Work environment is a home office environment located in Miami or Orlando, Florida during normal or extended business hours. Work environment may also include customer site or other location/facility as required. Required to travel up to 40% of the time as needed.
The LAC Program Manager leads coordination, management, and execution of all program activities to include delivery of products and/or services, demonstration of customer specification performance and quality, scope management, cost management, scheduling, resourcing, risk management, and realization of revenue and profit during the entire lifecycle of a program or project.
- Leads and is responsible for all contract requirement deliverables, to include all design, testing, installation and training elements of the program and/or order/project.
- Experience with development of a PM plan, defining scope, planning, developing cost and risk plans, procurement, manufacturing, performing QC, testing, delivering product according to customer defined schedule of deliveries, and working the program through final payment.
- Develops and manages process for issues identification and resolution. Appropriately escalates unresolved issues in accordance with the Smiths governance model.
- Conducts risk assessment of program deliverables based on impact and probability, and takes action to mediate risk. Appropriately escalates risks in accordance with governance model.
- Monitors program readiness for achieving deliverables, and makes necessary adjustments to achieve deliverables are compliant, on time and within budget.
- Assists Business Development, Sales and Product Development activities by conducting feasibility analyses of potential programs.
- Analyzes and responds to Requests for Proposal (RFP), Requests for Quote (RFQ) and Requests for Information (RFI) in accordance with Smiths criteria for program acceptance and rejection.
- Identifies business development and value added sales opportunities related to programs, supports product management efforts to manage the lifecycle of products and/or services including improvements, enhancement and obsolescence, and supports negotiations with customers.
- Reports program status to all stakeholders prepares and presents periodic status reports and monthly Program Management Reviews with the Executive Leadership Team.
- Benchmark program management approaches and developments with external customers and promote best practice with other Smiths colleagues.
- Create effective business communication encompassing technical proposals for customer requirements, business briefings and presentations.
- Training and coaching direct reports and other Smiths colleagues where appropriate.
- Comply with all applicable U.S. & International export control and security regulations.
- Complying with and promoting all relevant legal requirements & Smiths policies and procedures, including business ethics, data protection and health & safety.