Project Manager

Minimum Requirements & Key Skills:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited institution (Engineering qualification highly advantageous).
• Minimum of 3 years of proven project management experience within a manufacturing environment (Essential).
• Proficiency in project management tools such as MS Project.
• Strong project management capabilities: formal qualification in project management is preferred.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing processes and design principles (Advantageous).
• Experience in working with global teams and across diverse cultural environments.
• Familiarity with ERP systems such as SAP or equivalent (Advantageous).

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage customer relationships, ensuring effective communication and resolution of claims, warranties, and contractual matters.
• Coordinate and track all design iterations and changes during development and serial production phases.
• Implement and maintain a robust "lessons learned" framework to capture and apply knowledge from past and current projects.
• Monitor and report on project progress, providing updates to the project steering committee on key performance indicators.
• Track and manage project budgets, identifying cost drivers and proposing cost-saving measures.
• Identify, assess, prioritize, and monitor project risks using structured risk management tools.
• Provide clear, regular, and structured feedback to internal and external stakeholders on project status.
• Oversee all project management activities, addressing bottlenecks, escalating issues where needed, and exploring viable alternatives.
• Develop and manage comprehensive project plans, define milestones and responsibilities, and allocate and oversee work packages.
• Review customer purchase orders to ensure alignment with the latest offers and specifications.
• Ensure the timely resolution and implementation of solutions to customer-reported or internally identified project issues.
• Facilitate smooth transitions between Development and Industrialization and Serial Production phases.