JOB SUMMARY
The Ops Project Manager III will facilitate and lead strategic initiatives for a defined customer (internal or external) or user. Provide management and guidance to multi-functional project teams. Manage and enhance customer relationships. Provide full accountability for project schedules, project management and performance requirements for enterprise level projects.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
· Responsible for ensuring all of the project requirements and/or objectives are correctly gathered, understood and properly translated for execution
· Build team(s) to address the project goals and objectives
· Collaborate with customer (internal or external) from requirements gathering through product acceptance/ approval
· Align the project team to customer needs by establishing milestones, goals, and objectives based on input from all functional areas and stakeholders within the project
· Review project schedules with functional project managers and project coordinators allocated to projects
· Provide guidance and motivation to project teams to successfully achieve project goal and corporate initiatives
· Communicate project objectives in terms of overall strategic business objectives
· Serve as interface with customers, vendors, stakeholders and project sponsor(s)
· Manage development of project plans with focus on achievement of project goals and corporate initiatives, including project specific Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) or metrics
· Responsible for recognizing project's Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and manage the work within scope, quality, time and cost constraints
· Drive project to completion in accordance with the project schedule
· Coordinate the efforts of the team to develop an integrated project plan and risk analysis with action plans to mitigate the risks
· Management of Resource capacity and time tracking allocated to the project
· Participates in the financial management and analysis of costs for projects, including Capital Expenditures Requests (CER's) travel, training, resources allocation and other project related costs
· Accountable for overall project success - including cost, schedule, quality, and scope management
· Report project status, issues and implemented solutions as well as evaluations and assessments of the results
· Provide leaders with updates, including greatest opportunities for improvement
· Recognize potential problem areas against the plan and identify and implement alternative solutions
· Identify best cost solutions to reduce cost by streamlining processes and systems (i.e. modification of responsibilities or consolidation of tasks, elimination of non-value added processes, or complete re-engineering of processes and systems)
· Provide key stakeholders with regular project performance status, variances to plan, and identification of corrective actions (if required)
· Drive continuous improvement through trend reporting analysis and metrics management
· Demonstrate a commitment to customer service; anticipate, meet and exceed expectations by solving problems quickly and effectively, making customer issues a priority
· Drive relevant, concise and effective communication through a variety of mediums
· Comply and follow all procedures within the company security policy
· May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned
JOB QUALIFICATIONS KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS
· Demonstrated Leadership and Management capabilities
· Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification desirable
· Knowledge of organization's operating policies and procedures required
· Knowledge of organization's culture and guiding principles
· Previous experience in manufacturing environment: Engineering, Test, Quality, Planning, Materials, etc
· Prior experience in customer interface
· Strong operational and financial knowledge required
· Substantial knowledge of Jabil and demonstrated ability to leverage organization
· Consultative skills (ability to understand true customer needs)
· Good communications skills
· Distinctive problem solving leader
· Should have the following personal characteristics: strong leader, professional, hard-charging, detail-oriented, reliable, calm under fire, creative, with a can-do attitude
· Automotive/ Medical background experience as required
· Proficiency in use of personal computers, Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word and PowerPoint) and e-mail skills required
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
· Bachelor's degree required (Supply Chain Management or Engineering)
· PMP certified professional is desirable
· Minimum 2 years work-related experience required in a supervisory/management role and
· Minimum 2 years project management experience or related discipline
· Or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience
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