Program Manager

HARTING stands for strong connections – across the globe. As one of the leading international suppliers of industrial connectivity, we are connecting customers to their digital future. And as an employer? We connect around 6,000 people at our headquarter in Espelkamp and at locations worldwide. Here you’ll find great colleagues, as well as ever new opportunities and innovations revolving around IoT and artificial intelligence. In everything we do, we remain true to our roots: as a regionally connected family business that always stays firmly grounded in spite of our stellar high-tech. Here’s to your unique future with us: Yours!

Our offer for the next step into a new career:

Program Manager

Qualifications

Education

Required:

BE /B.Tech with specialization in Mechanical, Electrical engineering,

Mechatronics or comparable education, PMP certified candidate is a

plus

Work Experience

Required:

10 to 12 years of experience in New Product Development field

of which minimum of 7 years of Professional experience in project

Management.

Preferred:

Led product development activities working with Electro-mechanical

engineering and cross functional teams

Essential Functions

Core Responsibilities:

◼ Management of projects based on the defined project goals, the specifications of the Project Management Office, the milestone system / Phase Gate at HARTING and the currently valid rules and procedures for project management.

◼ Definition of the project objectives, i.e., Completion of a target agreement with Customer and team and preparation of the project order / Project Plan.

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◼ Organization, coordination, and control of the overall project process with the involvement of the respective specialist departments such as Marketing & sales, R&D, Supply chain, manufacturing, production etc.

◼ Expertise in Technical Project Management experience including full lifecycle New Product design & developments, all aspects from initial research & development, specifications development, concept development, detailed design, testing & validation, qualification, and industrialization.

◼ Have good understanding of project financial sheet workout. (ROI, IRR, Payback etc)

◼ Responsibility for goals, deadlines, costs, and services, i.e., rolling planning according to the level of detail, continuous coordination and tracking as well as release via project order / AFI.

◼ Reporting / escalation, implementation of project reviews

◼ Execution of project documentation (project review for milestone completion, status display in the project management tool, project completion report)

◼ Command and apply various project management methods

◼ Communication / exchange with the project management office for continuous development of the project management system

◼ Working together with the other project managers in coordination and professional management of parallel running projects

◼ Managing the KPI’s for the location and presenting to the global forum.

◼ Participation in customer and project audits

General Skills:

◼ Project management in the New Product Development (R&D) area from project start to series production.

◼ Must have experience in products developed by R&D New Products (not production New Products).

◼ Distinctive self-initiative and customer orientation

◼ Independent and goal-oriented work method

◼ Secure work with MS-Office incl. MS Project or comparable

◼ Strong communication skills

◼ Good command of English

Good Reasons To Get Started At HARTING:

Benefits: Staff insurance coverage (APAC)