QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Required:
BE /B.Tech with specialization in Mechanical, Electrical engineering,
Mechatronics or comparable education, PMP certified candidate is a
plus
Work Experience
Required:
10 to 12 years of experience in New Product Development field
of which minimum of 7 years of Professional experience in project
Management.
Preferred:
Led product development activities working with Electro-mechanical
engineering and cross functional teams
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Core Responsibilities:
◼ Management of projects based on the defined project goals, the specifications of the Project Management Office, the milestone system / Phase Gate at HARTING and the currently valid rules and procedures for project management.
◼ Definition of the project objectives, i.e., Completion of a target agreement with Customer and team and preparation of the project order / Project Plan.
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◼ Organization, coordination, and control of the overall project process with the involvement of the respective specialist departments such as Marketing & sales, R&D, Supply chain, manufacturing, production etc.
◼ Expertise in Technical Project Management experience including full lifecycle New Product design & developments, all aspects from initial research & development, specifications development, concept development, detailed design, testing & validation, qualification, and industrialization.
◼ Have good understanding of project financial sheet workout. (ROI, IRR, Payback etc)
◼ Responsibility for goals, deadlines, costs, and services, i.e., rolling planning according to the level of detail, continuous coordination and tracking as well as release via project order / AFI.
◼ Reporting / escalation, implementation of project reviews
◼ Execution of project documentation (project review for milestone completion, status display in the project management tool, project completion report)
◼ Command and apply various project management methods
◼ Communication / exchange with the project management office for continuous development of the project management system
◼ Working together with the other project managers in coordination and professional management of parallel running projects
◼ Managing the KPI’s for the location and presenting to the global forum.
◼ Participation in customer and project audits
General Skills:
◼ Project management in the New Product Development (R&D) area from project start to series production.
◼ Must have experience in products developed by R&D New Products (not production New Products).
◼ Distinctive self-initiative and customer orientation
◼ Independent and goal-oriented work method
◼ Secure work with MS-Office incl. MS Project or comparable
◼ Strong communication skills
◼ Good command of English