Manager - Industrial Program Management

Role Summary

Job Description

The Program Management - Manager is responsible for overall management of the Industrial program management team, execution of customer development projects and overseeing all commercial and program related tasks within the team’s projects. He/she leads the team in building the design and implementation of business strategies, maintains profitable business relationships and leads the defined key customer and assigned projects.

Main Tasks

• Provide leadership and support to the Program Management team and support to the customers in regards to all technical issues and ensure high quality customer service (follow-up of orders, customer visits, cost/revenue analysis in cooperation with the project controlling, prepare and conducting of customer presentations
• Ensure ID PM team is fully staffed and provide ongoing feedback and development
• Support the customer projects from a technical as well as commercial perspective from the initial phase until delivery in regard to budget, deadlines etc.
• Plan and coordinate all project related activities in accordance with the M H development process xSEP considering the relevant quality specifications
• Establish and drive Industry specific PM KPIs, best practices and reportings
• Analyze project risks with regard to profitability, timing, technical and environmental requirements
• Lead in planning project resources and budget and ensure compliance with project budget and time plan
• Define the Quality Gates and detail time planning
• Shape program management tools to be more effective for the PM team represent the industrial business unit within the program management community, locally and globally.
• Provide escalation and necessary decisions in steering committees
• Report the Quality Gates in local steering committee according to plans
• Review and assist Project Manager (if needed) in presenting projects to customers
• Review the project status regularly with assigned project manager, determine deviations according to the quality gates and define corrective actions
• Continuously coordinate and follow up the open tasks with the project management team
• Lead and develop a new program management team in accordance with the Filter Values and Leadership Competencies
  
  

Skills

Risk Management

Stakeholder Management

Project Management

Budgeting

Cross-Functional Understanding

Project Documentation

Transformation Management

Resource Planning

Change Management

Quality Assurance

Your Profile

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in the field of Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field
  
  

Experience:

• 5 years relevant experience in project management capacity in a manufacturing or similar industry
  
  

Required Skills:

• Some technical knowledge of M H products as well as customer business
• Customer orientation, organization and coordination skills, self-initiative and ability to lead a team under pressure to meet deadlines
• Conflict management, communication skills, Relevant IT tools (MS Office, SAP, Microsoft Project)
• Approx. 30% travel
  
  

Preferred Education and Skills:

• MBA or PMP Certification
• People management 3 years preferred
• Manufacturing preferred
• Filtration experience