Product Industrialization Project Manager

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Job Description

You will focus on Product Industrialization. Driving operational finesse, efficiency, availability, quality and lead-time and developing long-term plans to support business expectations. Other key areas are building Design for Manufacturing (DFM)/ Design for Supply Chain (DfSCM) processes, technology roadmaps, core/non-core assessments, make-or-buy decisions, CAPEX investments, customization strategies, first-time-right NPI and establishing a culture of continuous improvement.

Your role:

• Project Management of all work to meet Schedule, Cost, and Quality Requirements
• Balancing multiple interdependencies and business risks related to product introduction activities
• Ensuring optimum process capability, alignment to quality standards, and DfMAT (design for manufacturability, assembly and test) best practices are leveraged
• Leading and cooperating with an Operations project team including engineering, procurement, quality, logistics, catalog management and manufacturing
• Representing Operations in the integral project team and acting as Single Point of Contact between Operations and the cross- functional project team
• Identifying and Driving manufacturing/engineering/value chain improvements during product development projects & transfer projects and drive product improvements with regard to variety, cost, quality and failure rate, implementing DfMAT principles
• Identifying the impact of new products on the current supply chain architecture and manufacturing concepts in order to develop the required architecture and solutions, initiate the deployment and define guidelines and complete implementation
• Being responsible for the implementation in the supply chain of project related Engineering Changes
• Cooperate with partners to define concepts of new products with efficient landed costs
• Driving make/buy decisions and be involved in supplier selection process
• Driving operational excellence of project execution to achieve first time right predictable project execution

You're the right fit if:

• Bachelor/Master degree in a technical field (Mechanics/Electronics, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain etc.) and preferably demonstrated ability in the relevant domain.
• Conceptual thinking capabilities (Translate Global Architecture to requirements and Design and resolve production impact)
• Hands-on can-do mentality.
• Preferably understanding of process FMEA’s, design reviews, process validation and knowledge of production process design and relevant knowhow of Logistics/Supply Chain.
• Strong communication skills, embrace good documentation practices and project- and stakeholder managements skills.
• Ability to lead a team of specialists through the product introduction cycle
• Proficiency in English language
• Preferably experienced with problem solving techniques
• Promoter of inclusion & diversity

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