Operations Manager

Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation - Aberdeen, MD

Part-time - Mid Level

Aberdeen, MD

501-1,000 employees

Construction of Buildings

About the position

The Operations Manager for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) at Bowhead plays a crucial role in supporting the Security Assistance Management Directorate (SAMD) by enhancing global security assistance and interoperability with foreign partners. This position requires effective task management, coordination, and collaboration in a fast-paced environment, ensuring that the needs of the warfighter are met through efficient operations and communication with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Generate, review, coordinate, and submit responses to taskers from internal and external organizations.
• Track the due dates of all development taskings and send reminders to the team.
• Task engineers and monitor their workload.
• Manage TDY and BOG accountability for the Branch.
• Access and utilize various databases for reporting and briefings.
• Conduct pre-Quality Review Board (QRB) reviews of development taskings and interface with Weapon System Managers for corrections.
• Review and release ARPs, J&A, PWS, SOW to ACC, tracking all ARPs from cradle to grave.
• Generate, review, submit, and track Branch Functional Support Agreements (FSAs).
• Track salary MIPRs / Technical Assistance Financial Reports (TAFR).
• Participate in IPTs and policy discussions, providing guidance and oversight for development and execution actions.
• Understand and interpret individual and team metrics in coordination with the Team Lead, generating reports for leadership.
• Create, organize, train, and distribute new forms and monitor funds allocation to the Business Management Team (BMT).
• Track the Branch workload.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree and 20 years of experience or a Master's/PHD with 15 years of experience, with substitutions allowed for relevant experience.
• Experience resolving highly sensitive and complex problems.
• Ability to prepare and brief senior management effectively.
• Strong communication skills with a wide range of groups including internal and external customers and high-ranking government officials.
• Highly organized with the ability to see both details and the big picture.
• Experience working with different types of database systems.
• Quality customer service experience, ensuring mission success.
• Experience with Security Assistance and Foreign Military Sales is highly desired.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with military operations and protocols.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Short/long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement plans
• Paid time off programs for eligible full-time employees
• 401(k) participation for eligible part-time employees