Program Manager

Description:

We are looking for experienced program/project management leader to lead complex new product development, design to value/productivity, complexity reduction and application engineering project initiatives for the General Industries business. He/she would function as a cross-functional team leader leading a variety of product lifecycle management initiatives including new product introduction, cost take outs and end of life/obsolescence for assigned product lines. He/she ensures that the daily program, project, and product objectives are synchronized and leads the cross-functional engineering, product management & operational teams to execute on strategic programs/projects to meet the desired cost, quality, & delivery goals. He/she would also assist senior leadership in prioritization, resource allocation and tracking of NPD, productivity, complexity reduction and application engineering initiatives. This leader will also be responsible for process development, deployment and execution and drive strategic change management supporting overall Climate General Industries business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead deployment of new product development stage gate process across the business units and be a change agent in driving process discipline across cross-functional organization.

• Manage end of life/complexity reduction initiatives impacting product lifecycle of assigned portfolio in collaboration with product management, engineering, sales, operations etc.

• Lead cross-functional teams (including Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Service, Regulatory, Quality, Finance, and Product Management/Marketing) in managing and driving end-to-end concept to commercialization of identified strategic new product development projects.

• Manage and drive program and project management of ETO application engineering project requests using the business case analysis & filtration/prioritization process

• Work collaboratively with product management and engineering to document and drive project plans for new product development and sustaining projects.

• Update senior/functional leadership on project prioritization, status and request for resources/staffing supporting the business cases for all assigned projects.

• Work collaboratively with the Design Engineering Lead to ensure the successful delivery of engineering projects to meet customer requirements and deliver customer value while achieving cost, schedule, quality, and other specified targets and objectives

• Develop project plans with cross-functional teams in a PMO tracking and resource planning tool and manage progress on a daily basis.

• Develop and manage the overall project work break down structure and integrated master schedule to deliver projects on-time in accordance with internal and external market requirements

• Identify project risks and develop risk management plans and mitigation strategies to address these risks

• Develop critical path analyses for development projects and identify means to accelerate timelines, reduce costs, and/or mitigate risks

• Conduct weekly Core Team meetings to provide for cross-functional communication and to manage the cross-functional product development activities

• Support the development of project management best practices, processes, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Manage directly or indirectly team of project managers and/or engineering leads driving various NPD, productivity and application engineering projects.

  Qualifications

• Bachelors of science degree in Engineering, Operations, Marketing or related field required.

• At least 7 years of related technical experience and/or training and a proven track record of of project or technical program leadership involving product lifecycle management.

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) and/or Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification desired

• Specific experience with commercial HVAC and/or commercial refrigeration industries/markets desired.

• Candidate should have strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills

• Experience in managing technical projects and facilitating, cross-functional, integrated product team activities

• Significant experience with product development for complex systems in diversified industrial firms.

• Broad-based business acumen and technical knowledge and experience in order to understand and evaluate design and development activities across all functions

• Proven and demonstrated experience in the full life cycle of products from concept to production including commercializing new products through stage gate or toll gate process

• Strong understanding of good development engineering processes such as lean product development, Design for Excellence (DFX), Six Sigma concepts, product life cycle management etc

• Ability to analyze assigned projects, break down work into functional disciplines, and develop project plans

• Strong command of project management and development process best practices

• Outstanding written communication skills

• Strong verbal communication skills for internal and customer presentations

• Strong practical organization, facilitation, and arbitration skills

• Demonstrated ownership of tasks from cradle to grave, a driver/go-getter mentality, effective time management skills, and the following traits:

• Leader

• Team builder / player who collaborates using strong interpersonal skills

• Independent self-starter with initiative

• Effective multi-tasker

• Change agent