Program Manager

Why work for us?

The backbone behind our collection of outstanding businesses is a team of dedicated employees who protect and enhance our valued reputation for quality and delivering what we promise. It’s our values that defines us to all of our key audiences: our shareholders, customers, prospective employees and especially ourselves.

Summary:

As a Program Manager at Microwave Products Group – Pole/Zero Corporation in West Chester, OH, you will support the execution of simultaneous product development programs and compliance to technical requirements within established program baselines from product concept through full-rate production. 

Primary Responsibilities:

Program Planning

• Establish program guidelines and develop the program plan for the statement of work and specifications, estimation of product/service cost, program tracking metrics and administration of contracts
• Establish milestones and monitor adherence to program master plans and schedules.
• Develop control systems and reports that accurately measure progress, identify potential problems in sufficient time for corrective action to be taken, and ensure the company's contractual commitments are met.
• Interfaces with engineering and business development personnel in preparation of technical and price proposals.

Program Execution & Tracking

• Motivate and inspire enthusiasm in project team members to deliver their best work.
• Realize collaboration and cooperation with project team members and other stakeholders, working towards a common goal.
• Manage program staff and facilitate meetings to the level required by the specific program.
• Sets program direction and makes decisions where customer, technical, cost and schedule tradeoffs are considered.
• Manage program risks to ensure adherence to cost, schedule and technical performance requirements.
• Use Earned Value Management System tools to track schedule and cost performance.

Customer-Facing

• Develop constructive and positive customer relationships
• Acts as primary MPG-West Chester (Pole/Zero) point of contact for select existing and new customers
• Acts as primary customer contact on status and performance and anticipates and fulfill customer needs to ensure satisfaction and continued business.
• Identifies market requirements for new or improved products and features, translating customer needs into inputs for product development.
• Acts as liaison to other MPG-West Chester departments to resolve customer issues.
• Provides timely responses to customer requests for quotations and product/capabilities information.
• Acts as marketing champion for specific projects.
• Negotiate with customers when necessary. 

Knowledge, skills and abilities strongly preferred include:

• Ability to lead in a high-performance cross-functional team environment.
• Acts independently, while being compliant to company policies, procedures and meeting company objectives.
• Ability to make critical decisions which affect the success of the company.
• Ability to motivate and inspire team members.
• Tendency to seek challenges and generate new ideas for improving current processes.
• Understanding of contracting language – specifically within the government and/or aerospace fields.
• Understanding of government regulations and military standards.
• Strong written, verbal, and listening skills.
• RF and communications technical background advantageous.
• Ability to create excellent long-term customer relationships.
• Average skills with MS Office, and MS Project.
• Familiarity with complex enterprise systems such as Oracle, SAP, IFS, etc.

Requirements Include:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The Education and/or Experience listed below represents the knowledge, skill or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.