SGS & Co

Sr Project Manager

SGS & Co$88K — $98K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Development, Project Management, or related field
  • Advanced degree (MBA, Master's) preferred
  • 6+ years of progressive product management experience or equivalent education/experience
  • 1+ years of leadership experience, direct or indirect
  • Prior managerial or supervisory experience
  • Proficient in MS Office Suite, Outlook, and Internet applications
  • Experience with retail fixtures and displays and manufacturing elements from wood, metal, and plastic

Responsibilities

  • Assembles project plans and assignments, drives task completion, and ensures project profitability
  • Leads project meetings and communicates essential information to stakeholders and vendors
  • Creates and manages project timelines to ensure timely delivery
  • Implements and adheres to global standard project management processes
  • Ensures adherence to budgets, timelines, and quality standards in project delivery
  • Develops project budgets and monitors project expenses
  • Directs daily work efforts, identifies resource needs, and conducts quality reviews

Benefits

  • Selection of health care plans including prescription drug coverage
  • Dental and vision plans
  • Basic and supplemental life insurance options
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts available
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • 401(k) Savings Plan
Full Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY:

The Sr Project Manager manages all aspects of projects/programs assigned. This role acts as a conduit for all project information to ensure the meeting of all critical delivery, quality, and pricing expectations as well as meeting profit margin goals. They are responsible for gathering all project related requirements, processing that information and establishing a plan, confirming the cost structure, producing a schedule, establishing project structure, understanding the requirements and overseeing the execution of the plan.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Assembles project plans and teamwork assignments, drives completion of tasks as warranted by each project and delivers projects at or above the predicted margin.
  • Leads project meetings and relays pertinent project information to required personnel and outside vendors.
  • Creates and manages project timelines to deliver product on time.
  • Recommends, implements and adheres to global standard project management processes and methodologies
  • Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and adhere to quality standards and customer expectations.
  • Develops project budget and tracks project expenses and spending.
  • Directs and monitors work efforts daily by identifying resource needs and performing quality reviews.
  • Tracks key project milestones and adjusts project plans and/or resources to meet the needs of customers.
  • Manages scope of project by enforcing proper change controls and documentation.
  • Coordinates communication throughout the project life cycle with all areas of the enterprise that impacts the scope, budget, risk and resources of the work effort.
  • Identifies and leads improvement opportunities within assigned programs/projects.
  • Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of employee(s) to ensure goals or objectives are accomplished. Mentors, coaches, trains and develops team.
  • Additional duties as assigned.


QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Development, Project Management or related field
  • Advanced degree (MBA, Master's) preferred
  • 6+ years progressive product management experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • 1+ years in a leadership role (direct or indirect)
  • Prior managerial/supervisory experience
  • Occasional travel either locally, nationally, and/or internationally may be required.
  • High degree of proficiency MS Office Suite, Outlook & Internet applications
  • Strong analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, budgeting, project management (from conception to completion), & planning skills
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills (including analysis, interpretation, & reasoning)
  • Solid understanding and application of mathematical concepts
  • Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with peers and colleagues across the organization, as well as, internal and external clients
  • Ability to work well autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.
  • Ability to work with and influence peers and senior management
  • Self-motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines and reporting
  • Experience with retail fixtures and displays
  • Experience with manufacturing of wood, metal, and plastic elements


PHYSICAL ASPECTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:

  • Regularly required to stand; walk; sit; and talk, hear and see.
  • Regularly/Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.


* Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $88,000 - $98,000 USD annually. Ultimately, in determining pay, we will consider the successful candidate's location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Group benefits currently include a selection of health care plans with prescription drug coverage, dental plan, vision plan, basic and supplemental life insurance, a flexible spending account for medical and dependent care expenses or a health savings account based on plan selection, short/long term disability and 401(k) Savings Plan.

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About SGS & Co

SGS ) is a Swiss multinational company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland which provides inspection, verification, testing and certification services. It has more than 93,000 employees and operates over 2,600 offices and laboratories worldwide. It ranked on Forbes Global 2000 in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020 and 2021. The core services offered by SGS include the inspection and verification of the quantity, weight and quality of traded goods, the testing of product quality and performance against various health, safety and regulatory standards, and to make sure that products, systems or services meet the requirements of standards set by governments, standardization bodies or by SGS customers.
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