Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Twenty-Six Defense provides high-performance products, system solutions, and aftermarket support services for defense, homeland security, and commercial aviation markets. The Materials Program Manager I leads material strategy, execution, readiness, risk management, and cross-functional coordination for complex aerospace and defense programs while supporting cost, schedule, compliance, and supplier performance objectives.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end material management activities from contract award through production, delivery, and sustainment
- Develop and execute material strategies aligned to program schedules, customer requirements, and financial objectives
- Serve as the material focal point for program reviews, customer discussions, internal operations reviews, and executive updates
- Partner with program management to translate demand, schedule changes, engineering updates, and risk into executable supply chain plans
- Drive material readiness for development, production, repair, and field support requirements
- Monitor shortages, allocations, long lead items, inventory health, and supplier performance to protect schedule commitments
- Lead material risk identification, mitigation planning, and escalation for obsolescence, sole-source exposure, quality issues, and capacity constraints
- Coordinate with procurement, planning, manufacturing, warehouse, quality, and engineering teams to resolve material constraints quickly and effectively
- Support subcontract management, make-buy decisions, and material strategies in compliance with customer and internal requirements
- Ensure adherence to contractual flow-downs, FAR/DFARS requirements, export control obligations, traceability rules, and quality documentation expectations
- Prepare concise material status reporting, recovery plans, and risk summaries for leadership and program stakeholders
- Lead development, validation, and continuous maintenance of material Estimates at Complete (EACs), ensuring accuracy, traceability, and alignment with program financial baselines
- Analyze cost variances between actuals, commitments, and forecasts to identify key drivers, root causes, and required corrective actions impacting material EAC performance
- Partner closely with Finance, Supply Chain, and Engineering to gather cost inputs, assess risks and opportunities, and deliver timely, high‑quality EAC updates
- Validate supplier quotes, purchase orders, and subcontractor inputs to ensure alignment with EAC assumptions and program financial objectives
- Provide material cost insight and data‑driven recommendations during monthly program reviews and quarterly EAC reviews
- BOM maintenance
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Engineering, or a related field
- 7+ years of experience in materials management, supply chain, program support, or operations within aerospace, defense, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated experience supporting complex programs with strict delivery, quality, compliance, and configuration control requirements
- Strong knowledge of material planning, procurement, inventory control, supplier management, and ERP/MRP execution
- Ability to analyze data, assess risk, prioritize issues, and drive decisions in fast-paced program environments
- Effective leadership, communication, and presentation skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and brief senior leadership
- Experience supporting U.S. government, defense, or foreign military funded programs
- Working knowledge of FAR/DFARS, ITAR, EAR, AS9100, and configuration-controlled production environments
- Experience with subcontract management, supplier corrective actions, and long lead material planning
- Knowledge of earned value principles, EAC support, cost/schedule integration, and program financial drivers
- APICS/ASCM, PMP, CPSM, or similar professional certification
Benefits
- Most locations offer a 9/80 schedule, providing every other Friday off
- 401(k) program to plan for your future
- Robust medical, dental, vision, & disability coverage with qualified wellness discounts
- Basic Life Insurance and Additional Life & AD&D Insurances are available
- Flexible Vacation & PTO
- Paid Parental Leave
- Generous Employee Referral Program
- Voluntary Benefits Available: Longer Term Care, Legal, Identity Theft, Pet Insurance, and more
- Voluntary Tricare Supplement available for military retirees
- Role is open to onsite, hybrid or remote
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