Manager Business Planning 3

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman, Mission Systems (NGMS) is looking for a Business Operations Manager 3 to support the Land and Maritime Sensors (LMS) Business Unit (BU) onsite in Baltimore, MD. This role is responsible for developing and executing the operational tempo for a high-growth Business Unit with a portfolio of domestic and international programs spanning a variety of Government and Prime Contractor customers. As a member of the LMS leadership team, this individual will play a critical role in crafting and delivering the vision of LMS. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated ability to balance and influence multiple competing priorities and individuals. They will have a sense of urgency, follow through and problem solving in a variety of scenarios and circumstances. They will be a dynamic, self-starter with strong attention to detail and the ability to function independently, meet deadlines and achieve commitments. What You'll Get to Do: The primary duties of this role will be the following: Provide direct support to the LMS VP by preparing/coordinating internal and external presentations, rough drafts/correspondence and other BU communications. Maintain the overall LMS schedule and set BU operations tempo. Handles various other recurring and ad hoc administrative tasks and act as executive office suite manager. Assist in providing executive leadership support to multiple Operating Units, facilitate business reviews and integrate day-to-day operational objectives to meet the BU’s financial, non-financial and growth goals as well as help facilitate site business operations. In conjunction with the BU staff, lead the development, prioritization, and management of the BU’s capital program. Ensure the BU stays within allocated budget. Lead the BU’s affordability efforts. Work with each operating unit and business unit support functions to identify, prioritize, implement, and drive to completion projects to increase affordability of the business unit’s programs and operations. Support development and allocation of the BU’s NCTA budget. Assist in the execution of the approved projects to ensure spending is appropriate and that the BU remains at or under allocated budgets. Support the development and management of the indirect budgets. Assist business management personnel in the management of the indirect budgets to ensure spending is appropriate and that the BU remains at or under allocated budgets. Provide lower level visibility of overhead spending. Develop strategic approach for ensuring capital, facilities, and divisional/functional support staff align with AOP/LRSP execution. Coordinate the BU’s facility needs while coordinating with division and sector organizations to ensure the BU has the facility resources required to meet objectives. Acts as the BU information technology interface with Division. Lead various employee initiatives for the BU. Support other employee initiatives in the division and sector. Identify BU focus areas for improvement/streamlining, development and execution of operational initiatives, monitoring of operational goals and sector-specific objectives, elimination of non-value-added activities at all levels in the organization, with a focus on enhancing collaboration. Lead the efforts to digitize the BU operations, with particular focus on automated data synthesis to ensure timely, transparent information that is a single source of truth, to enable local data analytics of business performance drivers, and to reduce manual, headquarters-driven data/information calls. Be the focal point for communication and collaboration for the business unit/functional operations functions. Facilitate engagement and reviews with operations counterparts at division. Be responsible for a broad range of BU operations including leading and managing monthly BU staff meeting, weekly/monthly/quarterly reviews, the monthly management report, and other meetings/reviews. Establishes agenda and coordinates preparation for leadership team meetings, events, and other key division meetings. Leads and manages Business Unit Reviews with the division office. Coordinate preparation the LMS Monthly Report and coordinates the development, review and monthly reporting of the Sector Operating Objectives (SOOs) and non-financial metrics. Play a key role in preparation for and coordination of quarterly team meetings with BU leadership. Provide leadership and support on various division and site initiatives, as assigned. There will be up to 15% travel for this position.