Project Manager Job at Koch Industries in Naperville

Project Manager

Molex is seeking a motivated and self-driven Project Manager to lead and manage projects serving clients in the medical and/or automotive industry. This Project Manager will interface directly with clients to provide overall project updates.

The Project Manager is responsible for leading high profile, customer-driven, regulated industry new product introduction projects to successful commercialization. Using the Molex Product Development Process methodology, the project manager facilitates the global cross functional project teams throughout the project life cycle. The project life cycle encompasses the Project Preparation, Proposal Development, Project Plan Development, Preliminary Design Completion, Final Design Completion, Production Process Development, Product and Process Qualification, Production Safe Launch.

What You Will Do In Your Role

Lead and facilitate cross functional teams, including Molex teammates, customers and suppliers as required to execute the projects or customer program to achieve the objectives as prescribed by each project scope, including achieving project and new product requirements, schedules, priorities, performance and profitability.

Ensure the successful on-time, within budget execution of projects to the satisfaction of the project stakeholders i.e. customers, project sponsors and leadership.

Continuously conduct risk assessments of strategic, technical, finance and business factors impacting the plan and drive corrective actions to mitigate deviations to the project plan.

Work closely with Business Development, Engineering, Operations and other Molex functions as necessary to ensure accurate scope definition and project management plan development, and ensure efficient and timely project deliverables to customers.

Provide oversight to assigned projects including scheduling, assignment of work, and reviews of project efforts to ensure that the project meets the technical and process specifications.

Manage project to agreed upon scope and ensure that scope creep is avoided. Manage changes to scope to ensure alignment where agreed to with clients and project teams.

Development of the detailed cross functional project coordination plans, including the use of RACI charts or similar tool.

Compile project status reports regularly and present to leadership to track critical project KPIs and identify internal and external factors jeopardizing the project.

Escalate issues and recommended solutions using the escalation process.

Maintain good, clear project records in the MOLEX PDP repository.

The Experience You Will Bring

Requirements:

Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Business or related field

At least 2 years of experience in technical project management and new product launches

Experience in electronics manufacturing industry supporting automotive and/or medical device electronics applications

Demonstrated ability to understand business and finances and align accountabilities and efforts within area of scope.

Previous success working with cross functional teams

Experience communicating with customers

What Will Put You Ahead

Masters Degree in Business or Engineering

PMP Certification

Experience working within Global organization

For this role, we anticipate paying $120,000-$130,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

In order to comply with U.S. export control laws and regulations, this position requires applicants to either provide proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status or be eligible to receive an export authorization (a license) under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations.

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