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Program Manager
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What they do
A Program Manager manages ongoing program activity or a group of related projects for a company or organization. Responsibilities include developing program plans, defining project objectives, allocating resources, managing budgets, and monitoring program progress. They may work in production, administration, advertising/marketing, human resources, technology, finance, and other technical areas such as engineering.
$165,887 / year median in California
-1% projected decline
Job Description
Job Responsibilities:
- Manage multiple projects through the initiation, planning and execution phases while monitoring performance to ensure project deliverables are met.
- Communicate project/program status updates upward and downward through the organization and to external customers in a timely manner while escalating key issues and driving solutions.
- Develop project plan, scope, budget, schedule and other project documents as required.
- Act as the primary interface between Operations, Sales and the customer while driving closure on technical and operational issues.
- Direct resource allocation and production schedules to ensure operations readiness.
- Collaborate with the Materials team and interface with vendors to manage material availability and improve supply chain responsiveness.
- Analyze underperforming processes to identify operational pain points and develop solutions to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Manage continuous improvement projects to scale operations through automation, tooling and system enhancements.
- Lead initiatives to improve project management methodologies and implement industry best practices within the Operations organization.
Essential Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration or related field.
- Prior experience in program management in a manufacturing environment, process engineering, product development or supply chain management.
Project Management:
demonstrated ability to organize and manage multiple projects at once.- Ability to analyze issues and drive resolution at both tactical and strategic levels.
- Technical skills in process improvement, new product introduction, quality control and costing.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills along with experience establishing work relationships across multi-disciplinary teams.