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Description:

The Program Manager is responsible for ensuring compliance with objectives set by company management and contractual commitments made to the customer. As such, the Program Manager is the owner of the business plan and has

financial authority for the program, in accordance with the associated delegations of responsibility.

The Program Managers :

• establishes the framework and conditions for smooth execution of the program;

• pass on the program objectives to the company's functional departments, within their delegated scope of responsibility;

• are responsible for managing the program team;

• manages all aspects of the program, including performance, cost, quality and lead-time aspects;

• ensure that information shared with the customer is consistent;

• interface with the customer to identify sales opportunities, develop action plans and grow the business.

1. Pilot development programs and sustaining programs

• Program Plan/Input and management (Task definitions, time frames and manpower requirements);

• Develop and drive program objectives regarding Quality, Cost, Schedule, Technical Performance and Customer Satisfaction;

• Analyze and address risks and opportunities of the program;

• Responsible for periodic program reviews (including Lessons Learned meetings) during the overall lifecycle;

• Monitor problem solving, drive root cause analysis and recovery plans definition when needed;

• Coordinate interactions between departments to ensure the delivery of production and aftermarket activities, on-time, at the right level of quantity and quality;

• Conduct and prioritize program changes;

• Continuously evaluates the business case and drives continuous improvement initiatives;

• Responsible for the contractual requirements and commercial performances.

2. Responsible for the bib/no bid phase (or management decision for an internal R&D project)

• With the sales or account manager, analyze the customer's needs and

expectations and develop the business case;

• Coordinate the development of the non-recurrent and recurrent cost targets in relation with internal teams, reviews for completeness and drives questions/improvements;

• Create the Program Management plan (deliverables, program schedule, stakeholders, …);

• Ensures completeness of the SOW compliance matrix;

• Coordinate activities to prepare the recurring costs, nonrecurring costs, schedule and proposal.

3. Drive interfaces with the customer during the overall life cycle of the program

• Drive the relationship between customer and the Integrated Program Team (IPT);

• Develop strong relationships with key customer personnel;

• Organize regular reviews with the customer;

• Communicate the voice of the customer within the organization

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

5+ years of product development PM experience

Experience working with Excel

Must have aerospace & defense background

Soft skills are very important. Personality driven towards team work

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

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