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Position Overview
The Program Management Office is seeking a Program Management Analyst to join our team at International. In this role, you will create, develop, and manage detailed program plans in Microsoft Project. This position reports directly to the Manager, Program Timing and Governance. In this role, you will learn the systems, processes, and structure of International’s product development process. Team members who have excelled in this role have progressed to take on additional responsibilities as Program Managers. A key element of this role is managing multiple in-flight program plans, reading across each of them and looking for synergies, risks, and actively managing critical paths to support Program Managers.
Responsibilities
• Lead program planning initiatives within a cross functional program team to establish tasks, duration, dependencies, constraints, and ownership for each task following a work breakdown structure• Proactively manage and maintain timing plans by verifying tasks are on track and committed dates are met, or recovery plans are in place• Create timing presentations to communicate overall timing and critical path• Highlight program plan concerns to Program Managers and Leadership• Present program timing status and near-term tasks at team meetings• Lead timing exercises to identify impacts based on scope changes• Provide support to other functions to develop their detailed plans
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- At least 2 years of technical project/program management experience
OR
- Master’s degree
OR
- At least 4 years of technical project/program management experience
Additional Requirements
- Qualified candidates, excluding current International Motors employees, must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (US Citizen, Legal Permanent Resident, Refugee or Asylee) to be employed in the United States. International Motors does not anticipate providing employment related work sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B status)
Desired Skills
- Minimum required cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Previous internships or work experience is a plus
- Ability to work independently
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to collaborate across all levels of the organization
- Experience developing program plans in Microsoft Project
- PMP certification
- Demonstrated success working under time pressure / ambiguous conditions
- Strong problem solving and conflict resolution
- Experience coordinating work performed by different organizations into critical path
- High sense of urgency
- Experience with vehicle features/systems
- Experience with manufacturing processes
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Products (Outlook, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, OneNote, etc.)
Company Overview
At International Motors, LLC* (“International”), we’ve never backed away from forging our own path. Our openness and ability to meet customers where they are, combined with our curious mindset is what defines us as a company. And as individuals. With big changes ahead for the commercial vehicle industry, and people counting on us to keep things moving, we say: bring on the journey.
ABOUT INTERNATIONALFrom a one-man company built on the world-changing invention of the McCormick reaper in 1831, to the 15,000-person-strong company we are today, few companies can lay claim to a history like International. Based in Lisle, Illinois, International Motors, LLC* creates solutions that deliver greater uptime and productivity to our customers throughout the full operation of our commercial vehicles. We build International® trucks and engines and IC Bus® school and commercial buses that are as tough and as smart as the people who drive them. We also develop Fleetrite® aftermarket parts. In everything we do, our vision is to accelerate the impact of sustainable mobility to create the cleaner, safer world we all deserve. As of 2021, we joined Scania, MAN and Volkswagen Truck & Bus in TRATON GROUP, a global champion of the truck and transport services industry. To learn more, visit www.International.com.
*International Motors, LLC is d/b/a International Motors USA in Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, and Utah.
EEO Statement
International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
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