RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems sector is looking for a Manager Programs 1 to support the Radford Operating Unit (OU) in Radford**, VA**. The primary objective will be to lead the international portfolio of the Special Ammunition and Weapon Systems program, ensuring all contractual requirements regarding cost and schedule are met, achieving all technical requirements, managing work scope, and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions. The selected candidate will also work with program team to develop plans for future growth.

Program Managers are responsible for leading all phases of the program life cycle from inception (proposal development) through startup, execution, and completion (contract closeout). Primary responsibilities are the management of cost, schedule, and technical performance of company programs or subsystems and include, but are not limited to:

Leading and directing cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives
Measuring and reporting program performance
Delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders
Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions
Creation, review and finalization of the program Statement of Work
Identification, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements
Establishment and management of the program and subordinate baselines
Development and adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools
Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning
Managing Government/customer supplied property or information
Managing suppliers to meet program objectives
Adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards
Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities
Development and adherence to master plans and schedules
Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization
Cultivating customer relationships to develop further opportunities within the customer community
Developing new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans

Desired Attributes:

**Business Acumen: **The ability to apply knowledge, insights and understanding of business and financial concepts, tools and processes to the benefit of developing market strategies
**Communications: ** The ability to manage communications with stakeholders through organized processes to ensure that program information is defined, collected, shared, understood, stored and retrieved in a manner that effectively meets program and stakeholder needs
**Program Growth: **The ability to recognize and respond to customer needs in order to develop additional sales that support organizational objectives.
**Risk & Opportunity: **The ability to address portfolio uncertainty through an organized and analytical forward-looking approach that identifies risks and opportunities, determines appropriate handling plans, and manages, controls, and communicates risks and opportunities for the Market Area.
**Customer intimacy: **Consistently makes time to seek and incorporate input from customers and understand their expectations. Demonstrates commitment and energy to meet customer needs. Builds strong relationships with strategic partners and key suppliers. Guides program team and support functions on how to take action to satisfy customer expectations.
Technical Proficiency: The capability to comprehend the technical parameters, mitigate scope expansion, and oversee implementation while adhering to budgetary and timeline limitations, contingent upon the intricacies of the technical requirements.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree and 3+ of related experience as defined below.
Experience as a project lead, integrated program team leader, supply chain lead, or demonstrated success leading teams/and or organizations to achieve a common goal
Basic competency in Project Management skills and toolsets
Competent in Microsoft Office Suite (i.e. PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook)
Must be able to obtain a DoD security clearance. (US Citizenship is a requirement)

Preferred Qualifications:

A degree in a science, engineering, or a business program
Previous international supply chain experience
Familiarity with ITAR/DDTC regulations
Experience in the aerospace/defense industry or within the Department of Defense or NASA
Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, Agile methodologies

Primary Level Salary Range: $114,900.00 - $172,300.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Description

Leading and directing cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives

Measuring and reporting program performance

Delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders

Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions

Creation, review and finalization of the program Statement of Work

Identification, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements

Establishment and management of the program and subordinate baselines

Development and adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools

Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning

Managing Government/customer supplied property or information

Managing suppliers to meet program objectives

Adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards

Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities

Development and adherence to master plans and schedules

Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization

Cultivating customer relationships to develop further opportunities within the customer community

Developing new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans

Desired Attributes:

**Business Acumen: **The ability to apply knowledge, insights and understanding of business and financial concepts, tools and processes to the benefit of developing market strategies

**Communications: ** The ability to manage communications with stakeholders through organized processes to ensure that program information is defined, collected, shared, understood, stored and retrieved in a manner that effectively meets program and stakeholder needs

**Program Growth: **The ability to recognize and respond to customer needs in order to develop additional sales that support organizational objectives.

**Risk & Opportunity: **The ability to address portfolio uncertainty through an organized and analytical forward-looking approach that identifies risks and opportunities, determines appropriate handling plans, and manages, controls, and communicates risks and opportunities for the Market Area.

**Customer intimacy: **Consistently makes time to seek and incorporate input from customers and understand their expectations. Demonstrates commitment and energy to meet customer needs. Builds strong relationships with strategic partners and key suppliers. Guides program team and support functions on how to take action to satisfy customer expectations.

Technical Proficiency: The capability to comprehend the technical parameters, mitigate scope expansion, and oversee implementation while adhering to budgetary and timeline limitations, contingent upon the intricacies of the technical requirements.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree and 3+ of related experience as defined below.

Experience as a project lead, integrated program team leader, supply chain lead, or demonstrated success leading teams/and or organizations to achieve a common goal

Basic competency in Project Management skills and toolsets

Competent in Microsoft Office Suite (i.e. PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook)

Must be able to obtain a DoD security clearance. (US Citizenship is a requirement)

Preferred Qualifications:

A degree in a science, engineering, or a business program

Previous international supply chain experience

Familiarity with ITAR/DDTC regulations

Experience in the aerospace/defense industry or within the Department of Defense or NASA

Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, Agile methodologies

Primary Level Salary Range: $114,900.00 - $172,300.00