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Program Manager

Company : Safran Cabin

Job field : Programs

Location : Carson , California , United States

Contract type : Permanent

Contract duration : Full-time

Required degree : Bachelor's Degree

Required experience : More than 5 years

Professional status : Professional, Engineer & Manager

Spoken language(s) :

English Fluent

Salary range : $128,140 - $142,380

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Job Description

The Program Manager has program performance and P&L responsibility for a small to medium complexity program. He/she is responsible for delivering the program objectives, managing program performance, risks, opportunities, and change control according to internal rules and processes

The Program Manager will provide leadership to a matrixed cross functional integrated program team (IPT), and drive continuous improvement using company root cause and corrective action processes.

The Program Manager will report to a Business Unit, Division leader or Director of Programs. The Program Manager serves as the Customer(s) primary Point of Contact (POC).

Summary of Duties:

• Responsibility, Authority and full Accountability, including program P&L, for the successful execution and Customer Satisfaction of the Program under his/her leadership

• Responsible for the overall financial performance of the program

• Maintain the Business Case for the entire program life cycle

• Monitor and control program Non Recurring Expenses (NRE)

• Ensure profitability through Design To Cost (DTC) management

• Strong emphasis on Scope Control and Change Management

• Update program financials & determine root cause & corrective actions for variances

• Program bid, planning & control

• Develop estimate of non-recurrent & recurring costs targets

• Review customer requirements technical compliance matrix

• Create & maintain the program management plan

• Work with IPT to develop, baseline and maintain the program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)

• Analyze and prioritize tasks on the Critical Path throughout the program life cycle

• Support the S&OP meetings and coordinate the program medium to long range planning

• Ensure previous lessons learned are incorporated into program planning and control

• Identify and manage program (internal & external)

• Perform and maintain program risk & opportunity assessment ( quantitative and qualitative)

• Review the customer contract compliance and control scope

• Primary Point of Contact with customer over the entire program life cycle

• Communicate to customer the commitments of the BU

• Be responsible for arranging program progress reviews with the customer

• Report to the customer a progress status of the program, compliant with their follow up expectations

• Lead internal and customer milestone gate reviews ( e.g. PDR, CDR, PRR, etc)

• Capture and communicate lessons learned

• Oversee assigned Project Manager(s) and IPT work package leaders

• Ability to build teams, and facilitate conflict resolution

• Set program priorities and provide strategic guidance on day-to-day program issues

• Establish program governance, including program key performance indicators (KPIs) & conduct weekly program review

• Prepare and lead IPT meetings with the IPT ( program reviews, working groups, etc)

• Monitor KPIs, including earn value management indicator, and ensure variances are addressed in a timely manner

Complementary Description

• Monitor problem solving and ensure root cause corrective action and recovery plan is defined & executed

• Provide annual performance review input for IPT resources to functional leadership

• Identify and manage program interdependencies

• Serve as primary liaison with Executive Management

• Provide the Voice of the Customer (VoC)

• Enable flow down of “corporate directives” to IPT

• Provide strategic guidance from an operational perspective

• Support monthly review with documented corrective action for any red KPIs

• Report roadblocks, execution gaps to leadership with a recommendation to resolve the issue(s)

• Support, aide the implementation of common processes and the deployment of corporate standard Program Management initiatives within the program

• Risk & opportunity Management

• Responsible for managing and controlling risks & opportunities

• Ensure all major risks & opportunities have assigned owners, mitigation/capture plans, and drive risk/opportunity plan execution

• Resource Management

• Determine required program resources needs through development and serial production

• Set priorities and work with functional leadership to ensure program resource needs are met

• Provide development plans, and coaching for assigned project managers

• Sales/Budget projections

• Provide quarterly fiscal year forecast

• Provide Long-term (5-year) comprehensive projection

Job Requirements

Education: Bachelor's degree required

Experience: Typically requires 6 years of project manager or project engineer experience in a commercial aerospace environment required. Basic Knowledge of program management methodologies and proven ability to manage complex projects

Computer Skills:

• Proficient with MS Project

• Basic knowledge Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Other Skills:

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships, leadership skills, organizational skills, ability to analyze & summarize information, financial acumen

• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects and assignments with attention to detail

• Problem solving, well organized, detailed oriented and accurate.

Additional Preferred Skills: (not required)

• Degree in engineering

• Project Management certification (PMI, PMP, etc.)

• Experience with LEAN principles and continuous improvement

Specificity of the job

Business travel up to 25% likely.

Safran is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.