Beacon EmbeddedWorks-posted 14 days ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Onsite • Eden Prairie, MN
251-500 employees

The Program/Project Manager is the main interface between the customer and the business and is responsible for all aspects of assigned customers and activities, including performance management, resource management, training, sales and proposal support. The Program/Project Manager is responsible for customer P&L within their vertical market and is expected to deliver value to the customer and Beacon EmbeddedWorks. Sustained profitability and position Beacon for additional follow-on business are two other key goals. The Program/Project Manager derives satisfaction from working collaboratively, surmounting challenges, and exceeding expectations on all levels.

  • Responsible for strategy creation along with contingency planning and risk mitigation
  • Effectively source team members to accounts/programs while meeting or exceeding quality, utilization, wait-time, and cost goals
  • Build effective cross-functional, multi-site, multi-discipline, and customer relationships
  • Solve difficult program execution problems as well as provide leadership to other team members
  • Oversee small programs by mentoring and coaching engineers to stay within scope and on budget with program demands
  • Develop strong working relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure effective communication with all related functional areas
  • Responsible and accountable for program and project execution according to plan, budget, and scope
  • Establish and analyze program profitability against targeted levels and identify causes for discrepancies and opportunities for improvement - drive corrective action efforts as required
  • Manage development of and implement resource plan, schedule, budget, risks analysis, and acceptance criteria
  • Track and report performance metrics, action items, issues, and risks on a weekly basis
  • Identify opportunities to fulfill customer requirements cost effectively and suggest alternative approaches where appropriate
  • Effectively record and publish meeting notes and action items
  • Implement project documentation according to documented requirements
  • Effectively escalate issues in a timely manner. Develop and manage return to green plans according to commitments.
  • Successfully execute to internal and external program reporting requirements
  • Support the Beacon proposal team as for the PM portion of design services and manufacturing proposals
  • Effectively manage costing and pricing process to achieve margin targets
  • Assist in identifying required customer information to develop comprehensive and timely solutions
  • Partner with Operations and Engineering to ensure that the business is modeled for profitability
  • Involved in the development of business strategies relevant to program management processes and goals
  • Proactively seeks opportunities for improvement in quality, process or profitability and develops and implements plans to achieve results
  • Initiate, lead and contribute to strategic projects
  • Identifies areas for internal improvement and develops implementation plans
  • Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the required skill, knowledge, and abilities
  • Minimum of three (3) years of project management experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Experience managing projects from concept through production; initial project proposal, resource planning, material control/scheduling, and cost accounting/budgeting
  • Comfortable with project report outs and negotiations. Being able to think outside the box for solutions to continue to make progress.
  • Knowledge of manufacturing best practices such as Lean, 5S, and Kaizen is an asset
  • Experience with an Enterprise Resource Planning Systems such as Intuitive, Empower, OpenAir or similar system
  • Professional certifications desired (PMP, Six Sigma, etc.) or interested in obtaining one while working for Beacon
  • Experience with regulated markets (e.g. Medical, Aerospace, ISO standards, etc.)
  • NPI experience
  • Quality Management Systems experience
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