NPI Project Manager

Flex•Columbia, SC

About The Position

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary. Job Summary To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a NPI Project Manager located in Columbia, SC. Reporting to the Sr. NPI Manager the NPI Project Manager role is responsible for managing projects of medium complexity in order to meet performance indicators (cost, delivery, quality, etc.) of a specific organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or related field.
5 years of related experience.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents.
Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.
Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or style.
Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference to practical situations.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Demonstrates expert functional, technical and people and/or process management skills as well as customer (external and internal) relationship skills.
Demonstrates detailed expertise in very complex functional/ technical area or broad breadth of knowledge in multiple areas; understands the strategic impact of the function across site.

Responsibilities

Establish project schedule, financial parameters, and technical requirements, managing project from initiation through transfer.
Communicate customer requirements, specifications, project schedule, and budget constraints to cross-functional teams, including engineers, senior management, and consultants.
Review daily production schedule and identify problem areas.
Assess causes of problems and provide technical support and direction to project team to resolve issues.
Develop status reports, including project financials, ensuring project team is meeting customer requirements and measuring cost control.
Maintain project plan documents, procedures, and project deliverables.
Conduct presentations of technical information concerning specific projects/schedules, etc.
Assist in the management of larger projects/programs.
Provide advice to lower-level Project/Product Managers to achieve goals in accordance with established policies.
Recommend changes to policies which may affect subordinate organization(s).
Interact frequently with customers and/or functional peer group managers. May interact with senior management; frequently interact with middle management and professional.