Material Program Manager II
At an aerospace and defense propulsion company, this role owns costed bills of materials and material readiness across defense programs — tracking pricing, lead times, and shortages while bridging Program Management, Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain. Core tools: ERP/MRP (Odoo preferred), Excel cost modeling, and FAR/DFARS/ITAR compliance.
- Compensation
- $84.5K–$105.6K / yr
- Location
- Berthoud, Colorado
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Project management
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial/Mechanical Engineering, Operations, or related field
- 5+ years in material planning, supply chain management, or program coordination in aerospace, defense, or high-tech manufacturing
- Advanced proficiency in ERP/MRP systems (Odoo preferred), including BOMs, lead times, order policies, and planning parameters
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, specifically for lead time and financial/cost modeling
- Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and accuracy
- Experience aggregating data from cross-functional stakeholders to support strategic decision-making
- Ability to identify process and data gaps and provide recommendations for improvement
- Knowledge of FAR/DFARS, ITAR requirements, and Earned Value Management System (EVMS) principles
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrates extreme ownership and accountability; holds teammates accountable to the same standard
- Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident)
- Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance
Nice to have
- Experience with Department of Defense (DoD) and Government Contracts
- Leadership and team building skills, including influencing and team empowerment
- Experience with Program Management tools and procedures such as WBS, IMP, and IMS
- Exposure to PLM (Windchill) and engineering change management
- Experience with data visualization tools
Full description
**The future of aerospace and defense starts here.
Ursa Major was founded to revolutionize how America and its allies access and apply high-performance propulsion, from hypersonics to solid rocket motors, satellite maneuvering and launch. We design and deliver propulsion and defense systems that solve the most urgent and critical national security demands.
Our products and technologies require an extraordinary team – a team that will mold tomorrow's technologies while deploying today's best. We are an intrinsically motivated team that has a passion for solving problems and empowering each other every day to develop our skills, knowing that there is always room for growth.
The Material Program Manager (MPM) serves as a key operational bridge between the Program Management Office (PMO), Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain. The MPC is responsible for maintaining cost and material integrity across program baselines, ensuring line-item hardware readiness, and driving proactive risk management for active defense programs and new program proposals.
Responsibilities:
- Own and maintain the comprehensive Costed Bill of Materials (BOM) for active production programs, engineering development efforts, and new program proposal efforts.
- Serve as the single point of truth for material baseline costs, tracking real-time material price variances, inflation, volume discounts, and lead-time adjustments.
- Design, build, and maintain data-driven tools, automated dashboards, and standard reports to track part availability, pricing trends, and material lead times. Utilize these systems to proactively identify delivery bottlenecks, ensure optimal pricing, and guarantee on-time material arrival to keep programs on schedule.
- Partner closely with Supplier Development Engineering and Strategic Procurement to identify, evaluate, and onboard new suppliers possessing specialized technical capabilities, advanced manufacturing processes, or capacity that existing suppliers do not have.
- Continuously monitor line-item availability across complex BOMs against Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) milestones.
- Lead recurring part-shortage reviews with Manufacturing, Quality, and Procurement to resolve lead-time issues, MRB holds, and engineering change impacts before they disrupt the development program or production line.
- Collaborate with Operations and Planning to ensure ERP data fields that drive MRP calculations are entered promptly and appropriately updated and maintained when changes arise.
- Collaborate with Program Management, Finance, and Business Development teams during proposal phases to build compliant material Estimates at Completion (EAC) and Basis of Estimates (BOE) leveraging historical cost data and costed BOM models.