Senior Manager 3 - Program Affordability (Active TS/SCI REQUIRED)

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Senior Manager 3 for Program Affordability. This position supports the Waimea Program and Capture, which is a Space Sector Priority Win and can be located at either Dulles, Gilbert, Baltimore or Redondo Beach.

The Program Affordability lead will be responsible for identifying, analyzing and driving program affordability and cost competitiveness for the Waimea Program and Capture. This Senior Manager will coordinate with all levels of the organization to identify and develop strategies to achieve program affordability goals to include Design to Cost (DTC) and Life Cycle Cost Estimate (LCCE) management. The Program Affordability Lead is responsible for developing the Capture’s Cost Competitiveness targets and coordinating across all stakeholders to track, analyze and report on status against those targets. This manager will be responsible for working with Finance, Engineering, Production Operations, Global Supply Chain, Program Management, Strategy and Business Development as well as other key stakeholders.

This position will be key element of the Waimea Capture leadership team ensuring the program is successful in achieving our manufacturing cost and schedule targets. 

This position is responsible for performing affordability analysis to support Life Cycle Cost (LCC), Design to Cost (DTC), Cost as an Independent Variable (CAIV) and Cost Reduction Initiative (CRI) initiatives. Analytical tools/approaches leveraged include commercial/Gov’t parametric models, such as PRICE and SEER, as well as custom developed parametrics determining correlation between operational or technical requirements and cost.

This position requires experience developing complex cost models using advanced cost estimating techniques as well as excellent interpersonal skills required to solicit input, synthesize data, and communicate results to various levels of technical and programmatic leadership. 

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with 10 years of related experience or a master’s degree and 8 years of related experience.

• Active TS/SCI Clearance.

• Strong technical, systems engineering, and production acumen

• Prior Independent Cost Estimate and other Estimating experience

• Strong analytical skills to dissect and understand cost proposals.

• At least 5 years of experience leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule.

• 1 year of experience managing projects including subcontractor content.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s in Business (Finance, Accounting, Administration, or similar) from an accredited university with 13+ years of related experience or Masters of Science in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline from an accredited university with 13+ years of related experience.

• Have experience with DoD Acquisition University program management certification.

• Working knowledge of cost parametric tools: ACEIT, SEER from Galorath and PRICE Systems & Analytics.

• Experience working with SEER-H, VBA and PRICE TruePlanning.

• Experience in Cost Data Analysis and Predictive Analytics; Tableau & Alteryx.

• Experience working with data visualization software (e.g., MS Excel including macros, Tableau Desktop, QlikView, MS Power BI, etc.) or any other data analysis software applications.

• Experience with data mining/analytics programming languages such as Python, R, SQL, or BA.

• Experience using Microsoft Office suite of tools.

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills across multiple levels.

• Demonstrated experience in the identification, qualification, and execution of cost reduction or other strategic initiatives.

• Price to Win; Design to Cost acumen.

• Demonstrated experience and comfort in presenting to executive management.

• Ability to create compelling executive-level presentations to support decision making.

Salary Range: $156,000.00 - $271,000.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.