Senior Project Manager Operations - Global Transportation and International Trade Compliance

Garmin International, Inc.•Olathe, KS

About The Position

Garmin is seeking a full-time Senior Project Manager Operations at its U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. The role serves as a leader and mentor in project management activities between project teams and other departments during development of Garmin products, with responsibility for mid- to large-scale and complex projects. The position is part of the Global Transportation and International Trade Compliance team, which manages worldwide transportation operations, including fuel costing, routing and mapping, warehousing, communications, EDI implementations, traveler and cargo handling, and carrier selection. The Senior Project Manager leads project planning, execution, communication, risk management, issue resolution, and process improvement, and mentors less-experienced project managers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, Operations, Engineering, or a related field and at least 5 years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 as a general rule.
Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, along with effective customer service skills.
Ability to lead a team and successfully execute projects of any scale or complexity.
Advanced understanding of Operations, IT, and Engineering issues as they relate to engineering project management, including the ability to identify and mitigate risks.
Proven communication, interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills demonstrated through prior project management success.
Demonstrated success bringing cross-functional teams together for effective problem resolution.
Previous experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint.
Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
Positive, detail-oriented, organized, and team-oriented approach; a driven problem solver, multitasker, and self-starter able to prioritize and lead in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Nice To Haves

APICS certification (American Production and Inventory Control Society).
Outstanding academics, with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5.
Previous experience with Oracle ERP demonstrating technical competence in configuring business functional modules.
General understanding of application programming, databases, and system design.
General understanding of Internet, Intranet, Extranet, and client/server architectures.

Responsibilities

Apply advanced project management expertise to complex projects, communicating project scope, milestones, and decisions.
Lead timely documentation of project scope, including assumptions, internal, external, and regulatory requirements, objectives, validation needs, and resource estimates for costs and timing.
Lead effective and efficient team meetings, drive efforts toward resolution and closure, and identify and resolve project-team conflicts.
Keep team members and stakeholders appropriately informed, lead project tradeoff discussions, and drive decisions that keep projects moving forward.
Create and maintain complex timelines and milestone tracking, and use project metrics and risk management principles to identify and mitigate potential schedule impacts.
Drive project development and issue resolution by identifying risks and issues, creating mitigation plans for projects within the assigned segment, and identifying issues affecting other segments.
Resolve conflicts by understanding interdependencies and developing effective relationships among teams, Garmin departments, and external parties such as customers and suppliers.
Use product-domain knowledge to contribute to advanced concepts, new-feature development, and research into new technologies.
Apply knowledge of document control and change management processes.
Independently find solutions to challenges and suggest or lead improvements to product development and project management processes.
Create or enhance tools that support project planning and tracking of development activities.
Make substantial contributions to determining the feasibility of project goals and objectives.
Mentor and evaluate less-experienced Project Managers (Project Manager 1 and 2) and share knowledge with them.
Provide reliable solutions to difficult problems using sound problem-solving techniques.
Prepare flow charts and diagrams as needed to manage project success, and recommend new project opportunities and related improvements.