Manager, Product Development Systems

Fortune Brands • Deerfield, IL

105d • $105,000 - $165,000

About The Position

The Manager of Product Development & Engineering Systems is responsible for executing the strategic vision and providing technical leadership for Global Product Development & Engineering systems and associated processes. They will lead the implementation, administration, and continuous improvement of systems and process capability required to reach the new product portion of GPG growth targets. The scope of work includes PPM and CAD/engineering technology/SAP BPC platforms and the associated infrastructure. Through a combination of targeted technology utilization, greater system integration, and process improvements, Global Product Development & Engineering will realize substantial improvements in speed, efficiency and effectiveness across core systems and processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Sciences or related field is required.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in engineering and/or product development to include 4 years leading the support and implementation of enterprise-level PPM systems in a distributed global organization.
• Expert level knowledge and hands-on configuration experience of MS Project online, SharePoint online, SQL Server.
• Experience with Microsoft Power Platform tools (Power Automate, Power Apps, Power BI etc.) is required.
• Experience in merging data from SAP R3 ERP platform with MS Project Online/SQL Server data, and Excel based financial models within QlikView analytics software required.
• Excellent technology troubleshooting skills, and ability to learn new tools, skills, and environments quickly.
• Ability to effectively manage change and complex organizational projects.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with other Microsoft Cloud Technologies like Azure Services is a huge plus.
• Experience within engineering systems (3DX/SolidWorks), change control processes connected to a distributed manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of portfolio management, project management, and engineering system improvements that drive greater efficiencies.
• Proactively identify the impact of potential process changes, integrate new initiatives with existing processes, and ensure that all processes are consistent and fit together.
• Deliver actionable insights based upon key portfolio metric trends, and assure global process discipline.
• Facilitate and guide the strategic decision-making processes by defining, monitoring, and reporting key metrics.
• Lead the generation of solutions to complex business problems by mining data and reports to yield relevant, actionable insights.
• Establish the future looking system technology roadmap to enable necessary global integration across GPG.
• Lead the development, improvement and implementation of global system standards, procedures, and best-practice across Global Product Development & Engineering.
• Provide software implementation and support, including necessary configuration changes to software.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health plans.
• Market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution.
• Product discounts.
• Flexible time off benefits including half-day summer Fridays.
• Inclusive fertility / adoption benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree