Description

Race Winning Brands (RWB) is the leading manufacturer of racing and high-performance parts sold to automotive and powersports markets. RWB is the preferred source for high-end pistons, engine blocks, cylinder heads, intake manifolds, connecting rods, crankshafts, clutches, transmissions, springs and other engine and driveline- related performance components. RWB markets its products through multiple prominent brands including JE Pistons, Wiseco Performance Products, K1 Technologies, Diamond Pistons, Trend Performance, Rekluse Motor Sports, MGP Connecting Rods, ProX Racing Parts, Dart Machinery, PAC Racing, Revmax, Haltech, TSI, and TransGo. RWB sells to a diverse and unmatched customer base of professional and sportsman racers, engine builders, enthusiasts, OEMs, automotive and powersports dealers and wholesale distributors. RWB is headquartered in Mentor, Ohio with sales offices and manufacturing operations in strategic locations throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia.

This role is based in our Mentor, OH location and will require 20-30% travel.

This position will plan and coordinate all aspects and activities of assigned projects without direct managerial supervision. This role will manage and tightly control projects so that they are delivered on-budget, in-scope and on time. It will also organize the teams necessary to lead the project, report results and ensure the project delivers the anticipated results.

• Follows established company project management (PM) methodology and tools, and manages all aspects of the project, including budget, scope and timeline, from inception to steady state.
• Ensures team members deliver on assigned tasks and escalates any potential issues which might jeopardize success of the project.
• Identifies resource and milestone issues amongst all groups and resolves or escalates as appropriate.
• Documents project progress, outcome and lessons learned.
• Manages multiple intermediate to large projects with varying complexity to successful results with a minimal level of direction from manager.
• Identifies continuous improvement opportunities to the PM methodology and project delivery process and recommends resolutions.
• Effectively communicates project status.
• Drives the resolution of key project issues.
• Identifies, manages and mitigates project risk.
• Effectively closes and transitions projects appropriately.
• Analyzes elements of projects that have an ambiguous scope and facilitates resolution.
• Provides basic coaching to others on the company’s PM methodology.
• Creates templates and manuals to facilitate future similar projects.
• Supports implementations through understanding of operational concepts and requirements.
• Participates on and contributes to a change team that has a defined project scope and outcome, and applies existing methodologies to the change process.
• Demonstrates the capability to obtain and capture relevant information with little supervision.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field, required
• A minimum of 5 years’ project management experience required
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience working a manufacturing company required
• PMP certification strongly preferred