Senior Manager, Project

About The Role

How you will contribute

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary liaison to business customers and provide recommendations for improved system processes.
• Develop deliverables related to project initiation including feasibility studies, risk assessment, project initiation reports, staffing, project organization outline, and standards and control procedures.
• Develop good working relationships with the local customer plant and project leader; ensures that we establish excellent two-way communication.
• Monitor project progress, deliverables, quality assurance, and customer service.
• Adjust resources as necessary to ensure project success and completion.
• Provide work direction and feedback to all team members and assist them in issue resolution.
• Develop new processes as necessary to ensure mission critical systems are completed; provide expertise in identifying appropriate methodologies for large-scale projects.
• Prepare and deliver formal presentations to colleagues and management.
• Shares "best practices" for account management, staff development, and technical expertise.
• Develop, maintain & follow a detailed Launch Plan based on syncreon Launch Process Template with focus on the following: Daily follow-up with customers e.g. Plan for Every Part, Milestones, Ramp-Up plans, Scope of Work etc., daily follow-up with internal project team members, discuss project exceptions/issues from each project discipline, and ensure that the communication and dynamics within the project team will support the success of the project.
• Ensure that any external suppliers of equipment or services are sourced appropriately.
• Maintain, update & distribute weekly or bi-weekly Flash Report for Steering Committee review so that it presents an honest reflection of the project's status.
• Review, communicate and escalate critical project issues with VP Project Management & Steering Committee in a timely manner.
• Schedule and facilitate project meetings as required to ensure that all aspects of the project are dealt with professionally and efficiently.
• Develop Project Evidence Binder, in line with clearly documented syncreon expectations and QS Standards – managed throughout the project on the Portal Server.
• Manage the Project Budgets (Resources & CAPEX) – If there is any risk to this objective, it would be expected that the Project Manager escalates accordingly to the VP Project Management/Steering Committee so that alternative plans can be made to either bring the budgets back on track or request further justified approvals.
• Provide leadership, support & training to project team members and new operational staff.
• Manage handover process to Operations (Plant Manager sign-off) at the appropriate time which will be jointly determined by Business Development and Operations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (Master's also preferred); experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Experience in Project Management in automotive and/or logistics environment.
• Operational experience also preferred.
• Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks and reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
• Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
• Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations and willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Ability to be open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace and the persistence in the face of obstacles.