Manager, Project Management

Whirlpool Corporation • Saint Joseph, MO

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Whirlpool Corporation is a leading home appliance company focused on improving life at home. As a major U.S.-based manufacturer, the company drives innovation through its brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, KitchenAid, JennAir, Maytag, Amana, Brastemp, Consul, and InSinkErator. In 2024, the company reported approximately $17 billion in annual sales, with nearly 90% in the Americas, supported by 44,000 employees and 40 manufacturing and technology research centers. This role is within the Project Leadership Office (PLO) at the St Joseph Tech Center in Michigan, USA, focusing on project and program leadership for new product development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Administration.
• 3 - 5 years of proven program and project management experience of increasing size and scope (scope, time, cost, quality, communications, stakeholder and risk management working on global and/or domestic projects).

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree (Preferred).
• Multilingual capabilities (welcome due to work with different regions like Mexico, India, Brazil, China, Italy).
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification and/or Disciplined Agile Scrum Master (DASM) Certification.
• 1 - 5 years of experience in Consumer/Durable Goods Sector Product Development.
• Experience in the Home Appliance industry, and in Cooking / Dishwashing.
• Financial planning, analysis, and capital investment management.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of new product development projects and derivative models approved in the platform planning phase, including KPIs monthly.
• Lead the project team through all project phases: Initiation, Planning, Control & Monitoring, Execution, and Closure.
• Work on projects using the Whirlpool Product Development (WPD) System/Methodology for Production Development Projects (PDP).
• Provide recommendations for all gate approvals.
• Collect project requirements from stakeholders and manage trade-offs to meet project goals.
• Act as the central point of contact for the project, conducting meetings, integration events, status reports, and gate approvals at all organizational levels.
• Embed Project Management and WPD system tools, techniques, and practices within the PLO community and project teams.
• Manage projects across all knowledge areas: Integration, Scope, Time, Cost, Quality, Human Resources, Communications, Risk, Procurement, and Stakeholder Management.
• Manage global cross-functional teams to deliver new product development projects on a regional and/or global scale, from concept to final implementation and release.
• Motivate cross-functional teams to collaborate on achieving platform goals.
• Manage risks by developing plans to avoid, mitigate, transfer, accept, or explore them with the project team.
• Drive issue resolution.
• Manage changes by guiding the team through requests, impact analysis, and go/no-go decisions.
• Manage data in multiple systems to report KPIs monthly, provide component part tracking status, and facilitate communication between core team members.
• Drive capital calendar and project expenses planning and execution, overseeing spending and monthly outlook status.
• Travel to key manufacturing sites (NAR), especially during project launch periods (3-5 days per month on average).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager