Requirements Manager Sr.

Oshkosh Corp.•Bradenton, FL

53d•Onsite

About The Position

At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions. The Senior Requirements Manager will be responsible for the truck creation of Fleet vehicles from bid handoff through the virtual truck build, to when the truck is released to manufacturing, and through the final inspection of the physical build. This role will ensure the technical build and physical production of the truck aligns to and is being developed based on the specific customers' order. The Senior Requirements Manager will liaison between the customer, virtual build team, and production floor, including Engineering and Sales, to achieve a high level of customer satisfaction.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field and four or more years of relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience in project management.
Technical aptitude and understanding of prints and drawings.
Excellent customer service skills, communication skills, and ability to collaborate.
Ability to influence without authority and handle difficult conversations with various customer groups.

Responsibilities

Partner with the customer to validate truck specifications are identified and upheld throughout the virtual build process.
Update engineering drawings and blueprints with customer changes to the truck.
Initiate production change orders (PCOs) to initiate customer changes to the truck.
Manipulate and understand pricing of options and be able to communicate pricing to the customer.
Conduct weight reviews and working with the customer and engineering to ensure feasibility based on vehicle configuration and options selected.
Act as the main point of contact for the customer from the finalization of the bid process through final inspection of the truck.
Host visits with the customers and sales representatives; coordinate logistics of each visit.
Utilize knowledge of truck capabilities to coordinate technical build of truck in collaboration with the physical build of the truck.
Influence using established option content and utilize informed choices to assist customers through changes.
Finalize review packet for handoff to engineering.
Host lunches and/or dinners with customers and sales representatives.