Area Manager, Sustainment Field Execution Program Management

General Dynamics Corporation; Sterling Heights (MI); Sur place; USD 120 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

General Dynamics Land Systems seeks an Area Manager for Sustainment Field Execution Program Management to lead a team of Sustainment Project Managers and oversee end-to-end field execution of sustainment activities across programs.

You will coordinate retrofit campaigns, procure materials, manage FSRs, fielding/SICO, NET/OPNET training, and align with schedules, costs, and customer timelines to deliver reliable GDLS vehicle capabilities.

Responsabilités

• Serve as a trusted deputy to the Department Manager, collaborating on strategy, priorities, and day-to-day execution of sustainment activities across programs.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Sustainment Project Managers, driving disciplined execution of retrofit, procurement, FSR management, fielding/SICO, NET/OPNET, and training.
• Plan and manage field execution with field managers, including retrofit installation windows, FSR coverage, fielding support, and SICO events to maintain high availability.
• Oversee sustainment-related training activities (NET, OPNET, institutional training) aligned with vehicle configuration and timelines.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment on priorities, risks, and contingency support.
• Direct development and management of budgets, forecasts, and trackers for contracts covering material, labor, travel, training, and inventory.
• Provide engineering technical support to field teams, ensuring issues are resolved and fed back into sustainment and inventory plans.

Description du poste

Area Manager, Sustainment Field Execution Program Management

Responsibilities for this Position

Area Manager, Sustainment Field Execution Program Management

Job Description

The Area Manager, Sustainment Field Execution Program Management serves as a key leadership role within the CSS organization, acting as a trusted deputy to the Department Manager and leading a team of Sustainment Project Managers. This position is responsible for endtoend field execution of sustainment activities across assigned programs, including retrofit campaigns, material and spares procurement, Field Service Representative (FSR) management, detailed fielding support and System Integration/Check Out (SICO), New Equipment Training (NET), Operator NET (OPNET), and institutional training support. The Area Manager drives alignment between the CSS Project Office and field operations, ensures disciplined cost/schedule/performance management, and partners with internal and external stakeholders to deliver safe, reliable, and supportable GDLS vehicle capabilities to the customer.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted deputy to the Department Manager, collaborating on strategy, priorities, and daytoday execution of sustainment activities across assigned programs, including contingency operations planning in support of global operations.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Sustainment Project Managers, driving disciplined execution of retrofit, procurement, FSR management, fielding/SICO, NET/OPNET, institutional training support, and contingency operations plans.
• Plan and manage field execution with field managers, including retrofit installation windows, FSR coverage, detailed fielding support, System Integration/Check Out (SICO) events, and actions required to maintain at least 90% operational availability for programunique assemblies and subassemblies.
• Oversee sustainmentrelated training activities (NET, OPNET, institutional training), ensuring alignment with vehicle configuration, fielding schedules, contingency requirements, and customer operational timelines.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, representing the Department Manager as needed and ensuring alignment on sustainment priorities, risks, performance, and global contingency support.
• Direct development and management of budgets, forecasts, and trackers for assigned contracts, covering material and spares procurement, FSR labor and travel, fielding/SICO, training events, and inventory management of unique parts and STTE; oversee ETC/EAC reviews and LOCN updates.
• Oversee required reports, documentation, and balanced scorecards in accordance with contractual and internal guidance, providing clear, timely sustainment metrics, including operational availability, retrofit progress, inventory posture for unique parts/STTE, and contingency readiness, to the Department Manager and leadership.
• Provide or coordinate engineering technical support to field teams for assigned GDLS vehicle families, ensuring issues from retrofit, fielded configurations, SICO findings, FSR reports, training feedback, and contingency operations are resolved and fed back into sustainment and inventory plans.

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General Dynamics Land Systems is a global leader in the design, development, production, support and innovation of tracked and wheeled military vehicles.