Contractor - Project Manager

The Manufacturing and Logistics Project Manager works with Global Experience & Innovation Experience leadership to manage the manufacturing and logistics of medallions, new products and ship materials, on time and within budget, while establishing and enforcing a high bar for quality and standards. They are responsible for monitoring the continuous progression of development, assembly, integration and implementation of an overall design, production and delivery strategy. This role will interface and coordinate the integration of various products and experiences.

Essential Functions:

• In conjunction with the GXI leadership group, document, maintain, and enforce effective processes, procedures, and standards that work to deliver projects on time and within budget that meet planned benefits.  
• Manage project plans according to manufacturing/logistics budget and roadmaps
• Manage logistics of Medallion wearable international shipping according to strategy/activations
• Manage logistics of Ship Materials end to end from identification to receiving
• Aide GXI leadership in managing/planning new product engineering/manufacturing
• Manage plans and cross functional global teams for shipping approaches for medallions/accessories as well as xIoT and ship equipment.
• Coordinate with leads within the program to determine strategic processes and tasks to meet the program’s long-term goals.
• Coordinate cross-project activities, including Major milestones, Budgets, Design Requirements reconciliation with Operational Requirements
• Manage projects towards delivery of business results and prepare organization for effective post-deployment support and measurement of benefits.
• Ability to define and drive scope and move it forward with regular communication to the team and upper management.
• Ability to interpret executive and project lead direction into project development.
• Facilitate communication between Project and Functional Mgmt., establish continuity of resources between each Project phase, and resolve problems, challenges and concerns
• Prepare written reports for leadership updates
• Prepare staffing plans and estimates with input from internal and external project team members for all project phases
• Establish team work plans, project priorities, schedules, and overall resource planning
• Evaluate risks and interdependencies, within project and across projects.  Mitigate risks and drive issues to resolution through effective project and program governance.
• Setup and facilitate effective project governance and stakeholder communications.
• Advise senior management concerning issues and their impact to the department’s business strategy.
• Actively contribute to the operations group by providing leadership in the use of technology to further achieve efficiencies.
• Ensure infrastructure and application support is managed effectively, with a focus on availability, serviceability, reliability and continuous improvement.