Senior Program Manager — Defense Manufacturing Leader

Movement Search & Delivery; Saginaw (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Movement Search and Delivery is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead strategic, multi-disciplinary manufacturing programs in a defense/aerospace context. You will steer scope, schedule, and budget while coordinating across engineering, operations, supply chain, finance, and quality, interfacing with customers and senior leadership.

The ideal candidate has 10–15 years in program management within a manufacturing environment, strong ERP and MS Project experience, and a track record of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10-15 years of progressive program or project management experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership capacity.
• Strong experience within a manufacturing or production environment.
• Experience with ERP systems; IFS experience strongly preferred.
• PMP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and governance of complex programs from start to finish.
• Own program performance including schedule, budget, financials, risk, resources, and critical path execution.
• Develop and communicate program strategies, roadmaps, milestones, and executive-level updates.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for key customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
• Lead cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, supply chain, finance, and quality.
• Oversee work orders, change requests, customer invoicing, and contract requirements.
• Identify and mitigate program risks while driving improvements in quality, throughput, and profitability.
• Partner closely with manufacturing and fabrication teams to resolve issues and support production.
• Maintain strong program documentation, configuration control, and technical data requirements.
• Mentor and develop junior program management team members.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Risk mitigation

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, or related field

PMP certification (preferred)

Tools

MS Project

Excel

IFS

ERP systems

Power BI

SmartSheet

Job description

Movement Search and Delivery is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead strategic, multi-disciplinary manufacturing programs in a defense/aerospace context. You will steer scope, schedule, and budget while coordinating across engineering, operations, supply chain, finance, and quality, interfacing with customers and senior leadership.

The ideal candidate has 10–15 years in program management within a manufacturing environment, strong ERP and MS Project experience, and a track record of