Senior Project Manager - Manufacturing

VIRA Insight•Lewisville, TX

About The Position

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for successfully executing assigned projects across customer accounts, ranging from small-scale projects to large, complex initiatives. The role leads a project team of Project Managers, Project Service Coordinators, and Planners and oversees the full project lifecycle, from design definition, value engineering, and prototyping through manufacturing, delivery, installation, and ongoing customer service. The position ensures projects meet customer expectations and company standards of excellence.

Requirements

Ability to manage project processes and operations for high-quality client experiences and results, with attention to time and resource efficiency, cost management, and process improvement.
Self-directed and motivated, with the ability to work independently.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent presentation skills and the ability to present solutions clearly and logically.
Demonstrated interpersonal, collaboration, and relationship-building skills.
Five or more years of experience in account or project management.
Extensive experience supporting customer initiatives and a proven record of achieving high customer satisfaction.
High-level technical expertise, including the ability to support and enhance new design and value engineering efforts.
Demonstrated understanding of store fixture manufacturing processes.
Advanced proficiency in Excel, including creating and manipulating pivot tables and performing VLOOKUP functions.
Ability to travel regionally up to 25% of the time or as required.
Valid driver's license.
Ability to operate a computer keyboard and read a variety of materials.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, talk, and hear frequently; sit and stand for extended periods; and carry and lift materials up to 25 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.
Experience with Epicor ERP software.

Responsibilities

Manage, develop, coach, and motivate the project team to achieve project objectives.
Oversee team metrics and performance, aligning them with company and departmental goals.
Coordinate and direct all project and program phases, including RFPs, order confirmations, sales orders, detailing, purchasing, production, delivery, and installation.
Obtain a complete definition for each project and communicate customer expectations to the division support team.
Review strategic value engineering opportunities with customers to identify mutually beneficial cost savings.
Ensure products are engineered to customer specifications.
Apply technical manufacturing knowledge to project execution and strategic planning.
Develop project timelines, coordinate project launch cycles with the Production Scheduler, monitor progress, and develop corrective actions when needed.
Coordinate with Purchasing to ensure timely, on-budget material procurement.
Manage project margins using specialized tools to maintain profitability and meet budget constraints.
Participate in prototype development and review.
Monitor production through physical review of work in process and labor and costing reports; help develop corrective actions where needed.
Use Excel, including pivot tables and VLOOKUP functions, to analyze data and support decision-making.
Provide shipping instructions, including verification of site offload conditions where applicable.
Facilitate and assist with customer inventory reports and their review.
Facilitate outsourcing of production and services when required by production capacity.
Provide technical support to Sales and Estimating as required.
Visit manufacturing locations to review new products before primary manufacturing and shipments begin.
Reinforce standard operating procedures within the team to support compliance, consistency, and quality.
Perform other related duties as assigned.