Senior Project Management Specialist
Staples Promotional Products
PMP
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
PMP
About the role
- Support an approximate 9-month NPD project with the work vehicle solutions team; lead large scale/complex NPD project teams by planning, coordinating, and communicating between various departmental disciplines.
- Clarify project scope and responsibilities to the team; develop and implement project plans and schedules.
- Lead cross-functional teams, motivate team members and assign work; coordinate and collaborate on key deliverables across different organizational functions and cross-functional teams.
- Define project baselines, track project progress, report status to upper management on program risks/opportunities, and determine and take corrective actions.
- Utilize stage-gating product development process to manage project requirements, timelines and meet technical and financial project objectives.
- Contribute to product development planning, strategic brainstorming, and development of innovative solutions leveraging end user insights, competitive analysis, and manufacturing/customer care data.
- Provide support to product engineers and product managers to determine the optimum path to execute products that showcase innovative features and meet customer requirements.
- May have direct supervisory roles or indirect reporting over other members; take direction from Sr. Project Managers or Directors.
Requirements
- BSE or equivalent required
- PMP Certification preferred
- Minimum of 5 years experience in leading and managing consumer product projects or 10+ years of relevant project management experience
- Experience working on projects in cross-functional team setting of engineering development & design, product validation, marketing, procurement, production scheduling, materials management, and other disciplines as needed.
- Experience with mechanical manufacturing and design methods related to metal and plastic type components, finishes, packaging, and various manufacturing process such as stampings, molding, extrusions, and other fabrication methods.
- Strong capability in all Windows based applications specifically PowerPoint, Excel and MS Project
- Willingness to travel to domestic and international engineering centers, manufacturing sites, and suppliers.
