BS
Packaging Project Manager
BAE Systems
🇺🇸 United States | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
On-site
Manager or above
1 week ago
92,180 – 156,707
- Microsoft Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Microsoft Project
- Visio
- PMP
- POS
- Pension
1 week ago
Job Description
- Lead the strategic planning and execution of a complex packaging production and kitting portfolio, ensuring alignment with overarching business objectives and customer milestones.
- Develop comprehensive project plans and manage project operations across multiple complex projects concurrently. Create clear and attainable project objectives, assess/build project requirements, and manage constraints of cost, schedule, scope, and quality.
- Establish project management frameworks and governance for packaging initiatives, optimizing resource allocation and streamlining operational workflows across multiple programs.
- Drive high-level negotiations and strategic partnerships with customers, teaming partners, and vendors to resolve systemic bottlenecks and optimize the parts procurement pipeline.
- Develop comprehensive risk mitigation strategies and opportunity assessments at the program level, proactively identifying systemic threats to the business and proposing corrective actions.
- Develop and present technical briefings describing project status and performance metrics to inform internal and external stakeholders. Develop systems and tools to automate project performance metrics.
- Identify, communicate, and manage risks/opportunities that impact project completion.
Required Skills and Education
- Expertise in portfolio management of logistics technical projects, balancing competing priorities across multiple high-visibility programs.
- Ability to work/coordinate with internal/external customers/vendors to gather requirements, develop plans and execute to budgets/timelines as required.
- Ability to work and deliver on short suspense tasking/products in a fast paced potentially stressful environment
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Customer's Project Management framework, capable of interpreting and applying guidelines to novel or complex scenarios.
- Creates, incorporates, implements changes to schedule(s)
- Working knowledge of Customer's organization, internal policies and processes
- Project Organization/tracking
- Advanced skills with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Highly mission oriented
- Required Education Level/Major: BS in a relevant technical discipline, with desired focus on management. Equivalent experience can be substituted for educational requirement.
- At least 8-10 years of experience in a relevant technical or managerial discipline.
Preferred Skills and Education
- Strong product knowledge and familiarity with packaging production principles.
- Experience with Microsoft Project, Visio, and Access.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification strongly preferred.
- Experience operating within the Earned Value Management System.
- Knowledgeable in logistics support activities and applicable military standards/specifications
- Ability to interpret DOD contracts, as well as vendor subcontracts and purchase orders (POs).
About BAE Systems, Inc.
BAE Systems, Inc. is a defense, aerospace, and security company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. We serve, supply, and protect those who protect us. As one of the most geographically diverse international defense companies, we deliver a full range of products and services spanning air, land, maritime, space, and cyber, including advanced electronics, intelligence solutions, and dedicated customer support.Our culture is performance-driven and values-led, built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Purpose isn't a tagline here. It's what drives us. We're developing breakthrough technologies that defend national security and make a lasting impact on our communities and our planet. When you join BAE Systems, you're not just building a career. You're contributing to a mission that truly matters.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
Benefits Information
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.Intern Benefits: Temporary employees generally are not eligible for BAE Systems benefits, but can elect to participate in the 401(k) savings plan. Temporary employees working 20+ hours per week are eligible for medical benefits, the employee assistance program, and business travel accident insurance.
Please note: Some benefits may be different for union employees that are governed by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) or for positions covered by a wage law called the McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA).
- Sector: Platforms & Services
- Job Category: Supply Chain & Logistics
- Salary Min Point: 92180
- Salary Max Point: 156707
- Referral Bonus: 0
- Full Time / Part Time: Full-Time
- Career Level: Experienced
- Travel Percentage:<10%
- Shift: 1st Shift
- U.S. Person Required: Yes
- Clearance Level – Must be able to obtain for position: None
- Clearance Level – Must currently possess: None
- Country: United States
- U.S. Citizenship Required: No
Packaging Project Manager · BAE Systems