Project Manager

GENERAL PURPOSE:

Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing, monitoring, and influencing the specific elements of a project to insure completion of a project on time and within budget, while meeting product financials and quality goals.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Work within the scope of the BraunAbility Product Development (Stage-Gate) process and AIAG APQP to manage projects as assigned.
• Conduct and motivate cross functional team meetings to manage the project and to promote communication and problem resolution.
• Communication, outside of the CF meetings, to upper managers and across the organization on the project activities.
• Track and manage the scope, timeline, and costs of assigned projects
• Monitor and report the product cost of the project compared to baseline targets
• Support the procurement functions of a project.
• Support the development of creating baseline project timing and product cost during the ideation of a project.
• Coordinate cross functional communication and planning of model year change over activities.
• Identify the expectations of internal and external customers, and strive to meet all applicable to quality robustness, budget, and timing.
• Support the WAV Product Portfolio department activities with product & market research, and serving as a link between the internal resources of the sales process and the product development process.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or a business discipline preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years of related work experience to include 3 years of direct project management experience utilizing management processes (ex. Stage-Gate Innovation) or 3 years of experience launching new vehicle or lift products required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required
• Proven ability to influence cross functional teams required
• Strong knowledge of stage-gate product development process and AIAG APQ requirements needed.
• Ability to handle multiple projects needed.
• Strong organizational skills are needed.
• Strong business acumen needed.
• Technical understanding of wheelchair accessible vehicles (WAV’s) preferred

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $56,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 5 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person

Salary : $56,000