Job Description

Job Description

Job Description:

This role manages the development and implementation process of projects involving cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of new or existing products for the Sensing, Safety & Industrial Components (SIC) business. Plans and directs schedules and monitors budget/spending. Monitors the project from initiation through delivery. Organizes the interdepartmental activities ensuring completion of the project on schedule and within budget constraints. This position has overall project management responsibility and is expected to be fluent executing projects using agile methodologies.

This role reports to the Sr. Manager, PMO and is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

What they will be doing/ working on:

• Manage new product introduction projects. Agile driven projects.
• The SIC Project Management Office (PMO) is responsible for several new product developments and needs a highly capable and driven project management professional to lead and manage projects that bring these developments to market.
• You will be responsible for managing project planning and execution activities, coordinating resources, budgets and forecasts for product development projects.
• You will lead teams comprised of cross-functional resources for the development and implementation of new product design, manufacturing, and marketing strategies.
• You will be accountable for the overall project success through the full product release.
• Ability to provide detailed updates to stakeholders which may require base understanding of software, firmware, mechanical, electrical and hardware engineering practices within projects.
• Ability to plan and monitor project schedules and key milestones and communicate performance actual performance to plan.
• Strong financial acumen and experience forecasting Operating and Capital expenses and monitoring performance to plan on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Proficiency with risk and issue management including identification, mitigation, and communication.
• Report to business management and senior management on progress while ensuring the project commitments are achieved. Maintain an in-depth understanding of internal business practices to include strategy, portfolio plans, finance, etc.
• Ability to stay organized when managing multiple projects.

Must Have Skills :

• Project Management experience
• Communication-excellent
• Background in microsoft suite
• Core Tools: Jira, Align (can provide training)
• Bachelor of Science degree in an Engineering discipline, or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 5 years in a development engineering associated with new product introduction. Flexible but strong fit needed.
• Experience leading cross-functional team focused projects in an engineering environment.

Preferred qualifications:

· Project Management certificate or PMP certification.

· Certification in one or more agile methodologies, e.g. certified scrum master

· Experience with Jira, Jira Align and JAMA.

· Knowledge of Microsoft office suite (Word, Excel, PPT) and Microsoft Project

· Experience with enterprise resource planning systems (ERP) such as SAP

· Experience with stage-gate processes for Product Development

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