Senior Specialist, Program Management

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Job Title:

Senior Specialist, Program Management Job Code:

33925

Job Location:

Greenville, TX Schedule:

9/80

Job Description:

The Senior Specialist, Program Management is responsible for managing the material and supply chain cycle, from procurement to delivery. This role involves ensuring the timely and cost-effective acquisition of materials, managing supplier relationships, and coordinating with various departments at multiple sites to optimize the supply chain process.

Key Responsibilities Material Program Execution:

Oversee the entire material program, managing cost, schedule, and technical performance to ensure project success.

Inventory Coordination:

Coordinate inventory management, including Kits, Spares, and Repairs, at the required locations to ensure timely and efficient supply chain operations.

Customer Interface:

Serve as the primary customer contact for material-related activities, providing status updates and briefings during meetings and reviews with customers, end-users, and executive staff.

Milestone Management:

Establish and monitor execution milestones, ensuring adherence to master schedules and payment milestones.

Risk and Opportunity Management:

Identify challenges, opportunities, and risks across the program, developing strategies to address them effectively.

Cross-functional Collaboration:

Engage with engineering, manufacturing, and logistics teams to maintain seamless continuity throughout the program lifecycle, from "cradle to grave."

Essential Functions:

Review potential changes in material scope and advise management and customer on the impact. Prepare, manage, and forecast material budgets and expenses. Direct the work of functional employees in the execution of the assigned projects while establishing and monitoring performance to schedules, plans, and milestones. Respond to the customer's needs and be able to respond to quick reaction needs. As required, support request/coordination outside of normal business hours. Brief customer, end-user, and upper management on all facets of the assigned projects. This role is based on site in Greenville, TX and occasional travel (up to 25% or more based on business needs) will be required. Travel will be to our site in Waco, TX and for customer meetings at least 2 times per year which will be both

CONUS & OCONUS.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience with material management related to FAA military programs. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. Must Have a minimum Active Secret Clearance, with ability to obtain TS-SCI. Must be able to travel domestically and internationally based on needs of the business. Demonstrated experience with SAP and Supply Chain processes required Demonstrated knowledge of FAA qualifications/certification is required Demonstrated experience in Commercial, Department of Defense, and/or Military Aviation/Aerospace products development and production Demonstrated experience managing developmental, COTS, and baseline efforts Demonstrated experience in preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets, and financial terms/conditions of contracts Demonstrated project management skills, outstanding communication (both verbally and written), negotiation, organizational, time management, and leadership skills. Demonstrated ablity to interface with engineering, manufacturing, and management personnel. Demonstrated capability to manage and work in an environment that is fast-paced, demanding, with a focus on problem resolution and process improvement. Demonstrated customer relationship skills. Demonstrated experience with full Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Project.

Preferred Additional Skills:

Knowledge of manpower planning, milestone scheduling, PM tools, and related financial management. Experience with Earned Value Management System preferred. Experience with Microsoft Project and development of an Integrated Master Schedule preferred. Experience with JIRA, Confluence, Power BI dashboards is a plus. Demonstrated ability to utilize metrics to identify trends and drive results. Demonstrated ability to execute program results while maintaining compliance to policies, procedures and process. Demonstrated continuous improvement effort through all phases of program execution. Active Top Secret clearance desired. #LI-AM2 L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law. Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions. L3Harris Technologies is an E-Verify Employer. Please click here for the E-Verify Poster in English or Spanish . For information regarding your Right To Work, please click here for English or Spanish .