Project Manager - Enterprise Initiatives

Greene Tweed•Lansdale, PA

About The Position

At Greene, Tweed, you'll find the cutting-edge technology, world-class polymer expertise and endless advancement opportunities you'd expect from a multi-national industry leader. You'll find them all in an environment that embraces diversity in people and opinions, moves decision making to the point of impact, and celebrates your success. If you enjoy continuous learning and are excited about working with and creating technological solutions, explore career opportunities with Greene, Tweed. Job Summary: Greene Tweed has been pushing the boundaries of material science for more than 160 years, creating products that are resilient, efficient, and sustainable. In support of an ambitious global growth plan, Greene Tweed’s Transformation Office is hiring an experienced change agent to lead large, cross-functional Enterprise Process Improvement projects. The Project Manager – Enterprise Initiatives will translate broad problem statements and white space challenges into clearly defined and solvable projects that he/she leads to successful completion. Deployable across every corner of the company, the Project Manager – Enterprise Initiatives will use Data Analysis, Process Investigation and Design, Business Requirements, Benchmarking, Program Management, and Continuous Improvement tools to create project charters, create teams, and lead them to successful outcomes. He/she will demonstrate a high level of business acumen and a focus on measurable results to generate step changes in key process performance at a cross-functional, company level.

Requirements

B.S or equivalent in Technical or Business disciplines
Continuous Improvement Black Belt or Master Black Belt a plus
Substantial project and program management experience required.
Substantial change management experience required.
Min 10 yrs experience preferably in progressivelychallenging engineering, technology, project mgmt and/or leadership roles
High integrity, modeling all elements of Greene Tweed Code of Conduct

Nice To Haves

Accountability & Drive for Results - Ability to work with minimal supervision; steadfastly pushes self & others for results, bias for action and measurable results.
High level of influence and emotional intelligence
A bold, out-of-the-box thinker and doer who demonstrates a clear understanding of the objectives and tactics needed to deliver critical projects
Influences and motivates team members towards accomplishment of project goals, deliverables, and timelines.
Builds strong relationships.
Recognizes success of team members.
Strong Communication - Determines escalation points and maintains alignment with stakeholders and team members.
Able to interact at all levels with team members and leadership.
Excellent planning, decision making, and organizational skills - Can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal with a high level of detail.
High level of critical thinking, intellectual curiosity and strategic thinking.
Drives efforts and prioritization toward maximum future business impact.
Managerial Courage – Escalates resource capability and motivation gaps; builds an environment of constructive conflict and psychological safety, capable of participating in performance management.
This position may require U.S. Person status as defined by applicable law for authorized access to data controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) depending on the assigned business unit. A U.S. Person includes U.S. Citizens, U.S. Nationals, lawful permanent residents, and workers granted refugee or asylum status in the United States.

Responsibilities

Directly manages Transformation Projects and Programs tied to the company’s strategic business plan and 2030 vision, as assigned by the Director, TMO.
Manages the lifecycle of these projects and programs to ensure a structured approach.
Able to translate broad problem statements and white space challenges into clearly defined and solvable projects, with a phased approach as needed.
Drives the business case for strategic initiatives and validates the impact on business critical outcomes, applying best-practice financial and prioritization practices.
Maintains regular tactical and strategic alignment with business and leadership
Demonstrates business acumen and critical thinking in connecting tactics to the bigger picture, and identifying key elements that underpin critical business decisions.
Ability to interface with commercial, technical and manufacturing resources to drive progress.
Leverages understanding of business and operations workflows to speed progress.
Ability to negotiate priorities and timelines across business units and escalate as needed to align priorities.
Anticipates and identifies potential roadblocks and solicits input in overcoming barriers.
Manages risk; leveraging structured approaches across budget and schedule, customer requirements, commercial requirements, supply chain requirements, manufacturing and quality capabilities, and resourcing plan
Tracks and forecasts progress to plan with a sense of urgency and high level of detail.
Establishes cross-functional teams as required, ensuring clarity on roles and responsibilities, alignment, and setting the cadence for progress tracking.
Monitors and communicates regularly to team members on completion status of their project deliverables as well as project changes.
Leverages other change agents throughout the company to collaborate on impact.
Assesses, monitors and ensures availability of cross-functional resources to follow through on existing projects and initiation of new projects.
Serves as role model to team members in demonstrating urgency, responsiveness, collaboration, and clear communication.
Builds and maintains strong working relationships.