Logistics Program Manager Job Description
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Logistics Program Manager Job Description
- Identify requirements for and drive Logistics and Supportability Engineering (L&SE) efforts for the Department of Navy IRCM programs, including but not limited to Reliability, Supportability, Technical Publications and Training, support equipment, spares optimization, and field service support
- Establish Logistics milestones and monitor adherence to master plans and schedules, identify L&SE-specific program issues and obtain solutions, such as allocation of resources, modification of schedule, or revision of contractual specifications
- Define and drive the user experience for the return process globally
- Communicate to senior leaders through white papers on the status of returns programs
- Incorporate input from stakeholders on new features and improvements to current features
- Drive product development efforts including writing complete and detail-oriented product requirements documents and ensure clear communication of those requirements to the business, design, usability and development teams
- Ensure the returns process provides self-service options for customers, and if it does not exist create the best way possible to get it done
- Manage complex aircraft projects associated with the Army Gray Eagle program from concept through completion, including statements of work, budget, proposal, negotiations, technical, schedule and cost performance to ensure quality, business, and financial objectives are attained
- Responsible for program/project budget and technical performance using the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and discrete scheduling and planning techniques
- Participate with engineering to establish design concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for development, testing, and integration
- Guides team resources associated with the project, including goal setting and planning of performance / gate reviews
- Assesses, tracks and advises those working on the projects of status of project activities in a regular basis
- Ability to manage a distributed workforce
- Proficiency in SQL, Access recommended
- Strong oral and written communication skills, ability to analyze quantitatively and problem-solve and triage efficiently
- Creating innovative logistics solutions
Logistics Program Manager Job Description
- Ability to gain support in a cross functional team environment and obtain stakeholder consensus of engineering project plans
- Hold team members accountable for performance
- Interact with internal and external representatives at various levels concerning resolution of technical, cost and scheduling issues
- Influence contract acquisitions, negotiations and modifications
- Act as the primary customer contact for program activities
- Leads formal program review sessions with customers to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance
- Present to senior leadership at management and program reviews
- Identify and communicate issues to leadership, provide mitigation recommendations and oversee risk management efforts
- Work with Manufacturing to ensure that all required Engineering and Production documentation is in place
- Participates in weekly configuration management review boards
- Driving definition of scope and manage business case development and approval, requirements gathering/creation, prioritization, design review, and launch readiness of new self-service experiences
- Experience defining product requirements, working with engineering organizations to rapidly deliver high-impact capabilities to market
- Logistics, Packaging Engineering, Product Operations, Industrial Engineering and/or supply chain experience is a plus but not absolutely necessary if candidate meets most qualifications
- Quick learner and comfortable working with ambiguity
- Self-motivated, driven individual who is comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Senior management interface experience
Logistics Program Manager Job Description
- Works with Field Operations and Production to ensure timely fielding of project per schedule
- Monitor aircraft performance metrics and make recommendations for improvement
- Identify requirements for and drive Logistics and Supportability Engineering (L&SE) efforts for the RF program, including but not limited to Reliability, Supportability, Technical Publications and Training, support equipment, spares optimization, and field service support
- Ensure that both Group A and Group B Engineering design and implementation aligns with Logistics requirements or plans through drawing reviews and IPT interaction
- Act as primary customer contact for Logistics program activities and lead program review sessions with customer to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance of all L&SE elements
- Review deliverables for technical accuracy and completeness
- Program manage the work of L&SE employees assigned to the program from both technical and administrative disciplines
- Coordinate the L&SE portions of proposals, proposal work statements and specifications, scope of work for Logistics and Supportability Engineering elements, Logistics operating budgets, and financial requirements of the contract
- Leads Logistics Network Optimization as on-going opportunity and develops specific projects to implement regional optimization delivering service and savings improvements
- Leads all Logistics M&A evaluation and integration, partnering with Customer Service, Planning, and Commercial teams to ensure optimization of service and cost through end-to-end program management & execution
- Flexibility – the role holder will be required to regularly travel (up to 40%) between Luxembourg and a variety of EU countries
- Bachelor of Science (BS) degree (or higher) in security or related field or equivalent military/work experience
- 10+ years of experience in one or all of the following disciplines
- 10+ years of experience conducting workplace risk investigations
- Ability to stand long hours, lift 20 pounds and work at times in an industrial environment with or without reasonable accommodations
- CPP, PSP or CFE certification
Logistics Program Manager Job Description
- Manage and request program office (wholesale) Unit Identifier Code (UIC)/ Derivative Unit Identifier Codes (DUIC) and Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAACs)
- Manage and request program office Project Codes
- Manage and request program office Routing Identifier Codes (RICs)
- Manage and request program office fielding Plants
- Assist with annual OC 9 asset reviews
- Assist with the rollup of PM plans for LMP transition
- Assist with the integration of PM Mission Command's current Total Package Fielding tool's integration with LMP
- Provide management and leadership direction for Logistics and Organic Depot programs
- Maintain technical and business integrity of the programs
- Establish milestones and monitors adherence to program master plans and schedules and/or costs
- Experience in aircraft power plant and control systems desired
- Demonstrates technical expertise and application of program and project management principles, concepts, and practice leadership skills including organizing, planning, scheduling, and coordinating workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones
- Experience in working with access control systems
- Experience in data bases (querying and analyzing) such as SQL, MYSQL, Access, Exception Based Reporting, and the use of analytics to report and provide visibility to trends
- Bachelor’s degree with a focus on supply chain, industrial engineering and IT related field
- Previous experience in working in logistics or supply chain
Logistics Program Manager Job Description
- Act as primary customer contact to ensure satisfaction and manages the submittal of contract data items
- Develop program control mechanisms to effectively measure expenditures, labor and other resources necessary to manage program budget
- Estimate, order, track and provide status of repairs and materials
- Direct all operations of the program within cost limitations and schedule, including staff, systems, procurements, manufacturing, quality, logistics, and administration
- Responsible for accurately measuring progress of program
- Manage Engineering, Logistics, and Maintenance programs for USAF and other customers
- Experience in Organic Depot Maintenance business and operations desired
- Build and lead project teams, inspiring each team member to reach higher levels of performance through trust, delegation, participation and coaching
- Develop strong relationships with key partners within product management, IT program management, the business and internal and external parties throughout the project in order to achieve exceptional results
- Be an active participant in the continuous improvement of our overall teams through driving program results that improve efficiencies and cost savings
- Ability to build strong relationships and work collaboratively across many levels and functions of the organization
- Creative approach to problem solving, and willingness to try new approaches
- Possesses conflict management and resolution skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Operations Management, Engineering, Business or related supply chain field
- High level of proficiency in MS Excel and SQL – this will be an essential tool for accomplishing many tasks and deliverables
- Proficiency in project planning methodologies and tools, ability to scale tools