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Program Manager I - Aftermarket

SAFRAN SEATS

Gainesville, TX | Full Time

$116k-155k (estimate)

5 Months Ago

Program Manager I - Aftermarket

SAFRAN SEATS Gainesville, TX

$116k-155k (estimate)

Full Time | Durable Manufacturing 5 Months Ago

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SAFRAN SEATS is Hiring a Program Manager I - Aftermarket Near Gainesville, TX

Objective:
The Program Manager I is the primary point of contact for external customers and is responsible for the execution of small, less complex programs or an assigned subset of a larger and/or more complex programs from sales transition handover through delivery of the final aircraft and closure of any open items.
The Program Manager I is responsible for contribution margin of the production phase. Must keep the program in scope or to properly negotiate time and budget when the scope increases or to refuse the scope increase if it is not practical.
Authorities:
The position has authority to represent the company while communicating and negotiating with external customers.
Main Function Responsibilities:
A) Responsible for leading their integrated product team (IPT) in the daily execution of program activities.
B) Responsible for implementing a product matching 100% to the one used for the cost base in the bid and to make him/her self-knowledgeable of all elements of the bid including the cost base.
C) Clarifies RFQ scope of work expected by the customer with sales team and/or customer.
D) Coordinates with estimator on pricing package assumptions.
E) Coordinates with engineering for drawing and technical proposal support.
F) Follows up proposal submission with customer and/or salesperson.
G) Kicks off new programs, establish expectations, and identify pacing items.
H) Manages the project scope, budget, timeline and risks.
I) Leads program status meetings and work bottlenecks.
J) Communicates program status to Airframers customers, sales team, and upper management.

Qualifications:

Qualification Requirements:

A. Education & Qualification:
• Requires a Bachelor's degree in a related business management or related engineering discipline or 6 years related experience in lieu of Bachelor's level degree to meet the education requirement. OR Requires an Associate's degree in a related business management or related engineering discipline and 3 years related experience in lieu of Bachelor's level degree to meet the education requirement.

B. Work Experience - Technical knowledge
• In addition to meeting the education requirement, requires an additional 3 years' experience in a project or program team environment/exposure.
• PMP certification is preferred.

C. Professional Skills:
• In-depth knowledge of program management and relationships between line functions.
• Must have excellent negotiating skills and be very comfortable in adversarial business environments.
• Must be able to quickly comprehend technical customer management and engineering.
• Understand customer technical, schedule and programmatic requirements, as well as the technology and product development necessary to carry out the program to meet customer expectations.
• Must be fully accountable and properly present to manage a good estimate in order to compete for the completion of the NRC phase of the program. In particular, after the expense on the program has reached 25% to 35% of the initial quote, sufficient knowledge of the program must have been gained for the program manager to be able to display the ultimate estimate at completion with an error margin of no more than plus or minus 15%.
• Must have a very good working knowledge of the standard suite of office software products (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project, et al.)
• Must have the ability to generate written communication and to operate required office equipment.
• Ability to read and review written communication.
• Speech and hearing abilities that allow individual to communicate clearly and distinctly in English.

D. Behavioral Skills:
• In-depth knowledge of program management and relationships between line functions.
• Must have excellent negotiating skills and be very comfortable in adversarial business environments.
• Must be able to quickly comprehend technical customer management and engineering.
• Understand customer technical, schedule and programmatic requirements, as well as the technology and product development necessary to carry out the program to meet customer expectations.
• Must be fully accountable and properly present to manage a good estimate in order to compete for the completion of the NRC phase of the program. In particular, after the expense on the program has reached 25% to 35% of the initial quote, sufficient knowledge of the program must have been gained for the program manager to be able to display the ultimate estimate at completion with an error margin of no more than plus or minus 15%.