Senior Project Manager – Engineering Product Management

As product manager in the Engineering product management team, you will lead development of new customer products, from initial idea to implementation in LM and non LM factories, according to the LM Wind Power product development manual.
Furthermore, you will be responsible for product optimisation, and handling of manufacturing challenges during its lifetime, and managing fleet related issues.
Implementation and managing of product and customer related challenges will be done in close cooperation, and with support from Regional functions in US, India and China
You will lead a cross organisational and highly skilled project team. Through international co-operation, you secure the quality of solutions and work closely with the stakeholders to ensure their ownership.

Roles and Responsibilities:-

• Responsible for developing and managing Wind Turbine Blade Engineering projects. Interfaces with internal/external customers to ensure organization resource allocation is made. Accountable to deliver the scope of work to the original cost estimate. Manages schedule, budget and integration of NPI and/or requisition projects, including influencing the projects to meet customer CTQs and hit tollgate milestones.  Project is often a component of a program.
• Develop and implement new blade designs in LM and non LM factories, that meets customer requirements
• Project execution according to the agreed schedule, Cost and product KPI’s
• Ensure compliance with specifications, product KPI’s, budgets, timelines and S&OP demands
• Cradle to grave product ownership
• Continuous improvement of existing products, to meet customer expectation
• Ensure commitment from internal stakeholders, ensuring right time delivery, also meeting quality and cost targets
• Has in-depth knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; has working knowledge of competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market
• Uses judgment to make decisions or solve moderately complex tasks or problems in areas of operational/product management, manufacturing, technology or engineering. Takes new perspective on existing solutions. Uses technical experience and expertise for data analysis to support recommendations. Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own function to arrive at decisions.
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May lead small projects with moderate risks and resource requirements. Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus. Developing persuasion skills required to influence others on topics within field.

Required Qualifications:-

• Engineering degree (Bachelor’s / Master’s in Mechanical engineering / Aerospace engineering)
• Minimum 15 years of project management and product development experience.
• Experience with the interfaces between the customer, R&D and manufacturing.

Desired Characteristics:-

• Project management skills and proven ability to manage multiple priorities and work through ambiguity to deliver results.
• Demonstrated leadership to successfully motivate and drive accountability for diverse teams through involvement, safety and collaboration in a global organization.

Location:-

• Bangalore, India.

Company Overview:-

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