Continuous Improvement Project Manager
Manages continuous improvement and digital transformation projects for manufacturing customers, coordinating cross-functional teams, scoping work, and driving operational process improvements. Requires 5+ years in continuous improvement or manufacturing operations with strong stakeholder management skills.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Manage project plans, timelines, budgets, and deliverables collaboratively with cross-functional teams and customers
- Collaborate with internal experts and customers to define project success and requirements
- Lead organization of information and communication to allow teams to focus on project work
- Provide expertise and thought leadership to guide customers through manufacturing digital transformations
- Understand technical project details enough to manage and escalate when needed
- Scope and quote projects for customers
- Contribute to internal process development and continuous improvement
- 25% expected travel
Requirements
- 5+ years work experience in continuous improvement, process engineering, manufacturing / production operations, manufacturing management consulting, customer success operations or equivalent
- Experience working with multi-divisional, multi-geographical customers and managing stakeholders across multiple functions
- Experience working with manufacturing operations
- Ability to develop project plans with owners and timelines, for teams that include customers, partners, and internal resources
- Interpersonal, written and oral communication skills, including running meetings and delivering executive-level presentations
Nice to Have
- Lean/ Six Sigma
- Agile and/ or scrum methodologies
- PMP
- Life sciences manufacturing experience
Skills
Project Management, Continuous Improvement, Process Engineering, Stakeholder Management, Manufacturing Operations, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Project Planning, Budget Management, Executive Presentations
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