Project Manager

JOB SUMMARY

The Ops Project Manager III will facilitate and lead strategic initiatives for a defined customer (internal or external) or user. Provide management and guidance to multi-functional project teams. Manage and enhance customer relationships. Provide full accountability for project schedules, project management and performance requirements for enterprise level projects.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for ensuring all of the project requirements and/or objectives are correctly gathered, understood and properly translated for execution

Build team(s) to address the project goals and objectives

Collaborate with customer (internal or external) from requirements gathering through product acceptance/ approval

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

Review project schedules with functional project managers and project coordinators allocated to projects

Provide guidance and motivation to project teams to successfully achieve project goal and corporate initiatives

Communicate project objectives in terms of overall strategic business objectives

Serve as interface with customers, vendors, stakeholders and project sponsor(s)

Manage development of project plans with focus on achievement of project goals and corporate initiatives, including project specific Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) or metrics

Responsible for recognizing project's Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and manage the work within scope, quality, time and cost constraints

Drive project to completion in accordance with the project schedule

Coordinate the efforts of the team to develop an integrated project plan and risk analysis with action plans to mitigate the risks

Management of Resource capacity and time tracking allocated to the project

Participates in the financial management and analysis of costs for projects, including Capital Expenditures Requests (CER's) travel, training, resources allocation and other project related costs

Accountable for overall project success - including cost, schedule, quality, and scope management

Report project status, issues and implemented solutions as well as evaluations and assessments of the results

Provide leaders with updates, including greatest opportunities for improvement

Recognize potential problem areas against the plan and identify and implement alternative solutions

Identify best cost solutions to reduce cost by streamlining processes and systems (i.e. modification of responsibilities or consolidation of tasks, elimination of non-value added processes, or complete re-engineering of processes and systems)

Provide key stakeholders with regular project performance status, variances to plan, and identification of corrective actions (if required)

Drive continuous improvement through trend reporting analysis and metrics management

Demonstrate a commitment to customer service; anticipate, meet and exceed expectations by solving problems quickly and effectively, making customer issues a priority

Drive relevant, concise and effective communication through a variety of mediums

Comply and follow all procedures within the company security policy

May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor's degree required (Supply Chain Management or Engineering)

PMP certified professional is desirable

Minimum 5 years work-related experience required in engineering or project management related discipline.

Or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.

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

Substantial knowledge of Jabil and demonstrated ability to leverage organization

Consultative skills (ability to understand true customer needs)

Good communications skills

Distinctive problem solving leader

Should have the following personal characteristics: strong leader, professional, hard-charging, detail-oriented, reliable, calm under fire, creative, with a can-do attitude

Automotive/ Medical background experience as required

Proficiency in use of personal computers, Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word and PowerPoint) and e-mail skills required