Project Management Specialist

As Project Management Specialist you will support project and subproject leadership by creating, preparing, and coordinating interdepartmental processes. Initiation of target-oriented controlling of the project, timely execution of committee preparation, and assignment tracking.

This role is located with our client in the Vance, AL area.

Responsibilities:

Project Planning and Coordination:

• Integrates tracking of planning processes in the project in cooperation with the subproject teams and involved departments.
• Customize and track process in the PM tool Jira.
• Creates measures in the case of recognizable goal deviations for the observance of product and production goals in coordination with project leadership.
• Plans and supports planning workshops with subproject leaders of the various shops.
• Assigns, monitors, controls and ensures the completion of work packages regarding the planning objectives as well as the maintenance of open issues lists for the project.
• Reports project status to plant and project leadership

Methods

• Establishes and applies efficient ways for managing and controlling of target-oriented processes.
• Organizes production planning summaries and the production plant's project-oriented meetings.
• Ensures communication and the target-oriented information flow in and out of the subprojects.
• Integrates the use of methods and instruments of project management.
• Documents methods in the spirit of best practices for execution within the project and future projects.

Processes

• Creates new processes to support target achievement regarding costs, milestones, and quality in the project.
• Coordinates and prepares various meetings and related documents in coordination with the subproject leaders.
• Highlights deviations regarding aligned processes.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or Business Administration or related area, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2 years' professional experience in project planning/management or/and project execution setting.
• Advanced presentation design skills, with Think-Cell plugin experience
• Certificates for agile project management (e.g. Scrum Master)
• Excellent communication skills
• Data management and strong organization skills
• Working knowledge of MS office software, especially MS PowerPoint
• Working knowledge and customization skills of PM tool Jira
• Basic knowledge of Li-Ion batteries
• German language skills

What we offer

This position is for a long term renewable contract with an excellent hourly rate including benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, FSA and 401k along with paid holidays and vacation days.

Please apply ONLY if you fulfill the above mentioned minimum requirements.

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person