Operations Project Manager III (Electronics Manufacturing)

About the role

JOB DESCRIPTION

OPERATIONS PROJECT MANAGER - III

JOB SUMMARY

The Ops Project Manager III will facilitate and lead initiatives for a defined customer (internal or external) or user. Provide management and guidance to multifunctional project teams. Manage and enhance customer relationships. Provide full accountability for project schedules, project management, and performance requirements for enterprise-level projects.

The position may support new product introductions (NPI), manufacturing transfers, capacity expansions, operational transformation, continuous improvement initiatives, and other manufacturing programs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Project Planning & Execution

• Ensure all project requirements and/or objectives are correctly gathered, understood, and properly translated for execution.
• Manage the development of project plans focused on achieving project goals and corporate initiatives, including project-specific Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) or metrics.
• Align project teams with customer needs by establishing milestones, goals, and objectives based on input from all functional areas and project stakeholders.
• Review project schedules with functional project managers and project coordinators allocated to projects.
• Drive projects to completion in accordance with established project schedules.
• Maintain overall accountability for project success, including cost, schedule, quality, and scope management.

2. Cross-Functional Leadership & Resource Management

• Build teams to address project goals and objectives.
• Provide guidance and motivation to project teams to successfully achieve project goals and corporate initiatives.
• Coordinate team efforts to develop integrated project plans and risk analyses, including action plans to mitigate identified risks.
• Manage resource capacity and time tracking allocated to projects.

3. Stakeholder & Customer Relationship Management

• Collaborate with internal and external customers from requirements gathering through product acceptance and approval.
• Serve as the interface with customers, vendors, stakeholders, and project sponsors.
• Demonstrate a commitment to customer service by anticipating, meeting, and exceeding expectations, solving problems quickly and effectively, and making customer issues a priority.

4. Project Governance, Performance Monitoring & Reporting

• Recognize project-specific KPIs and manage work within scope, quality, time, and cost constraints.
• Communicate project objectives in terms of overall strategic business objectives.
• Report project status, issues, implemented solutions, and evaluations and assessments of results.
• Provide leaders with updates, including the greatest opportunities for improvement.
• Provide key stakeholders with regular project performance updates, variances to plan, and identification of corrective actions, if required.
• Drive relevant, concise, and effective communication through a variety of mediums.

5. Risk Management & Problem Resolution

• Recognize potential problem areas against project plans and identify and implement alternative solutions.
• Coordinate the development of project risk analyses and corresponding mitigation action plans as part of integrated project planning.

6. Financial & Cost Management

• Participate in the financial management and cost analysis of projects, including Capital Expenditure Requests (CERs), travel, training, resource allocation, and other project-related costs.
• Identify best-cost solutions to reduce costs by streamlining processes and systems, including modification of responsibilities, consolidation of tasks, elimination of non-value-added processes, or complete reengineering of processes and systems.

7. Continuous Improvement & Organizational Compliance

• Drive continuous improvement through trend reporting, analysis, and metrics management.
• Comply with and follow all procedures within the company's security policy.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

• Demonstrated leadership and management capabilities.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification desirable.
• Knowledge of the organization's operating policies and procedures required.
• Knowledge of the organization's culture and guiding principles.
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment, including Engineering, Test, Quality, Planning, Materials, etc.
• Prior experience in customer interface.
• Strong operational and financial knowledge required.
• Substantial knowledge of Jabil and demonstrated ability to leverage the organization.
• Consultative skills, including the ability to understand true customer needs.
• Good communication skills.
• Distinctive problem-solving leadership.
• Should demonstrate the following personal characteristics: strong leadership, professionalism, a hard-charging approach, attention to detail, reliability, composure under pressure, creativity, and a can-do attitude.
• Automotive/Medical background experience as required.
• Proficiency in the use of personal computers, Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint), and email skills required.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree required (Supply Chain Management or Engineering).
• PMP certification desirable.
• Minimum of 2 years of work-related experience in a supervisory/management role.
• Minimum of 2 years of project management experience or experience in a related discipline.
• Or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in SMT, PCBA, box-build, system integration, or manufacturing test.
• Experience in product lifecycle management and engineering change control.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent structured improvement experience.
• Familiarity with applicable customer and industry-specific qualification requirements, including PPAP/APQP, IPC, ISO, or regulated-industry validation methods.

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