Program Manager

Sypris Electronics, LLC; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Sypris Electronics, LLC is seeking a Program Manager to oversee customer products through all life cycle stages, from NPI to end-of-life. You will interface with key decision-makers, drive program objectives, and manage risk, cost, and schedule to ensure customer satisfaction and contract compliance.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Engineering or related field, 5+ years of program management experience in a high-tech setting, and strong communication and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in a related Engineering field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of proven program management experience in a high-tech manufacturing environment.
• Strong change management and risk mitigation capabilities.
• Experience with contracts management, cost control and scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the focal point for customer interface and build relationships with decision-makers.
• Influence competitive posture and financial performance of programs.
• Lead new business capture, risk assessments, RFPs, change management, data management, and customer communications.
• Ensure program objectives are met: performance, cost, and schedule for customer satisfaction.
• Set program objectives and direct execution across teams to meet them.
• Assess risk and work with Contracts to implement mitigations.
• Manage financial status and changes to meet schedule and ensure cost recovery.
• Lead business process improvements and interfacing with cross-functional teams.
• Establish high-level customer contacts to monitor satisfaction.
• Lead kickoff reviews communicating contract requirements to teams.
• Utilize ERP and business systems to improve processes and competitiveness.

Skills

MS Office proficiency

Verbal & written communication

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

PMP certification (preferred)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

The Program Manager is responsible for the management of customer products or programs for all program life cycle stages (new production introduction, initial production and ramp up, full rate production, and end of life).

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serves as the focal point for customer interface and establishes relationships with key decision makers at multiple levels/positions within customer organization
• Plays an important role in determining the Company's competitive posture on current and future business which has a direct effect on the Company's short and long range financial performance
• Responsible for new business capture of existing customers, risk assessments, request for proposals, change management, data management and customer communication while adhering to contract requirements, maintaining schedule, cost control, and quality objectives
• Ensures Customer program objectives are met; product performance, cost, and schedule to assure customer satisfaction
• Establishes the program objectives for all programs and the key program team actions needed to meet these objectives; directs, coordinates and manages execution of all program objectives
• Assesses contractual risk, manages the assessment of overall risk, prepares risk mitigation plans to reduce or eliminate risk; works with Contracts Management to ensure contract modifications are implemented to mitigate risk
• Accountable for the program's financial status as well as managing Program changes that meet the schedule/technical needs of the customer as well as ensuring Company cost recovery
• Leads business process to ensure appropriate equitable adjustments are submitted in a timely manner and works with Contracts to ensure claims are realized
• Establishes high-level customer contacts in order to monitor customer satisfaction with performance
• Leads internal kickoff reviews to communicate contract requirements to appropriate team members
• Proficient in Company business systems including but not limited to; all business tools within function, all interdepartmental business process that interface into function (upstream and downstream); active leader to improve business processes and increase competitiveness of Company.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in a related Engineering degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated effective program management experience, including technical experience in managing complex programs, in a high tech manufacturing environment
• Change management and program risk mitigation skills
• Experience and understanding of business system operating procedures, financial requirements, and contracts managementExperience leading multi-functional teams to meet program objectives
• Strong computer skills (Proficient with MS Office Suite)
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and team building skills
• Inter, intra-department and external contact required
• Possess or have the ability to obtain a U.S. Government granted security clearance
• Some travel on an as needed basis
• PMP certification (preferred)

Sypris Electronics, LLC provides goods and services to the U.S. Government and other prime contractors and is obligated by its contracts with those entities, as well as by various federal laws and regulations regarding security and export control, to restrict access to certain goods, services, and/or any related information. Accordingly, Sypris Electronics has a policy of only hiring U.S. citizens. Upon employment all employees will have to provide evidence verifying U.S. citizenship.

Our company uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.everify.gov.

Pre-employment drug screening and criminal background check required.