POSITION OVERVIEW:
Reports to Marketing Manager - Flooring for Global Construction Products. Project Manager will be accountable for successful delivery of key commercialization initiatives for Construction Products business. Project Manager will collaborate & coordinate with all functions including Sales, Technical, R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing, etc. Will define scope, manage expectations, create timelines and achieve deliverables.
Role scope includes project management for:
- New product commercialization initiatives.
- Product improvement, extensions, value engineering and rationalization initiatives.
- Product expansion across new distribution channels (wholesale, retail, OEM, industrial).
- Other projects as assigned.
Key Responsibilities:
30% manage projects
20% manage warranty processes
20% Stage Gate projects
30% miscellaneous.
- Lead teams to achieve deliverables of Stage Gate process. Ensure team preparedness for product Stage Gate reviews.
- Promote collaborative and engaged teams to accomplish business objectives.
- Create and execute project plans. Track, report and revise to meet changing needs and requirements.
- Identify resources needed for teams and assign individual responsibilities. Establish clear project goals, roles and responsibilities.
- Communicate regularly with team members, key stakeholders & management on progress, project risks, potential solutions & expected outcomes.
- Develop contingency plans.
- Minimize obsolescence costs.
- Manage component resource number creation.
- Manage customized warranty process.
- Facilitate effective team meetings.
- Resolve and/or escalate issues in timely fashion. Facilitate problem solving sessions for teams, as necessary.
- Communicate effectively with project teams to identify needs and evaluate alternative solutions.
- Review project schedules with all staff that will be affected by project activities; revise schedules as required.
- Document project activities and ensure they are properly maintained and accessible to project teams, stakeholders and management.
- Establish communication schedule to update stakeholders including appropriate staff on the project’s progress.