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Supply Chain Project Manager

Supply Chain Project Manager

WoodwardCincinnati, OH, US
16 hours ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Functional Project Manager

This position is a Functional Project Manager in the area of Sourcing. The Functional Project Manager is accountable for the planning, directing, and execution of local and / or global projects. The Functional Project Manager is responsible to direct the project team to achieve project deliverables including contractual and business objectives while ensuring satisfaction and QDRC.

Essential Functions

  • Tactical Responsibility : Coordinate / lead multiple projects of med-high complexity, multiple sub-projects, and / or cross location
  • Strategic Responsibility : Presents and represents project status to customer and Woodward managers
  • Strategic Responsibility : Participates in enterprise trade-offs between projects
  • Strategic Responsibility : Provide mentoring and consultation to lower level project managers
  • Strategic Responsibility : Participate in strategic planning / profit planning processes
  • Strategic Responsibility : Accountable for scope change management : responsible to orchestrate with the accountable leaders and team to be responsive to customers, project schedule, and deliverables
  • Strategic Responsibility : Evaluate and implement continuous improvement. May include authoring documents and standards
  • Tactical Responsibility : Lead and present project updates for management reviews, provide written updates, and status reports
  • Tactical Responsibility : Drives risk management process
  • Tactical Responsibility : Drives schedule performance to meet commitment dates
  • Tactical Responsibility : Plans, reviews, and improves project cost
  • Tactical Responsibility : Drives total cost of ownership processes
  • Tactical Responsibility : Project resource management
  • Tactical Responsibility : Manages across business and departments outside of specific functional area to break down barriers that may prevent project success
  • Strategic Responsibility : Coordinates project activity with appropriate leaders, team members, and customers

Other Essential Functions

  • Evaluate and drive implementation and maintenance of appropriate project management tools
  • May also provide support in other business activities
  • In Sourcing, may perform : Coordinates with Supplier Manager to act as the primary point of contact for the project
  • In Sourcing, may perform : Accountable for Global Sourcing Part Transition process compliance through 109
  • In Sourcing, may perform : Assure supplier development, inventory transition planning, contractual alignment (PO's and LTA)
  • In Sourcing, may perform : Leverage all Global Sourcing groups to minimize total investment
  • In Sourcing, may perform : Participate in commodity strategy development
  • In Sourcing, may perform : Collaborate with engineering and the COE to assure security of supply, high quality, competitively priced components
  • In Sourcing, may perform : Lead project gate reviews
  • In Sourcing, may perform : Provide support and assist in supplier approval process

    • Knowledge Skills & Abilities

  • Good knowledge of project management tools (specifically MS Project, Work Breakdown Structure)
  • Proficient understanding of Woodward's Key business processes and metrics
  • In Sourcing : Good knowledge and demonstrated execution of the part transition process
  • In Sourcing : Good knowledge of strategic sourcing principles, supplier relationship management, and commercial management
  • In Sourcing : Knowledge and experience with core global sourcing business processes and systems

    • Education

  • US Master's degree in Arts / Sciences (MA / MS)
  • US Bachelor's Degree in Arts / Sciences (BA / BS)

    • Experience

  • Experience in specific functional area (Quality, Sourcing, Manufacturing)
  • Project Management

    • License & Certifications

  • PMP (Project Management Professional) certification or international equivalent
  • For Manufacturing / Sourcing : Six Sigma Green Belt certification
  • For Quality : Achieve and maintain Six Sigma Green Belt certification
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