Aerospace & Defense Product Manager
Location : ERIE, PA, United States
Job Family : Program Management
Job Type : Regular
Posted : Nov 10, 2025
Job ID : 60903
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NVH is a global division with $500M in annual sales, containing two Business Units - Industrial Equipment (IE) and Aerospace & Defense (A&D). This role is focused on the portfolio of products supporting our rotary wing customers within the A&D Business Unit.
This role is responsible for leading Rotary Wing Product and Program Management through strategy alignment, product portfolio assessment, customer alignment, program execution through robust operational and supply chain processes for new programs. The product manager is accountable for sustainable product-line profitability for the subject portfolio of approximately $200 million.
Provides leadership cross-functionally to achieve desired objectives and performance metrics. Has regular and frequent interaction with customers, division functional managers, and executive leadership. This role requires coordination across multiple sites and product lines within the portfolio.
This role reports to A&D Business Unit Manager and has direct oversight of the Program Management team supporting the subject portfolio.
Strategy Identification and Development: Identify and participate in strategy development with the Sales and Market Managers.
Bid & Proposal Support: Support proposal activity with Account Management and Sales. Ensure pricing and margins in proposals are aligned with product strategy. Ensure other terms (OLT, MOQ, Supply Chain and Operational Strategy, etc..) are in the best interest of the product line while meeting customer needs.
Customer Interactions: Support account management when necessary to resolve customer requests/claims and proposal activity. Support contract negotiations and review. Build and sustain long term customer relationships; ensure timely, effective issue resolution and high customer satisfaction.
Financial Analysis: Provide financial analysis (ROI, NPV, payback, etc) of various product efforts.
Product Portfolio Management: Lead Lifecycle and complexity management (including POP implementation), VA/VE efforts, obsolescence and other cost-out efforts for the product portfolio.
NPI Portfolio Management: Prioritize and lead NPI project portfolio to improve product profitability and strategic initiatives.
Talent Development: Mentor, evaluate and develop program managers and direct reports, own staffing, budgets, training and professional development.
Leadership of Program Management team supporting the product portfolio, through building and maintaining robust program management practices and expectations, including but not limited to:
Develop and maintain baseline plans, resource plans, integrated schedules, data integration and risk analyses; validate NRE and pricing assumptions.
Organize and lead cross functional, multi-site teams; approve task planning, resource allocation, and subcontractor work as required.
Manage program performance and serve as the customer advocate; negotiate contract changes, manage scope and resolve major escalations.
Lead PMO activities: standardize methods, tools, reporting and governance across distributed program managers.
Lead portfolio and fiscal operating planning; align program priorities with division strategy and approve program outcomes.
Present program updates at major reviews and to key stakeholders; capture and communicate actions.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Business or related field; MS/MBA and advanced certifications (i.e. PMI RMP, PgMP) are preferred.
10+ years progressive experience working on aerospace programs; with 5+ years in roles requiring high degree of internal and customer collaboration.
3+ years of leadership experience leading others.
Demonstrated success leading complex initiatives and projects requiring multi site and cross division collaboration.
Program/portfolio management experience, including scheduling, NRE cost control, risk and change management.
Understanding of labor cost systems, operational, and supply chain capabilities.
Strong financial acumen. Understanding of internal financial and labor cost systems and production capabilities.
Skilled at responding to and negotiating solutions to inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
Responsible for the negotiation of contract changes related to scope management.
Proficient with project/financial management tools and business applications, such as SAP, BI, PowerBI.
Demonstrated strong communication, negotiation, presentation and stakeholder management skills.
This position is subject to meeting U.S. export compliance and/or U.S. Government contracting citizenship eligibility requirements.
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