Program Manager, Plant

ElringKlinger • Easley, SC

4d

About The Position

The Program Manager, Plant leads global and cross-location projects and controls, coaches, and motivates interdisciplinary project teams. The role is responsible for achieving project targets for deadlines, costs, product quality, product features, and other project-specific aspects within the framework of customer contracts and internal target agreements. The position makes decisions within agreed project parameters to achieve project goals, tracks project KPIs and progress against the APQP milestone schedule, and reports status to the Manager and defined steering committee.

The Program Manager serves as the customer contact and coordinates communication between the customer and project team, while acting as an escalation point for both. The role proactively manages escalations and initiates measures when project targets may deviate. It also supports the definition and standardization of BU-related ramp-up and project-management processes, identifies continuous improvement activities, conducts lessons learned, and transfers knowledge into standards.

The position controls change and claim management for customer projects and internal change projects, coordinates commercial tasks with Sales, assists with customer negotiations, and reviews and approves offer conditions within a defined framework. Other duties may be assigned.

Responsibilities

• Lead global and cross-location projects.
• Control, coach, and motivate interdisciplinary project teams.
• Ensure achievement of project targets for deadlines, costs, product quality, product features, and other project-specific aspects within customer contracts and internal target agreements.
• Make decisions within agreed project parameters to achieve project goals.
• Track project-related KPIs and progress against the APQP milestone schedule.
• Report project status to the Manager and defined steering committee.
• Serve as the customer contact and coordinate customer communication within the project team.
• Act as an escalation point for the customer and project team.
• Proactively manage escalations and initiate measures when project-target deviations are imminent.
• Help define and standardize BU-related process descriptions for ramp-up and project management.
• Identify and initiate continuous improvement activities as part of the CIP process.
• Conduct lessons learned and initiate the transfer of knowledge into standards.
• Control change and claim management for customer projects and internal change projects.
• Coordinate commercial tasks with Sales and assist with customer negotiations.
• Review and approve offer conditions within a defined framework.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed