Program Manager

Elkay Manufacturing•Erie, PA

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Program Manager reports to The Flow Systems Product Management & Engineering Director and is responsible for leading complex, multi-disciplinary projects for our Flow Systems product lines. You plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing project schedules and budget, identifying risks, and clearly communicating goals to project stakeholders. You will be responsible for providing program management to product development and business breakthrough initiatives across a variety of water-related business groups and geographies.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience and success in managing complex, cross-functional product development and/or business initiative programs.
1+ years of results-oriented program leadership experience in an industrial marketing or industrial product management environment
University bachelor's degree: advanced degree a plus
Travel up to 20%.
Strategic and creative thinker with strong analytical and decision-making skills that can achieve quality, service, cost, and profit goals.
Proven success at managing and leading a team of professionals with demonstrated success as an energizing, empowering leader.
Proven success holding cross functional teams accountable to actions and timelines.
Well organized with exceptional written, verbal and formal presentation skills
Ability to secure buy-in for initiatives from all management levels including senior leaders.
Must possess team, organizational effectiveness skills, and financial/strategic acumen.

Nice To Haves

Prefer working knowledge of Lean Product Development and/or Agile Development methods.
Prefer hands-on experience implementing Lean in non-operational functions.

Responsibilities

Lead development of complex program schedules, expense and capital budgeting, and resource forecasting.
Ensuring integration of cross-functional schedules and deliverables.
Identify and manage risks, make judgments about quality and stopping/speeding up the program at the right time.
Lead the program scope definition and timely execution of key program decisions.
Manage program change after decisions are made.
Deliver the program on time via the allocation of time, budget, and manpower.
Lead the improvement of New Product Development processes and tools.
Drive accountability to schedules and budget by maintaining program schedules, scorecards, and facilitating project reviews.
Capture learnings from NPD and strategic initiatives and incorporate into new projects and process improvements.