Sr Project Manager
Job ID: 7537 Save JobTHE 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.