Manager Project Management 3

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Salt Lake City, UT +1 · Manufacturing and Production

Manager Project Management 3 (Operations Execution Manager) at Northrop Grumman, responsible for leading an integrated operations team (Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, Production Control, Mission Assurance) for the EGI-M program. Focuses on executing, monitoring, and reporting program performance, meeting cost and schedule requirements, and developing practical execution plans in a dynamic environment. Requires a solution-based philosophy and a proven track record of solving complex problems.

What you'd actually do

  1. Acts as the primary manufacturing liaison to program management for development and execution of the manufacturing strategy.
  2. Acts as primary product development, manufacturing, test, global supply chain, and mission assurance contact for program activities, leading program review sessions with internal and external customer to discuss operational aspects of technical, cost, and schedule performance.
  3. Oversees and manages the product development, manufacturing, test, global supply chain, and mission assurance activities and serves as primary liaison to program management.
  4. Assesses project and technical issues and develops and drives action plans and resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and stakeholder satisfaction goals and objectives.
  5. Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with program managers, engineering, suppliers, line/cell managers, and customers.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s Degree with 8 years of experience or a Master’s Degree with 6 years of experience
  • Expertise in creating, maintaining and manipulating Microsoft Office Suite Products (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Project)
  • Experience working and/or managing in a manufacturing and/or production environment
  • Expertise in with Risk and Opportunity Management (RSKOM)
  • Expertise in working within a multi-team environment
  • Expertise in facilitating customer and stakeholder engagements and meetings
  • Expertise in interfacing and presenting to multiple levels of employees and leadership
  • Expertise in driving results related to continuous improvement projects for cross-functional teams

Nice to have

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, or related field or a Masters Degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, or related field with 10 Years experience
  • Expertise in Project Management
  • Proven experience managing multiple projects simultaneously - schedule management, cost/budget management, customer management, risk management, and performance management
  • Expertise in Manufacturing, Engineering, and/or Management
  • Program management experience or PMP certification
  • Expertise in Earned Value Management (EVM)
  • Working knowledge of SAP for Manufacturing, Test, MRP, Inventory & Production Control processes
  • Strong ability to learn and train others
  • Experience in a DoD setting

What the JD emphasized

  • demonstrated success meeting cost and schedule requirements
  • proven track record of solving complex problems
  • Expertise in creating, maintaining and manipulating Microsoft Office Suite Products (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Project)
  • Expertise in working and/or managing in a manufacturing and/or production environment
  • Expertise in with Risk and Opportunity Management (RSKOM)
  • Expertise in working within a multi-team environment
  • Expertise in facilitating customer and stakeholder engagements and meetings
  • Expertise in interfacing and presenting to multiple levels of employees and leadership
  • Expertise in driving results related to continuous improvement projects for cross-functional teams
  • Proven experience managing multiple projects simultaneously - schedule management, cost/budget management, customer management, risk management, and performance management
  • Expertise in Earned Value Management (EVM)