The Project Manager leads assigned cross-functional M2S projects from concept to completion using disciplined project management and the Stage Gate process. This development role suits someone with early project experience who is ready to grow into larger, more strategic projects. Success means aligning teams around clear scope, decisions, deliverables, timing, risk, and measurable business results.
Organizational Development (10%)
- Build working relationships across Commercial, Marketing, R&D, Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, and other functions needed for project success.
- Create clarity around roles, decision rights, priorities, and expectations so teams can move work forward efficiently.
- Raise cross-functional barriers early and work with team leads to resolve them, while strengthening a culture of ownership, transparency, and follow-through.
Core Results (65%)
- Lead projects from initiation through commercialization, implementation, or formal closeout, with guidance from the project sponsor and manager, applying consistent project-management practices, tools, and templates.
- Develop the project charter, objectives, scope, business case, deliverables, milestones, resources, budget, stakeholders, and success measures with sponsor and functional-leader input.
- Build and maintain integrated project plans; track schedule, budget, risks, decisions, dependencies, actions, and changes.
- Coordinate required deliverables across each project and confirm the team is prepared for start, stop, continue, or redirect decisions.
- Run project-team meetings with clear agendas, decisions, owners, due dates, and documented follow-up.
- Identify risks and issues early, drive mitigation, and escalate decisions or resource constraints promptly.
- Give sponsors and leadership concise, accurate status reports covering progress, financial impact, timing, risks, decisions needed, and next steps.
- Ensure projects transition effectively into business ownership, including completion of launch or implementation requirements, documentation, lessons learned, and post-project review.
Enterprise Value Creation (25%)
- Execute projects that improve revenue, margin, customer value, quality, capacity, cost, speed, or risk reduction across M2S.
- Tie project decisions to measurable business value and help sponsors weigh trade-offs among scope, timing, resources, cost, and risk.
- Contribute to continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and suggesting practical improvements to Stage Gate tools.
- Support larger strategic initiatives as assigned.
Core Competencies
- Cross-functional coordination and project planning skills.
- Ability to connect projects to business outcomes.
- Clear written and verbal communication.
- Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, and project tools.
- Eagerness to learn and take ownership.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred; 2–5 years of project experience; CAPM or PMP a plus.
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