Program Manager

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At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman’s Weapons Systems Division is looking for a Manager, Programs Level I to support the Armament Systems/Ammunition organization/business unit located in Plymouth, MN.

The primary objective will be the delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule, while achieving all technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions. The individual will lead a cross-functional organization aligned to common program performance goals.

Northrop Grumman’s Armament Systems business unit is looking for a Manager, Programs Level 1 to support its established International Co-Production Portfolio. This portfolio helps establish indigenous production capability with our allied partners around the world. The primary responsibility of this Program Manager position will be the execution of Medium Caliber and/or Large Caliber International Co-Production programs. The individual will lead a cross-functional organization aligned to common program performance goals including technical requirements, cost performance, schedule performance, and customer satisfaction.

• Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community
• Developing new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans.
• Propose, plan/baseline, and execute to performance management baseline.
• Establishing a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations.
• Leading and directing cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives.
• Measuring and reporting program performance.
• Manage EVMS and Control Account Management (CAM) functions.
• Manage development of the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and its utilization to execute the program on schedule.
• Managing and conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization.
• Delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders
• Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions.
• Establishing design concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration and test.
• Creation, review and finalization of the program Statement of Work and other associated program management artifacts.
• Identification, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements.
• Establishment and management of the program and subordinate baselines.
• Development and adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools.
• Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning.
• Managing suppliers to meet program objectives.
• Adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards
• Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope and manages change through control board activities.

• Bachelor’s…