Project Manager - Enterprise Initiatives

Job Summary

Greene Tweed has been pushing the boundaries of material science for over 160 years, creating products that are resilient, efficient, and sustainable. In support of an ambitious global growth plan, Greene Tweed’s Transformation Office is hiring an experienced change agent to lead large, cross-functional Enterprise Process Improvement projects.

Job Responsibilities

• Directs Transformation Projects and Programs tied to the company’s strategic business plan and 2030 vision, as assigned by the Director, TMO.
• Manages the lifecycle of these projects and programs to ensure a structured approach.
• Translates broad problem statements and white space challenges into clearly defined and solvable projects, with a phased approach as needed.
• Drives the business case for strategic initiatives and validates the impact on business critical outcomes, applying best-practice financial and prioritization practices.
• Maintains regular tactical and strategic alignment with business and leadership.
• Demonstrates business acumen and critical thinking in connecting tactics to the bigger picture, and identifying key elements that underpin critical business decisions.
• Interfaces with commercial, technical, and manufacturing resources to drive progress. Leverages understanding of business and operations workflows to speed progress. Ability to negotiate priorities and timelines across business units and escalate as needed to align priorities.
• Anticipates and identifies potential roadblocks and solicits input in overcoming barriers. Manages risk; leveraging structured approaches across budget and schedule, customer requirements, commercial requirements, supply chain requirements, manufacturing and quality capabilities, and resourcing plan.
• Tracks and forecasts progress to plan with a sense of urgency and high level of detail.
• Establishes cross-functional teams as required, ensuring clarity on roles and responsibilities, alignment, and setting the cadence for progress tracking. Monitors and communicates regularly to team members on completion status of their project deliverables as well as project changes. Leverages other change agents throughout the company to collaborate on impact.
• Affirms and ensures availability of cross-functional resources to follow through on existing projects and initiation of new projects.
• Serves as role model to team members in demonstrating urgency, responsiveness, collaboration, and clear communication. Builds and maintains strong working relationships.

Required Qualifications

• Education: B.S or equivalent in Technical or Business disciplines
• Continuous Improvement Black Belt or Master Black Belt a plus
• Substantial project and program management experience required.
• Substantial change management experience required.
• Min 10 yrs experience preferably in progressively challenging engineering, technology, project mgmt and/or leadership roles
• High integrity, modeling all elements of Greene Tweed Code of Conduct

Preferred Qualifications/Skills

• Accountability & Drive for Results - Ability to work with minimal supervision; steadfastly pushes self & others for results, bias for action and measurable results.
• High level of influence and emotional intelligence
• A bold, out-of-the-box thinker and doer who demonstrates a clear understanding of the objectives and tactics needed to deliver critical projects
• Influences and motivates team members towards accomplishment of project goals, deliverables, and timelines. Builds strong relationships. Recognizes success of team members.
• Strong Communication - Determines escalation points and maintains alignment with stakeholders and team members. Able to interact at all levels with team members and leadership.
• Excellent planning, decision making, and organizational skills - Can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal with a high level of detail.
• High level of critical thinking, intellectual curiosity and strategic thinking. Drives efforts and prioritization toward maximum future business impact.
• Managerial Courage – Escalates resource capability and motivation gaps; builds an environment of constructive conflict and psychological safety, capable of participating in performance management.

Preferred Minimum Qualifications

• This position may require U.S. Person status as defined by applicable law for authorized access to data controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) depending on the assigned business unit.

Benefits

We also provide eligible employees with a competitive benefits package that includes health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401k savings plan, life and disability insurance, tuition assistance and more, to meet the diverse needs of all employees and their family members.