SC Project Manager (REMOTE) (Hanover, PA (Plant), Pennsylvania, US)

Location: Hanover, PA (Plant), Pennsylvania, United States
Job ID: 66587
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Our mission is to keep cities and people around the world moving. Since 1874 Schindler has an outstanding reputation for not only elevating buildings, but the well-being of everyone who lives and works in them. Do you have the talent, ambition, and vision to help us elevate tomorrow's world?

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As a leading employer in the urban mobility industry, we are always looking for a diverse group of people who can create exceptional value for our customers.

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SC Project Manager (REMOTE)

Your Skills

PRIMARY FUNCTION / POSITION OVERVIEW:

• Project Manager reporting to the Sr Manager, Supply Chain Project Management Office (PMO)
• Lead cross-functional project teams in the execution of Supply Chain Strategic Projects
  • Lead collaboration with cross-functional teams to establish project execution timelines, key milestones, resource requirements and approval gates.
  • Responsible for proposal reviews, evaluations and presentation materials.
  • Establish and drive project execution cadence
  • Identify project risks and formulate risk containment plans.
  • Identify and assess barriers to project execution and develop plans to remove barriers
  • Ensure project effectiveness reporting via measuring results and corresponding KPI reporting.
• Support strategic project development through periodic workshops and events focused on collaboration around strategic objectives and concept generation.
• Lead and support supply chain internal operational/tactical projects as necessary with focus areas in sourcing, material planning, logistics and manufacturing continuous improvement.
• Report project progress to planned schedule, provide status updates and report project planned vs actual results via KPIs and other performance measures.
• Perform root cause and corrective action analysis for at-risk and off-track projects, and drive corrective actions identified.
• Provide project management guidance for Supply Chain stakeholders applying the appropriate level of control and influence based on specific project criteria;
• Tactical/Operational Projects: Support, Consultation and Collaboration
• Strategic Projects: Governance, Support, Transparency & Reporting
• Assigned Projects: Direct ownership and control of management, execution and reporting
• Develop project management and execution traceability for reporting status and actual vs planned results

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Strategic project execution, reporting, visibility and risk management-35%
Manage Assigned Projects with direct ownership and control-25%
Provide tactical project support, consultation and collaboration -15%
Measure project effectiveness via measuring results and corresponding KPI reporting-15%
Execute enterprise-wide change management related to projects-5%
Support periodic workshops & events for strategic project funnel development-5%

Your Experience

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to manage through influence and deliver results with cross-functional teams without direct reporting relationships
• Demonstrated experience managing supply chain internal projects and associated change management within the manufacturing sector.
• Professional experience leading projects/initiatives with multiple stakeholders within a matrix organization
• Professional experience as an operational leader or project manager in a manufacturing environment
• Highly collaborative skill set with ability to gather and comprehend information and input from multiple stakeholders and form alignment around organizational objectives
• Strong communication & presentations skills with ability to effectively communicate on all levels within the organization from CEO to production floor associates
• Strategic aptitude and mindset with demonstrated ability to translate strategic objectives into operational/tactical initiatives that advance organizational progress toward achieving strategic objectives
• Advanced problem solving capabilities with demonstrated ability to navigate barriers by actively and collaboratively defining solutions
• Highly organized and analytical with meticulous approach to initiative/project planning, organization, and execution.
• Demonstrated experience measuring initiative effectiveness via KPI & score card development and deployment.
• APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional Certification (CSCP) or Project Management Professional (PMP) highly preferred
• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Project Management or Finance preferred
• Strong knowledge of, and demonstrated experience with project management tools and methodologies: Six Sigma, Agile, APF/APM, PFMEA, RACI, SIPOC
• Professional experience in supplier management, supplier qualification or contract management within the manufacturing sector a plus.

Our Commitment

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Competitive Medical, Dental and Vision Plans - All benefits effective from first day of hire
• Generous Paid Time Off (All employees start with 3 weeks of vacation which then increases with tenure in addition to sick days, floating holidays and 8 Company Observed Holidays)
• Tuition Reimbursement (Eligible after 6 months of service)
• Parental Leave - 100% base pay for 6 consecutive weeks within first year of a child's birth or adoption
• 401k Plan: Eligible and company match and vesting on first day of employment
• Company Match: 100% on first 4% of employee contributions than 50% on the next 6% of employee Contributions
  • If an employee contributes 10%, Schindler matches 7%

Will you join us and elevate tomorrow's World?

We look forward to receiving your complete online application.
For questions, please contact Pooja Gupta,

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