Material Program Manager

REPORTS TO: Director, Material Program Management  

SUPERVISES: Purchasing Program Material Specialist, Material Analyst, Purchasing Material Coordinator Lead, Purchasing Material Coordinators.  

DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Proactively manage all Non-Labor costs for the assigned Program.  

• Responsible for supervision, training, and development of Purchasing Program Financial Analyst, Material Analyst, and Purchasing Material Lead/Coordinators in the daily performance of their duties to ensure material, service, and budget requirements are met.  

• Responsible for development and reporting of all Program Non-Labor financial information, estimates at completion, earned value, cash flow projections, foreign currency projections, status to Key Performance Indicators, approval of service/milestone invoices, material procurement status, and proposal costs.  

• Responsible for the establishment and performance reporting to the Material Performance Measurement Baselines and Control Account Plans.  

• Responsible for continuous and process improvements to all Non-Labor budgets, including assigning and driving cost initiatives along with other departments within the organization.  

• Identify programmatic risks and develop, implement, and manage corrective actions, as appropriate.  

• Provide adequate cost and schedule variance explanations utilized in Corporate and Government reporting including root cause analyses and mitigation plans to offset cost increases.  

• Responsible for establishing company cash flow projections for Non-Labor for all Program vessels and accountable with other departments for driving performance to meet the targets. 

• Create and manage detailed financial projections for foreign exchange exposures, and provide analysis to Executive Management and the Corporate Office to include communication with Austal Limited CFO and staff.  

• Responsible for ensuring internal and external customers have current procurement information to support material needs and all Program meetings are supported. Includes status reporting of on-time deliveries and material risks throughout the length of the program.  

• Provide support for program related formal reviews or meetings with government EVMS representatives to include Integrated Baseline Last Updated 06-10-20 Reviews, Production Readiness Reviews, and other as required.  

• Identify, investigate and provide profitable/strategic solutions regarding potential risks/opportunities along with other departments within the organization.  

• Program Lead for the development and calculation of Non-Labor costs including Bill of Material analysis in support of new proposals from the US Government.  

• Responsible for developing proposal/new contract award notional procurement timelines and monitoring procurement status to support Program schedules.  

• Companywide resource for all questions involving Program Non-Labor costs, such as foreign exchange rates, billing codes, supplier invoicing, cash flow projections, and costs to be incurred through delivery of each shipset.  

• Other responsibilities include development of innovative cost models; rent vs buy analyses, support and preparation of CAPEX requests, material delivery statusing, requisition review, and financial support for Production Management as needed.  

QUALIFICATIONS / KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE:  

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance or related field preferred 

• 10 years of related experience may be consider in lieu of degree  

• 6-8 years of blended experience in Financial, Supply Chain and Program Management.  

• Prior Leadership Experience required  

• Ability to analyze data and communicate analysis with people ranging from Control Account Managers, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Austal Executive Management, Corporate Office, and Government EVMS Representatives.  

• Knowledge of ERP Systems a plus.  

• Ability to recognize critical situations and immediately take action.  

• Demonstrate high initiative and drive to address problems and drive to resolution. 

• Ability to manage time and meet multiple projects with competing deadlines. 

ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES:  

Candidates must meet the following employment eligibility guidelines to be considered for employment with Austal USA:  

• 18 years of age or older at time of application  

• Able to provide proof of US Person Status  

• No felony convictions of Theft/Deception or Violent crimes within seven years from disposition date  

• No felony convictions of Drug crimes within three years from disposition date  

• Willing to submit to a drug screen  

• Willing to submit to a background check  

• High School Diploma/GED or comparable trade experience with comparable trade experience defined as five (5) or more years of experience working in the applicable trade, two (2) years of experience in shipbuilding, or education in the trade comparable to apprenticeship.  

TOOLS:  

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) 

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required  

• Proficiency in EVMS software preferred  

DIRECTION EXERCISED: Full discretionary authority to assign work, supervise subordinate team members.  

DISCRETION EXERCISED: Full discretionary authority to correct, discipline and recommend pay increases.  

LIAISES WITH:  

• Austal Executive Management  

• Corporate Executive Management  

• Senior Manager Purchasing, Procurement Managers, Buyers, and Supply Chain Compliance Coordinator  

• Senior Manager Logistics  

• Austal Cost Accountants and EVMS Accountants  

• Austal Control Account Managers 

• Government Program Office and Team EVMS representatives 

• Supervisor of Shipbuilding (SupShip) EVMS representatives 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: 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. Must be able to tour all vessels and work sites. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to manipulate, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb and balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit.  

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 exposed to Last Updated 06-10-20 humid conditions, bright flashing lights, moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, outside weather conditions, and extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes and/or airborne particles at or below the PEL, toxic or caustic chemicals, and heat and cold. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud, + 90 dB.  

SAFETY: Must comply with company, federal, state, and local safety and environmental rules and regulations while performing daily job tasks.