Supply Chain Project Manager

Position Purpose :

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 (POs 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 Woodwards 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 Masters degree in Arts / Sciences (MA / MS)

US Bachelors 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

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Fitness,AXA,Council,Interior,Cleaning

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1