Material Project Manager - Millennium Space Systems

Boeing Boeing · Aerospace · El Segundo, CA

Project Manager role focused on material procurement, cost, and schedule management within a defense/aerospace company. This role supports program management and manufacturing by ensuring timely and cost-effective acquisition of materials, managing risks, and optimizing supply chain processes. It involves financial responsibilities like CAM activities, ETC/EAC, and variance reporting, as well as design trade analysis and supplier engagement.

What you'd actually do

  1. Responsible for supporting Control Account Management (CAM) activities associated with material including: Baseline schedule & cost planning, providing IMS status, Estimates to Complete (ETC), Estimates At Complete (EAC), variance reporting, and other financial responsibilities
  2. Provide support in identifying material related risks and opportunities and developing mitigation plans
  3. Assist in aggregating all of engineering's material requirements, determining the strategy to procure items while design is matured, and translating it into Material Resource Planning (MRP) requirements
  4. Assisting engineering in design trades to determine make / buy strategies, supplier sourcing, and modifications to material to achieve requirements, cost, and schedule
  5. Perform analysis on material requirements to provide material program summaries that include lines of balance, issue identification, and other metrics relevant to the program scope

Skills

Required

  • Bachelors degree in supply chain management, logistics, business administration, or a related field
  • Minimum of 3 years' experience in a material management, procurement, manufacturing or supply chain management
  • Knowledge of material planning principles and supply chain best practices
  • Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks effectively, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • Proficiency in using ERP systems and Microsoft suite
  • Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and make data driven decisions
  • Ability to lead cross functional teams, foster collaboration, and drive results

Nice to have

  • Experience on programs with EVMS requirements
  • Experience in desktop computing tools (MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Projects)
  • Ability to operate in an ambiguous environment
  • Must be a self-starter, capable of supporting organizational and program objectives, and able to interface with all levels of internal management as well as supplier management
  • Experience in a DoD or government environment
  • Experience on design development programs preferred

What the JD emphasized

  • material strategies
  • cost and schedule lead times
  • program risks and opportunities
  • program material activities
  • material management
  • procurement
  • supply chain management
  • DoD or government environment
  • design development programs
  • material planning principles
  • supply chain best practices
  • manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • prioritize tasks effectively
  • meet deadlines
  • fast-paced environment
  • negotiation
  • communication
  • interpersonal skills
  • build strong relationships
  • internal and external stakeholders
  • ERP systems
  • Microsoft suite
  • Analytical mindset
  • interpret data
  • identify trends
  • data driven decisions
  • lead cross functional teams
  • foster collaboration
  • drive results
  • EVMS requirements
  • desktop computing tools
  • MS Excel
  • MS PowerPoint
  • MS Projects
  • ambiguous environment
  • self-starter
  • supporting organizational and program objectives
  • interface with all levels of internal management
  • supplier management
  • Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process
  • Drug Free Workplace (DFW)
  • post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies
  • U.S. citizens
  • eligible for a security clearance
  • willing to apply for and maintain a security clearance