Job summary
provide project management support cross-functionally within the business unit and customer teams and partners for assigned business unit.
essential duties and responsibilities
* perform data aggregation and reporting activities in areas key to the success of the business unit, including but not limited to performance metrics.
* participate in supporting new developments, initiatives and activities, and coordinate/communicate with several areas throughout the business unit (globally or regionally) on customer issues.
* continually evaluate and clearly understand the current processes and tools to determine their ability to meet the department's business needs.
* manage daily operational activities, such as arrange meetings, publish meeting minutes, track project schedule, monitor key performance metrics.
* create and manage project timelines and track tasks, deliverables, and timelines in a constantly changing environment.
* formulate working rapport with internal and external (suppliers and contract manufacturers) teams.
* manage communications and status updates in a professional, consistent, timely manner ensuring clarity and accuracy of the information.
* analyze processes, identify areas of improvement and develop and execute actionable plans to close gaps.
* determine bill of materials (bom) risk analysis for sustaining programs including looking for second sources and then getting samples if the source is approved by the customer.
* help to minimize delays due to time zone differences between us based engineering teams and overseas resources.
* assist with the compilation of various reports and metrics.
* attend staff and program meetings and provide feedback to team members.
* support pm's and project teams on value engineering (ve) activities.
* maintain and track status of ve programs.
* provide monthly general status for integrated product team (ipt) and manufacturing operations.
* perform roi analysis and initiate data entry through applicable tool data bases.
* coordinate action plans with applicable business unit and product operations.
* coordinate mini-projects for part qualifications and provide timely feedback to the customer.
* provide status of the qualification to vendor and act the central person between applicable customer and the cm.
* manage last time buy (ltb) process phases such as part number verification, where used, replacement parts, work around, verification with customer and the bu.
* write deviations and/or coordinate rework for mini-projects.
* work closely with commodity management to coordinate lead free builds.
* manage samples and coordinate with supplier the delivery schedules.
* understand standardized departmental functions, processes, procedures, and systems.
* adhere to all safety and health rules and regulations associated with this position and as directed by supervisor.
* comply and follow all procedures within the company security policy.
* may perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
job qualifications knowledge requirements
* strong problem solving, negotiation, and people skills are a must. Strong analytic, project management and applied statistical skills.
* ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
* ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
* ability to operate a personal computer including using a windows based operating system and related software.
* advanced pc skills, with emphasis on spreadsheets and erp/mrp, including training and knowledge of jabil's software packages.
* ability to write simple correspondence. Read and understand visual aid.
* ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions.
* ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
* ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.
* ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
* ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
* ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
* ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret graphs.
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