JOB DESCRIPTION

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Electronic Combat Solutions (ECS) has technology, engineering and program teams that educate and mentor colleagues to deliver leading Electronic Warfare capabilities. We welcome all those who have big ideas, crave innovation, want to drive fielding velocity, and have the passion to bring the warfighter home safe.

Our Operations Program Manager will assist with managing a major development program in the Small Form Factor Solutions (SFFS) product line. The OPM serves as the liaison between project management and planning, project team, Quality, engineering design team and line management as the program design is proven out in our Pilot Lines and then ramps to our customers shipset rate per month along with the following duties:

• Main focal point for the Program to include the Program Office, Customer and Factory teams
• Works with Supply Chain and specific programs to communicate priorities to factory teams.
• Works with SFFS Supply Chain and procurement teams to develop and execute Dual Source Strategies.
• Manages the programs budgets, quality and schedule to meet programmatic deliverables. Additionally, the OPM will assess the issues and lead the team to develop resolutions that meet productivity, affordability, quality and customer satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Provide guidance to identify the need for technical back up for decision making to the project team.
• Must have a current/active Secret Clearance.
• Partnering with multiple factories across the country to remove roadblocks and provide leadership support to overcome stops on the manufacturing floor.
• Effectively holding functions accountable to action item closure and driving resolution

Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires US citizenship status

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, & SKILLS

• Technical background preferred.
• Excellent communications skills (verbal & written).
• Supply Chain experience/knowledge.
• Manufacturing and Supply data mining and analysis experience.
• Leadership experience; Factory facing and Program facing

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, & SKILLS

• Current Secret Security clearance preferred.
• Technical background preferred (Engineering, Manufacturing, etc.)
• Supply Chain/Material Procurement experience/background.

• Main focal point for the Program to include the Program Office, Customer and Factory teams
• Works with Supply Chain and specific programs to communicate priorities to factory teams.
• Works with SFFS Supply Chain and procurement teams to develop and execute Dual Source Strategies.
• Manages the programs budgets, quality and schedule to meet programmatic deliverables. Additionally, the OPM will assess the issues and lead the team to develop resolutions that meet productivity, affordability, quality and customer satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Provide guidance to identify the need for technical back up for decision making to the project team.
• Must have a current/active Secret Clearance.
• Partnering with multiple factories across the country to remove roadblocks and provide leadership support to overcome stops on the manufacturing floor.
• Effectively holding functions accountable to action item closure and driving resolutio