Project Manager
o Manufacturing
o Experienced
s -
q Dublin
p Full-time
r Benefits Package
The role of the NPI Project Manager is to lead and manage a team of project managers that work cross-functionally to organize and implement new customer and new product introduction. The purpose of this organization is to efficiently leverage the resources through coordinated planning, communication, and alignment of cross-functional teams, to ensure the proper documentation, launching and customer satisfaction as per established and agreed targets.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for leading the Project Management Team.
- Manage key customer projects; serve as interface between internal teams and the customers to resolve both technical and logistical issues.
- Collaborate with customer (internal or external) from requirements gathering through product acceptance.
- Recruit, lead, and manage a team that has responsibility for New Customer Introduction, new product introduction, and product transfers.
- Align the project team to customer needs by establishing milestones, goals, and objectives based on input from all functional areas and stakeholders within the project.
- Define, refine and maintain clarity on roles & responsibilities for the team and business partners (engineering, operations).
- Provide a source of reference and training for Project Management covering processes, tools, metrics and reporting.
- Drive well defined processes and methodologies that strive to optimize the team effectiveness, while delivering successful projects on schedule and within budget.
- Identify the goals, objectives, and scope of NPI projects while working with relevant Business Unit and Operations teams.
- Work within the defined standards and procedures as set out by organization and the customer to successfully introduce new products.
- Works with local Project Manager and/or Regional Manager Project Office in deploying strategies and tools, besides reporting site PM performance.
- Provide regular and consistent communication between the launch team, the business unit, and the customer.
- Identify potential risks and make resolution suggestion through the escalation process.
- Open and regular communication of priorities and status of projects with Operations Management and site leadership.
- Participates managing internal in-process material, samples allocation, and system logistics.
- Manage the monthly operational project reviews.
- Manage the weekly project reviews for the Project Management organization.
- Responsible for forecasting functional area budget (when applicable) and HR needs for current and future needs.
- Comply and follow all procedures within the company security policy.
- May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Requirements
Job Qualifications / Knowledge Requirements
- Demonstrated Leadership and Management capabilities.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification desirable.
- Knowledge of organization’s operating policies and procedures required.
- Knowledge of organization’s culture and guiding principles.
- Previous experience in manufacturing environment: Engineering, Test, Quality, Planning, Materials, etc.
- Prior experience in customer interface.
- Strong operational and financial knowledge required.
- Consultative skills (ability to understand true customer needs).
- Good communications skills.
- Distinctive problem solving leader.
- Automotive/ Medical background experience as required.
- Proficiency in use of personal computers, Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word and PowerPoint) and e-mail skills required.
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree required (Supply Chain Management or Engineering).
- Minimum 5-7 years work-related experience required in a supervisory/management role and Minimum 3 years project management experience or related discipline. Or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.
