Sr Project Manager

THE COMPANY

Our client is a leading growing global medical device company,  growing organically and by acquiring competitors. They currently seek a Senior Project Manager responsible for supervising a team of 3 to 4 project managers and managing and coordinating projects aligned with the company’s strategy and objectives. The position reports to the Vice President of Operations. The position is based in a 200,000 square foot plant with over 1600 employees in Tijuana, BC Mexico.

THE POSITION

Functions of the Position:

• Define tasks, required resources, and supervise the project team (3 to 4 Project Managers).
• Develops project plans, implementation programs, cost estimates for manufacturing transfer projects.
• Prepares and manages annual budgets and performs periodic cost and productivity analyses.
• Manages, coordinates and facilitates reengineering initiatives for process improvement.
• Provides strategic advice on the design and implementation of effective processes across the enterprise including analysis, redesign, reengineering and organizational effectiveness.
• Participates in the establishment and implementation of short- or long-term operational goals, objectives, policies and procedures; Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of the program and the changes necessary for the improvement and fulfillment of the project.
• Regularly communicates to management on the status of project initiatives obtaining guidance and approval as needed to move forward with projects.
• Presents stakeholders with progress reports as well as problems and solutions.
• Evaluates the results of the project.

Responsibilities applicable to ISO Systems:

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for monitoring and compliance with the quality management system in accordance with the QM-0001 quality manual, and the national and international regulations that apply.

THE CANDIDATE

Knowledge and Experience Required:

• Minimum 5+ years of experience as a Project Manager or similar position. Ideally Project Management or a combination of engineering and/or projects, Program Management or similar.
• Minimum 2+ years supervising a team of Project Managers or similar.
• Medical device expertise is preferred.
• Experience with production transfers, NPI, and/or product improvements.
• Project Management Tools.
• Software applied to Project Management (for example: MS Project or others).
• University degree in Engineering. (Industrial, Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical, Chemical, or similar).
• Bilingual: Excellent fluent English and Spanish.

Skills:

• Excellent supervisory and leadership skills.
• Ability to analyze complex problems and develop creative solutions.
• Critical thinking and problem solving.
• Decision-making and leadership skills.
• Ability to develop, plan and implement short- and long-term objectives.
• Ability to analyze, update operations, procedures, policies and develop and implement new strategies.
• Organized, able to oversee 3 to 5+ projects at a time.
• Assertive and with good influence skills and able to make presentations and convince corporate executive leaders including the CEO.
• Resilient, balanced, and able to satisfy multiple demanding bosses.