Sr. OEM Program Leader (USI8)

VSE Aviation; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

VSE Aviation seeks a Senior OEM Program Leader for Engine Accessories to oversee the full lifecycle of its OEM partnerships, ensuring deliverables meet technical, schedule, and reporting requirements. This role requires leadership across Supplier Management, Supply Chain, Production, Engineering, Quality, and Legal.

The candidate will develop long-term program strategies, manage financial performance, and drive operational excellence, while maintaining executive-level relationships with OEM

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading large OEM programs and partnerships.
• Strong cross-functional leadership across engineering, supply chain, and operations.
• Excellent strategic planning, forecasting, and financial oversight.

Responsibilities

• Single point of contact for major OEM partners and the company.
• Understand OEM requirements (technical, schedule, reporting) and ensure delivery.
• Develop program roadmaps and long-term strategies for performance and growth.
• Coordinate contract development, negotiations, and audits with partners.
• Communicate high-level engineering requirements to the program team.
• Drive continuous improvement and operational excellence across the program.
• Represent VSE at customer meetings, supplier facilities, and industry events worldwide.

Job description

SUMMARY: The Senior OEM Program Leader for Engine Accessories oversees all aspects of managing the business between VSE and two major OEM partners. This individual will have a complete market understanding along with high-level technical product expertise to produce deliverables to all internal and external stakeholders. This will require cross-functional work with the following contributing groups: Supplier Management, Supply Chain, Production, Engineering, Quality, Operations, Customer Network Management, Legal, Finance, and others. This individual is responsible for developing and executing long-term program strategies, strengthening customer partnerships, driving financial performance, and ensuring operational excellence across the program.

Duties & Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Single point of contact, face of VSE to major OEM partners.
• Responsible for understanding OEM requirements (technical, schedule, reporting) and ensuring they are met. This requires working cross-functionally within VSE and externally as needed to pull together all deliverables on schedule.
• Develop a complete understanding of market dynamics and product lifecycle to help VSE maintain optimal processes and policies that will provide the most benefit to the program long-term.
• Key aspects include strategic network planning, contract development & negotiations, contract administration, partner site audits of systems and processes, internal financial tracking and reporting.
• Gather high-level engineering requirements and communicate internally to VSE program team.
• Work cross functionally internally and with MRO network to develop and communicate product improvements, push through to approval with OEM partners.
• Worldwide travel to OEM, supplier facilities, tradeshows, etc.
• Provide strategic oversight of all program deliverables, ensuring alignment with customer expectations, contractual requirements, and organizational objectives.
• Develop and maintain executive-level relationships with OEM leadership, suppliers, and strategic stakeholders.
• Lead strategic planning activities including capacity planning, demand forecasting, risk management, and long-range program roadmaps.
• Monitor program financial performance, including revenue, profitability, cost management, forecasts, and key performance indicators.
• Present program updates, financial performance, risks, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on operational excellence, customer experience, and program scalability.
• Coordinate supplier assessments, OEM audits, and customer reviews to ensure compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements.
• Mentor and provide guidance to Program Leaders and cross-functional team members.
• Represent VSE at customer meetings, supplier facilities, industry conferences, and trade shows worldwide.
• Other duties as assigned