What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager - Supply Chain position at General Fasteners Company?
A PROJECT MANAGER will plan, execute, and oversee projects to align with management's strategic objectives. The goal is to ensure project delivery within budget and on schedule.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Project Coordination: Coordinate all aspects of a project, from inception to completion. This involves delegating tasks to team members, ensuring targets are met, and reporting to senior management and stakeholders.
- Timeline Management: The go-to person for project organization and timeline. Ensure that projects are delivered on time and yield the desired outcomes.
- Resource Allocation: Manage internal resources and third-party vendors to execute projects flawlessly.
- Detailed Planning: Develop comprehensive project plans, considering technical feasibility and involving relevant stakeholders.
- Change Management: Use appropriate verification techniques to handle changes in project scope, schedule, and costs.
- Performance Measurement: Employ suitable systems and tools to measure project performance.
- Risk Management: Minimize project risks through effective risk management practices.
- Stakeholder Relations: Maintain relationships with clients and other stakeholders.
- Documentation: Create and maintain thorough project documentation.
PRODUCT LAUNCH DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Establish clear communication and escalation processes
- Track and manage the delivery of Supply Chain (SC) implementations in support of new products and projects
- Evaluate project timelines and provide feedback in terms of feasibility and timing
- Manage deployment of products through engagement with cross-functional teams
- Manage inventories for products in an efficient manner while maximizing customer service and eliminating downtime
- Interface with all operations required to ensure end-to-end delivery of Supply Chain functionality
- Ensure delivery of content to meet annual portfolio planning activity and to ensure that project expectations are met
- Upon product launch maintain product availability for the first 3 consecutive months of successful launch
- Any other duties as deemed necessary for continuous flow of operations and products
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES:
- Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in business or supply chain.
- Communication: Excellent communication skills are essential.
- Multitasking: Comfortably manage multiple tasks.
- Problem-Solving: Exhibit a problem-solving aptitude.
- Team Player: Collaborate effectively with others.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, engineering, statistics or related fields
- 3-5 years of professional experience
- Experience with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Microsoft Excel
- Demonstrated experience managing and applying analytics to real-world data challenges.
- System Implementation preferred.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical demands and work environment described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to type, file and/or lift up to 20 lbs. The employee is frequently required to hear and speak. The employee is required to sit, stand, move about, and use hands and arms to reach, handle or feel. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:
- This position has no supervisory responsibility.
TRAVEL:
- No travel expected for this position.
OTHER DUTIES:
Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.