What are the responsibilities and job description for the Material Program Manager position at Continental Electronics Corporation?
Continental Electronics Corporation is a leading provider of RF technologies and innovative solutions with over 75 years of proven performance. CEC has experienced significant recent growth and has established itself as the go-to supplier for a diversified product line supporting a wide spectrum of markets from commercial products, military customers, to space research laboratories. As the Material Program Manager (MPM) you will have the opportunity to impact our process, providing actionable and meaningful information, increase the business acumen, and help navigate the organization through change. This role will be instrumental in the success of multiple projects, as a key member of the program management team. If you are an experienced problem solver who creates a stable work environment looking for a robust and diverse experience with the opportunity to make a real impact every day, then this is a perfect fit.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The MPM will be responsible for coordination of all materials for Programs from development through shipment. This responsibility includes coordination with engineering for releases to manufacturing, coordination with supply chain management for purchase / tracking of all materials, including outsourced manufacturing, in-house manufacturing / production scheduling, inclusion of quality and test requirements, and the overall internal schedule to ensure on time delivery of programs. The ideal candidate should be able to identify when conflicts will arise and be able to discern when to resolve those conflicts and when to involve the Sr. Program Manager. The ideal candidate has experience creating a stable work environment and leading an IPT (Integrated Product Team) for success of delivery of projects / products.
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor's Degree with eight (8) years of applicable experience (An equivalent combination of education and experience may also be considered), which includes a minimum 5 years of professional experience in either Supply Chain, Program Management, or Operations Experience with Supply Chain and related systems, procurement, MRP, receiving, cost estimating, or finance
- Must be a US Citizen due to customer requirements
- Ability to obtain DoD Secret Clearance
- Proficient with Microsoft Suite especially MS Project and PowerPoint
- Knowledge of ISO Quality Procedures
- Ability to read a Bill of Materials or a Drawing Tree or other technical documents
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Six Sigma, Lean Management, or similar training
- Travel (including international) is less than 10%
RESPONSIBILITIES
SKILLS / COMPETENCIES
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjustfocus. The candidate will be required to move across multiple buildings on the property. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Equal Opportunity Employer : minority / female / disability / Veteran
