Raytheon

• Contingent Upon Contract Award***

Global Training Solutions is seeking an experienced Program Manager (MPM) who will be the Supply Chain lead for the Training Services (TS) Sub-Mission Area (SMA). The TS Lead MPM will also be directly responsible for supporting and working Program Start-Up / Execution efforts on the ETSC Afghanistan Pilot Program supporting the CH-47 Maintenance and Sustainment Project. The Pilot Program is one of many programs within the TS SMA Portfolio. Position resides in Orlando, FL.

This individual is the liaison between the program office, engineering, operations, quality, contracts, finance and the supply chain organization and is responsible to ensure the successful development, coordination and execution of all program requirements and material strategies are being met and Program/Product Line business objectives are achieved.

The MPM creates, manages and executes material program strategy (MPS) and the material program plan (MPP) to ensure program competitiveness and performance from the front end of the business through contract closure. Provides comprehensive Supply Chain support for Gates 0-11 activities and ensures IPDS compliance for the programs and tailoring when applicable. Key activities typically include: financial management (i.e., EV, budgets, targets, working capital, material sales forecasts, etc.); overall ownership of the supplier management process (i.e., Supplier Risk/Opportunity Management Plan, supplier performance, metrics, international issues, develop/evaluate the MB/MW strategy, the Collaborative Agreement process, etc.), and communication of customer flow-through requirements such as FAR/DFARS, ITAR, offset, public law, quality, warranty, etc. The MPM may act as the Control Account Manager (CAM). Working at the front end of the business, the MPM identifies and secures Supply Chain resources to support the capture plan and manages the Supply Chain content of the proposal pipeline. The MPM is the single point of contact to management and to internal customers, including Program Office, Quality, Engineering, Operations, Finance, and Contracts. S/he will represent the Supply Chain organization on policies, strategies and objectives, oversee all SCM activities needed to meet program requirements, and ensures a strong link within and between various Supply Chain functions, including Sourcing, Logistics, and Production Control. The MPM is the acknowledged expert on all supply chain issues and their impact on the enterprise programs.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop and execute material program plans, subcontract management plans (together with the Subcontract Administrator)
• Execute make/buy/where process
• Develop and execute risk/opportunity plans to meet program objectives
• Balance strategic thinking with tactical application of strategies to programs
• Work closely with Engineering, Quality and Operations to create common schedule based on Material Requirements Planning (MRP).
• Collaborate with supply chain functions for support as needed
• Monitor performance metrics and proactively acts to address program and functional issues.
• Strong Earned Value Management and Financial management skills, including Material EACs and Material Sales Forecasting
• Develop and lead supply chain proposal activities including task descriptions and bases of estimates
• Must be able to work in conjunction with engineering to develop accurate Bill of Materials (BOM’s) from the technical baseline within a few days of proposal kick off, control changes in the BOM during the proposal process and promptly flow any changes to material estimating and develop a strategy to get representative costs.
• Able to identify gaps/problems and work with a team to develop a solution to include reporting and metrics as necessary

Requirements:

• Minimum 8 years of direct experience in Government and commercial defense markets
• Experience working in the DoD Aerospace & Defense industry and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)
• Experience with Supply Chain processes and related systems
• Program and/or functional experience managing material (SCM, Engineering Program/Integrated Program Team (IPT), Operations)
• Experience in managing a team of direct reports
• Experience managing Supply Chain proposal activities
• Experience with contract flow down requirements and how to filter those specific to Supply Chain.
• Experience with EVMS/EAC.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS Project)
• Experience with ITAR licenses, INCOTERMS, freight forwarders and couriers
• Experience with DoD airframe contractor logistics support
• Experience managing spares/repairs under multiple suppliers in foreign and austere locations
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance within a reasonable timeframe
• Ability to obtain a DoD SSBI Clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position will require the ability to access US only data systems.
• U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position will need a U.S. Security Clearance.

Desired Skills:

• Experience with relocation of training devices and simulators
• MPM Certification
• Experience with Maximo
• Experience with SAP/APEX
• Experience with DoD helicopter airframe maintenance and sustainment
• Meeting commitments, accomplishing goals & delivering results
• Current Secret security clearance.

Required Education:

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience (Bachelor Degree = 8 additional years of applicable experience).

This position requires either a U.S. Person or a Non-U.S. Person who is eligible to obtain any required Export Authorization. 161367

Raytheon is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.