Program Director — Strategy, Forecasting & Delivery

AeroVironment, Inc.; Pottstown (Montgomery County); Presencial; USD 127.000 - 193.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401K with company matching

9/80 schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Descripción de la vacante

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Program Director who will lead complex development programs and define project management policies. You will mentor others, drive data-driven decisions, and collaborate across functions to align schedules, forecasts, and customer relationships.

The role requires extensive experience with large, concurrent projects, financial reporting, and cross-functional leadership. A strong background in engineering and strategic program management is essential.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent required.
• 15+ years of relevant experience.
• Proficient in statistics, forecasting and their financial/operational impacts.
• Capable mentor and developer of process.
• Experienced planning large, complex programs (5+ concurrent).
• Strong metrics and presenting capabilities.
• Able to report financial condition across multiple programs.
• Willingness to travel within the Continental U.S.

Responsabilidades

• Consistently uses past program/project artifacts to drive decisions
• Works with Master Scheduler to ensure weekly supply is aligned to customer demand. Leads in Continuous Improvement activities
• Creates and assesses multiple requisite monthly financial reports across a wide range of programs
• Explains financial trends on individual and multiple programs, anticipate problems and take appropriate action to implement corrective actions as required
• Defines Customer needs and how to ensure successful relationships. Manages and builds Customer trust and supports Customer needs
• Analyzes key customer accounts across business development to highlight trends with associated drivers, risks and opportunities to key stakeholders; Use as a basis for minimizing forecast error
• Defines methods to collect and organize data. Works at an organizational level to determine data requirements
• Works with PLM to align product transitions, obsolescence, introduction, and changes to minimize financial impact to the business
• Works closely with Production Control and Supply Chain to provide promised delivery times for forecast and sales orders
• Recommends at-risk forecast based upon BD and Finance input to support operational execution to business plan
• Other duties as assigned

Conocimientos

Forecasting

Mentoring

Process improvement

Large programs

Metrics reporting

Financial analysis

Data governance

Cross-functional

Communication skills

Educación

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

MS Engineering/MBA preferred

Herramientas

APICS training

Descripción del empleo

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Program Director who will lead complex development programs and define project management policies. You will mentor others, drive data-driven decisions, and collaborate across functions to align schedules, forecasts, and customer relationships.

The role requires extensive experience with large, concurrent projects, financial reporting, and cross-functional leadership. A strong background in engineering and strategic program management is essential.