ROLE SUMMARY

This is a Hybrid position based at our location in either Gastonia, NC, or Raleigh, NC. No Visa sponsorships are available for this position. The Program Manager - Industrial leads complex, multi-project programs to achieve business objectives and customer outcomes. The role integrates Project Managers, cross-functional teams, suppliers, customers, and stakeholders through a consolidated program roadmap. Accountabilities include delivery, governance, financial and business-case achievement, resources, risk, strategic customer relationships, and executive communication. The role provides functional direction and mentoring to Project Managers without normal supervisory authority, and reports directly to the Manager, PMO of Industrial Americas Business Unit.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Translate strategy, customer commitments, and business cases into program objectives, governance, and integrated plans

Maintain multi-project roadmaps, schedules, milestones, resources, dependencies, and performance indicators

Align decisions and priorities to revenue, cost, profitability, quality, timing, customer, and strategic objectives

Guide and mentor Project Managers; set expectations for planning, reporting, risk, change control, and escalation

Coordinate cross-project priorities, resources, and deliverables; resolve conflicts and escalate key decisions

Serve as program-level customer contact and escalation point; lead executive reviews and strategic discussions

Own program budgets, resource utilization, forecasts, capital, profitability, and business-case performance; address variances

Establish governance, review cadences, decision forums, and integrated executive reporting

Manage risks, issues, dependencies, and changes; lead mitigation, corrective-action, and recovery plans

Prioritize capacity needs with functional and PMO leaders; recommend staffing, sequencing, or outsourcing

Apply lessons learned and performance trends to improve delivery and PMO practices

CORE CAPABILITIES

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, handle conflicts/challenges as they arise, and shift to support the changing needs of the business

Advanced program management, planning, scheduling, resource, risk, change-control, and governance skills

Business acumen in budgeting, forecasting, profitability, product cost, and business-case analysis

Executive communication, customer management, facilitation, negotiation, influence, and decision-making

Knowledge of New Product Development, phase-gate, and xSEP or comparable methods; familiarity with ERP, MRP, PLM, and portfolio systems

REQUIREMENTS

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, Operations, or a related discipline

Experience:

6+ years of progressive project- or program-management experience, including leadership of multiple related projects

Experience integrating schedules, resources, finances, risks, dependencies, business cases, and governance

Experience in manufacturing, product development, sourcing, quality, supply chain, or operations

Required Skills:

Demonstrated indirect leadership experience and skills leading executive, customer, and steering-committee discussions Excellent English verbal, writtenand presentation skillls

Flexibility to adjust, adapt, manuever and think quickly in providing pragmatic and effective solutions as needed to changing needs in the business in what can sometimes be considered a fluid environment

Experience in manufacturing, product development, sourcing, quality, supply chain, or operations

Ability to travel up to 10% (domestic/international) with occasional support outside normal business hours

Preferred Education & Experience:

MBA, advanced degree, PMP, PgMP, portfolio-management, or comparable certification

Filtration, engineered-products, or industrial-manufacturing experience working with global customers, suppliers, or sites