SUMMARY:

The Project Manager plans, directs, and coordinates activities of new equipment, upgrade and change part projects for KHS products to ensure that resources are available, goals of project are accomplished on time and within budget. The Project Manager works under the general direction of Project Manager II or Senior Project Manager.

REPORTS TO:

The Project Manager reports to the Director of Project Management or Lead Project Group Manager.

ESSENTIAL ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Reviews project proposal to determine schedule, cost estimates, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of machine projects
• Prepares project budgets, and may perform periodic cost and productivity analyses.
• Prepares the Project Scope whereby the goals, objectives, risks, assumptions, team member’s roles and responsibilities, work breakdown structure, and deliverables are identified, defined, and communicated effectively.
• Communicates regularly with management regarding the status of current project initiatives.
• Collect financial data and create financial reports in real time for project management to give feedback to senior management for cost correction
• Ensure that change requests with a significant impact on the project scope, cost, or delivery are brought forward and communicated to appropriate personnel.
• Access SAP enterprise resource planning system to get information about project details for coordination of project activities.
• Own and update the master Project Management schedule utilizing information from internal and external sources as instructed by supervisor
• Create and implement a plan for archiving related documentation from third party vendors.
• Develop master spreadsheet/Database for contractor costs with Senior PM support.
• Create and implement plan for managing Return Material Authorizations and follow up; used standardized process and reduce costs.
• Enter data and update in Quality- module related to project specifications that have not been met, create additional.
• Process Corrective Preventive Action Requests and coordinate subsequent follow-ups.
• Coordinates with appropriate project team groups such as, Customers, Sales, Finance, Product Management, Engineering, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Service, and Documentation to guide project and produce customer deliverables within specified time frames and budgets.
• Communicates internally and externally to keep all project participants informed about all aspects of the project.
• Monitors project milestones and works with project team to maintain schedule and honor commitments.
• Travel to field locations as necessary to deliver and complete the project

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university in a technical or engineering discipline; three years experience in project management or engineering in capital equipment manufacturing; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Must be able to travel up to 20% of the time using a variety of public transportation including air transport. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.