Senior Manager, Program Management, Finance Material Program Manager

RTX Supply Chain Management Role

This role is responsible for managing EACs (Estimate at Completion), Earned Value (EV), and Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) across multiple concurrent contracts. A key focus will be on developing, analyzing, and maintaining EACs to ensure accurate financial forecasting and tracking program performance. This includes monitoring cost, schedule, and technical performance metrics, conducting variance analysis, identifying risks and opportunities, and providing actionable insights to drive informed decisions.

Additionally, this role includes managing 1-2 major program suppliers, overseeing the complete purchase order lifecycle for new contracts, and ensuring supplier alignment with program objectives, schedules, and performance goals.

This position requires experience in supply chain management, material requirements planning (MRP), procurement processes, and supplier engagement to enable successful execution of new program startup activities. Responsibilities will also include contributing to the development of material strategies, fostering supplier relationships, and supporting program objectives during the early stages of contract execution.

Success in this role will require analytical and problem-solving skills, coupled with clearly communicating complex financial and program data to stakeholders. Collaboration across cross-functional teams, suppliers, and leadership is essential, with a consistent focus on meeting cost, quality, and schedule requirements.

What You Will Do

• Lead the development, analysis, and management of EACs (Estimate at Completion) to ensure accurate financial forecasting and tracking of program performance, including cost, schedule, and technical data.
• Apply Earned Value Management System (EVMS) principles to monitor program progress, assess performance metrics, and provide actionable recommendations to stakeholders for achieving program objectives.
• Collaborate with Program Management, Finance, Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), Engineering, Quality, and Procurement to develop and execute Material Strategies that align with program requirements and financial goals.
• Coordinate and oversee the procurement execution and management of purchase orders for new contracts, ensuring supplier alignment with program schedules, cost objectives, and performance expectations.
• Support supplier negotiations, ensuring procurement activities are executed accurately, on time, and within budget to meet critical program milestones.
• Facilitate the seamless transition of supply chain responsibilities from the new contract team to the production execution team.
• Provide program support, including material requirements planning (MRP) and master data management, ensuring timely and accurate inputs into the supply chain process to enable successful program execution.
• Manage supplier relationships, addressing risk mitigation, tracking performance, and ensuring compliance with customer requirements, including FAR/DFARS, ITAR, and other regulatory guidelines.
• Prepare and deliver briefings to program leadership on supply chain status, material constraints, EAC updates, and risk mitigation strategies during program startup and execution phases.
• Support proposal efforts for new contracts by contributing to supplier strategies, cost estimates, and scope definitions for material-related tasks.
• Drive accurate and timely financial management activities, including EACs, material sales forecasts, and variance analysis to ensure alignment with program financial expectations.
• Provide issue resolution, fostering communication and collaboration across internal teams and external suppliers to ensure program success.
• Travel domestically or internationally as needed (up to 30%) to support supplier engagement and program requirements.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years prior relevant supply chain experience or an advanced degree and 7 years of prior relevant supply chain experience
• Experience with Supply Chain, Production Control, and/or Procurement processes and requirements.
• Experience managing program cost and schedule
• Experience with Prime Contract Requirements and Statements of Work (SSOWs).
• Experience using supply chain planning tools

Qualifications We Prefer

• Advanced Microsoft Office skillset
• Advanced Supply Chain Planning tool experience (i.e. SAP/PRISM, Kinaxis, MFT, ROMS, etc.)
• Experience with proposals or material estimating
• MPM Level 4 (or higher) Certification
• EVMS Certification
• Experience with Earned Value Management and/or Financial forecasting.

What We Offer

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