Blue Star Partners · 20 hours ago
Director of Large Program Execution
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$175/hr - $175/hr
12+ years expBlue Star Partners is seeking a Director of Large Program Execution to oversee complex, multi-region customer programs. This role involves ensuring alignment across various business units and leading execution teams to deliver quality products and services on time while managing risks and stakeholder communication.
ConsultingE-LearningProject Management
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Master of the Program Gantt linking engineering release, material readiness, and factory capacity
Facilitate weekly program control tower reviews with Delivery Assurance Managers and BU Delivery Assurance Leads — highlight slippages, risk recovery, and escalation paths
Drive alignment and action-driven results to ensure ordered items are configurable in ERP on purchase order
Approve schedule recovery and pull-ahead plans, balancing priorities among overlapping customer commitments. Coordinate with logistics and order management to align ship mode (sea/air) with delivery risk and customer penalties
Partner with Finance to track revenue risk, late fees/LD exposure, inventory builds, and margin leakage across the program
Review and challenge logistics and PPV cost drivers
Ensure execution aligns with customer-specific Factory Witness Tests (FWT) and technical requirements
Ensure all workstreams (engineering, procurement, operations, quality, logistics) are connected and executing against the same signal
Act as the single escalation point for inter-factory or cross-BU dependencies (e.g., shared supplier or subassembly bottlenecks)
Partner with Procurement to track critical path material readiness, ensuring long-lead parts are ordered and expedited per build priority
Oversee BOM maturity tracking to prevent build stalls from late ETOs or ECO revisions. Integrate factory witness test schedules into the master plan to maintain shipment sequencing
Drive alignment between factory quality, field service, and on-site commissioning schedules
Chair bi-weekly executive program reviews summarizing delivery status, risks, and mitigation
Communicate consolidated delivery forecasts for senior leadership and customer stakeholders
Ensure consistent flow-down of priorities from customer requirements to site-level build plans. Serve as customer-facing escalation point for schedule recovery and delivery confidence updates
Lead the cadence: program control tower, recovery standups, E-to-E readiness reviews, FAT planning, QBR/MBR
Standardize communication templates for Red Line Reports, RAIL logs, BOM maturity, and shipment pacing
Maintain a “red line report” of all orders at risk to miss committed ship or delivery dates
Oversee recovery action plans with accountable owners and timelines
Validate that program signals (engineering release, procurement, WIP, logistics) are accurate and synchronized across systems (EBS, Cyberplan, Power BI)
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, or related field
12+ years of experience in demand planning, operations, field services, and/or supply chain within an industrial manufacturing environment
Experience leading complex cross-functional programs at a rapid pace with significant customer stakeholder visibility
Proficiency in ERP systems (Oracle preferred) and data analytics using Power BI or equivalent tools
Demonstrated analytical, organizational, and communication skills with high attention to detail
Demonstrated expertise in leading successful cross-functional project teams
Preferred
Master's Degree or equivalent experience preferred
Experience in complex, multi-site manufacturing or global supply chains
Working knowledge of organizations order-to-fulfillment processes and stakeholders
PMP certification or formal project management training
Benefits
W-2 available with 401(k) match at rate of $147/hr
Company
Blue Star Partners
Blue Star Partners is a consulting company that provides leadership development, project management and organizing for innovation.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Jamal Baggett
Partner
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2025-06-30
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