Senior Material Program Manager – Aerospace & DoD, Equity

InvestedintheMission

Berthoud (CO)

On-site

USD 84,000 - 106,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO
Parental and adoptive leave
Medical, dental and vision insurance
401k with company match
Equity grants

Job summary

Ursa Major is seeking a Material Program Manager to bridge PMO, Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain. You will own BOMs, track material costs, and drive proactive risk management for defense programs and proposals.

You will build data-driven tools, monitor lead times, and collaborate with suppliers to ensure on-time material arrival while aligning with IMS milestones and EVMS principles.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field is required.
  • 5+ years in material planning, supply chain, or program coordination in aerospace/defense/high-tech manufacturing.
  • ERP/MRP proficiency, with BOMs, lead times, and planning parameters insight.
  • Excel proficiency for lead times and cost modeling.
  • Strong analytical and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
  • FAR/DFARS, ITAR knowledge and EVMS principles are preferred.
  • Adaptive, accountable, and effective communicator.

Responsibilities

  • Own and maintain Costed BOMs for active programs and proposals.
  • Serve as single source of truth for material baseline costs and variances.
  • Design and maintain data-driven tools, dashboards, and reports for materials.
  • Collaborate with supplier development and procurement for new suppliers.
  • Monitor material availability against IMS milestones.
  • Lead part-shortage reviews with Manufacturing, Quality, and Procurement.
  • Ensure ERP data fields drive MRP calculations and updates.
  • Support proposal phases with EAC/BOE using costed BOM data.
  • Analyze design changes and impact on material holds and scrap.
  • Develop program-specific strategy, budgets for tooling, jigs, fixtures.
  • Drive make-vs-buy decisions with cross-functional teams.
  • Expedite suppliers and manufacturing to meet critical dates; develop recovery plans.
  • Maintain GFP/CFP tracking and strict traceability per FAR/DFARS.

Skills

ERP/MRP systems (Odoo preferred)
Excel for lead time/cost modeling
Analytical skills
Data-driven decision making
Cross-functional collaboration
Process/data gap identification
EVMS knowledge
Oral and written communication
Ownership & accountability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial/Mechanical Engineering, Operations, or related field

Tools

Windchill PLM
WBS/IMP/IMS tools

Job description

Ursa Major is seeking a Material Program Manager to bridge PMO, Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain. You will own BOMs, track material costs, and drive proactive risk management for defense programs and proposals.

You will build data-driven tools, monitor lead times, and collaborate with suppliers to ensure on-time material arrival while aligning with IMS milestones and EVMS principles.

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