Convatec

Lead Technical Project Manager, External Manufacturing

Convatec

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Slovakia

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Salary

💰 €2,250 per month

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead and manage a portfolio of high‑impact projects across the External Manufacturing network, ensuring delivery of scope, schedule, cost, and quality targets.
  • Drive stakeholder alignment, resolving conflicts, clarifying ownership, and ensuring seamless integration between internal teams and third‑party manufacturers.
  • Own cross‑functional project planning, facilitating workshops to build complete project packages (charter, scope, timelines, budgets, risks, RACI, comms plans).
  • Oversee execution of complex transitions, such as outsourcing/insourcing, supplier transfers, and new product introductions with external partners.
  • Run structured governance routines to surface risks, escalations, and decision needs.
  • Identify cost‑out opportunities across suppliers and lead initiatives in automation, productivity improvement, and value engineering.
  • Coordinate with cross-functional partners to align project decisions with business strategy and operational realities.
  • Ensure risk management discipline, maintaining risk registers, mitigation plans, and scenario‑based recovery strategies.
  • Act as the primary liaison to senior leadership, providing crisp updates, data‑driven recommendations, and escalation pathways.
  • Support external manufacturing governance, including readiness checks, change management, and supplier‑driven project oversight.
  • Champion standard work and project management best practices, reinforcing documentation quality, reporting standards, and PM discipline across the network.

Requirements

  • Minimum function/technical work-based experience and skills required to be able to perform the role without which they would not be successful or efficient
  • IT/Systems skills and experience
  • Soft skills and competencies as relevant
Benefits
  • Annual global incentive plan-bonus
  • Large corporation with representation and manufacturing plants in the world
  • Stable employer in Slovakia, Košice region
  • Corporate culture – Underpinning everything we do are our values: - Improve care - Deliver results - Grow together - Own it - Do what´s right
  • Introduction program according to company standards
  • Development trainings
  • Career opportunities for internal employees
  • Referral bonus system
  • Recognition program
  • Supplementary pension plan after the trial period with the employer's contribution
  • Social fund (various support and perks for employees)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementrisk managementcost managementstakeholder managementcross-functional project planningautomationproductivity improvementvalue engineeringchange managementsupplier management
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationconflict resolutionorganizational skillsdata-driven decision makingfacilitationalignmentgovernancecollaborationproblem-solving