources, including workforce planning within the SMT cross functional team.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree and 10 years’ experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or program management.
  • Active Secret clearance and ability to obtain and maintain SAP
  • 5 years of experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as either program lead, integrated program team or cost account manager (CAM)
  • 5 years experience leading teams/and or organizations to achieve a common goal as a results driven leader and views mentorship as a priority.
  • 5 years of experience with Program Management, with the ability to identify, select, direct and manage manufacturing, supply chain, and quality elements of the program in a manner that supports program goals and company strategy.
  • 5 years of experience with program management tools such as EVMS/IMS, baselining and EAC’s to plan for, identify, estimate, cost, acquire, schedule, and retire resources needed to satisfy program requirements within organizational constraints.
  • Ability to travel up to 75% of the time
Benefits
  • Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
  • 401k
  • Educational Assistance
  • Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
  • Paid Time Off
  • Health & Wellness Resources
  • Employee Discounts
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
program managementcost managementschedule managementtechnical performance managementEarned Value Management (EVM)Integrated Program Management Data & Analysis Report (IPMDAR)Request for Proposals (RFP)Supplier Statements of Work (SSOW)technical evaluationsworkforce planning
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationmentorshipanalytical thinkingproblem solvingstakeholder managementrelationship buildingorganizational skillsresults-drivenrisk management
Certifications
Bachelor's DegreeActive Secret clearanceSAP clearance