Project Manager Operations Excellence

Salary Range: $85,000 - $150,000 per year.

This role can be remote and prefer the candidate be near a major airport. This role will have 40-50% travel in the year.

Project Manager OE

Are you an innovative thinker who can easily prioritize and communicate key points quickly?Do you want to have a direct impact on customers and the overall business strategy?Do you enjoy managing multiple projects at the same time with the responsibility to keep them on-time and on-budget?Do you feel that your skills of thinking outside the box and working across multiple teams, functions, etc. are in need of a new home?

If so, DHL Supply Chain has the opportunity for you.

Job Description

In support of the North America growth agenda, the Project Manager will:

Manages the implementation of medium to large new business start-up and other business projects with significant risk and complexity

De-risks new business opportunities through to execution

Manages start-ups to deliver upon promises to our customer and shareholders

Assures Supply Chain culture, standards & business practices are deployed in new operations

Implement strategic initiatives

Manage overall planning, control, status reporting, stability and delivery of medium to large projects with high risk and/or complexity

Ensure sales to delivery requirements are met for startups, to ensure successful delivery

Establish and manage scope to ensure business case realization, including Deviation to Plan post go live

Drive risk/ issue identification, tracking, escalation and resolution

Manage the budget and resolve spending issues

Manage communication and escalation at all levels of the organization

Deliver best practice project documentation

Provide support to the sales / bid management process, upon request

Manage project performance against business cases

Identify project resource requirements

Implement previous lessons learned and drive continuous improvement

Lead, drive and challenge the project team

Facilitate Steering Team meetings to ensure senior team awareness and alignment

Develop and execute robust Cutover Plans, which include all Operational, Systemic and Customer activities

Prepare for and participate in Project Assurance Reviews

Facilitate Lessons Learned and Project Assurance Reviews for Small – Medium projects that are led by others

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree or 7+ years of experience within project management or operations related field, required

Professional project management certification e.g.-PMI PMP, preferred

5+ years of experience in a manufacturing operations environment, preferred

5+ years of experience in supply chain, preferred

5+ years of production / operations management experience, preferred

Our Organization has a business casual environment and focuses on teamwork, associate development, training, and continuous improvement. We offer competitive wages, excellent affordable insurance benefits (including health, dental, vision and life), 401K plan, paid vacation and holidays.

Our Organization is an equal opportunity employer.