Manager Programs 3 (In country - Weeze Germany) in Weeze bei Northrop Grumman

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Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Program Manager 3 to join our F35 International team of qualified, diverse individuals with our F-35 Program Management organization. This leadership role is in-country in Weeze, North Rhein-Westphalia, Germany.

In this role you will be managing the Northrop Grumman expatriate team stationed at Rheinmetall Aviation Services GmbH (RAS) at a new facility in Weeze, Germany. You will be supporting the F-35 Program by ensuring the on-time Stand-Up of F-35 Center Fuselage (CF) Production Capability in Weeze to meet the demands of the recurring production rate. The responsibilities include regular customer interface and establishing and maintaining customer relationships.

This expatriate assignment is expected to provide uninterrupted in-country leadership from early 2024 through at least the end of 2027.

Key Responsibilities

• International On-Site / Expatriate Program Manager to establish and maintain F-35 international production capability to meet program cost & schedule objectives as well as Customer commitments.
• Drive timely and clearly communicated decisions and recommendations to the program Directors as well as the management team.
• Leading and directing an Expat Integrated Program Team (Expat IPT) to meet program cost, schedule, and technical performance targets.
• Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community.
• Identifying challenges / issues, troubleshoot effectively, and escalate unresolved program issues in a timely manner to the appropriate level of leadership.
• Lead the team to execute the Non-Recurring Stand-Up effort accordance with customer requirements, reach agreement with program customer regarding program needs, prepare proposals and supporting documents, support customer fact finding and negotiations to reach financial settlements.

Personnel:

• Provide onsite management of the expat team. Oversee the team and supplier interface and serve as senior NGIT representative in country. On a daily basis ensure that technical assist and support personnel comply with all related company command media, and applicable US law.
• Ensure effective and professional working relationships are maintained at all levels while managing a variable number of in-country direct reports in a multi-functional, integrated product team environment.
• Ensure all expats are in country with adequate residency and work permits.
• Ensure expat personnel have the necessary equipment and supplies to effectively execute their respective statements of work.
• Ensure all expats of record are covered under approved evacuation plans and evacuation passenger manifests.
• Ensure all expats are repatriated