Senior LCM/Project Manager

Senior LCM/Project Manager

Experis IT is Europe's leading IT recruitment agency. We are dedicated to connecting talented individuals with Business opportunities across several professional sectors, with IT being at the heart of our operations.

One of our clients, a leading Medical Device company located in Solothurn, is looking for a Senior Life Cycle and Project Manager to join their team in Zuchwil for a 5-month contract.

Job summary

You will be responsible for the Life Cycle Management supply chain projects, for the Engineering Science and Technology organization for the product platforms. Additionally, you will support the regional engineering clusters for Strategy & Organization capabilities and Business continuity and resiliency. As well as the alignment of activities with World Wide Engineering Science and Technology

Your tasks & responsibilities

• Work with global program managers to manage all project activities in their field of responsibility
• Design project plans and execute projects based on those plans
• Determine resource requirements and priorities for a given project and communicate these requirements to management in a regular and timely fashion
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members in a timely and clear fashion
• Monitor progress of all major tasks/ milestones through to completion with all project team members and other assigned owners to maintain accurate visibility of project status
• Forecasts, plan, track and report on project budget status
• Report/ escalate any slippage that impacts the planned deployment dates
• Identify the critical path and work with team pull in / maintain completion dates
• Stand in for Program leaders when required
• Develop / maintain full-scale project plans and associated communication documents
• Adhere to the corporate project management methodology
• On demand, lead initiatives and coordinate cross-functional team at regional level to drive business and organizational results
• Work with internal partners in the global organization, including business units, researchers, sales consultants, marketing and product development personnel
• Manage project risks, including mitigation plans
• Keep senior management informed on program status
• Link and align activities with WW EST

What you must have

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Industrial- or Mechanical- or Process Engineering
• Project Management PMP certification or equivalent
• Lean/Six Sigma certificate and experience (process optimization/change management)
• 5+ years of related business experience in a technical environment
• 2+ years' experience in Supply Chain / Manufacturing in a Project Management role
• Background in Medical Device, high tech or regulated industry preferred
• Experience in a global matrixed management role
• Skilled in MS Project and MS Office applications
• Good understanding of LEAN and Six Sigma Concepts

Overview

• Start date: 05.08.2019
• End date: 31.12.2019
• Work location: Zuchwil, Solothurn
• Workload: 100%

Interested in this opportunity? Kindly send us your CV today through the link in the advert. However, should you have any questions please contact Alexander Russell on +41 61 282 22 16, at www.linkedin.com/in/alex-russell-experis/ or via email