Sr Program Manager
Apply NowCompany: Freudenberg Nonwovens, LP
Location: Minnetonka, MN 55345
Description:
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership, goal-setting, communications, and facilitation skills to guide and motivate project personnel in a matrixed environment.
- Be able to lead project teams on a variety of complex projects such as concept development, design and process development, design transfers, and manufacturing transfers.
- Manage external contractors and vendors to ensure completion of projects per the agreed upon milestones and within budget.
- Responsible for tracking, monitoring and managing project schedules.
- Track and manage project budget to plan and identify and improve processes to reduce costs.
- Identify and manage resolution of potential deviations from the quote/contract, Project Master Plan or other project documents along with performing and managing project risk relative to the client and Freudenberg Medical.
- Identify and recommend appropriate resource allocations from all areas to support the project requirements and monitor their utilization/efficiency.
- Manage billing/invoicing activities on a monthly basis and provide monthly revenue estimates.
- Work with manufacturing team to develop the transfer cost of goods sold (TCOGS).
- Communicate with clients on a regular basis (as required) and provide monthly updates to Freudenberg Medical Management.
- Document project and team meetings minutes and distribute to appropriate management. Ensure client issues/deviations are resolved and documented in a timely manner.
- Communicate variances in project budgets, plans and schedules with clients, Business Development and Management.Negotiate necessary changes with clients.
- Assist Business Development to evaluate new business opportunities along with coordinating/developing quotes to close deals.
- Support contract development for product development and manufacturing projects.
- Coach and mentor Product Development Staff, providing feedback to managers and supervisors as needed.
- Bachelor of Science engineering degree, BSME or BSBME (or related discipline) and experience in the medical device field.
- 10+ years experience in a program manager position for a manufacturing company in medical device industry.
- Demonstrated experience leading large complex programs with external and internal customers.
- Technical product development experience, e.g. design, process, or quality engineering.
- Working knowledge of MDR, FDA, and CE design controls
- Strong technical writing ability.
- Leadership ability and organizational skills.
- Strong team oriented professional with good interpersonal skills who is hands-on with a high energy approach to work.
- Proficiency in the use of PC and programs, particularly Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
- Ability to communicate ideas and information clearly, effectively, and frequently (oral and written) both to senior management, customers and associates.
- Execute tasks in a timely manner without direct supervision.
- Thorough understanding and working knowledge of ISO13485.
- Ability to prioritize tasks.
- Applies decision making & analysis tools to align stakeholders, document rationale and achieve optimum outcomes.
- Embedded utilization of Lean tools as necessary for new programs and continuous improvement.