Tiivistelmä työpaikkailmoituksesta:
- The NPD Program Manager leads and delivers global new product development and other programs, owning scope, schedule, cost and quality across cross‑functional teams.
- The role plans and tracks budgets, CAPEX/OPEX, program metrics and risk mitigation while managing multiple large projects simultaneously.
- The manager develops and promotes project management processes and tools (e.g., MS Project, Excel, PROLaunch/PROPM) and coaches other project managers.
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering or Economics and more than 10 years’ relevant experience plus strong leadership, communication and global collaboration skills are required.
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Eaton has opened a modern, state-of-the-art campus in Vantaa, Finland, dedicated to its critical power systems business. The campus brings together all business functions under one roof, including RDE, manufacturing, warehousing, sales and service, and product marketing. Over the past two years, Eaton’s Critical Power Solutions headquarters and Center of excellence for data centers in Vantaa facility have expanded significantly, welcoming +150 new employees — and we’re continuing to grow. At Eaton, we are committed to Lead, Invest and Execute for Growth.
What you’ll do:
The NPD Program Manager leads programs/projects critical to the growth, efficiency, and success of the (Critical Power Solutions) CPS business unit. These projects require coordination of resources across a range of functional organizations and external companies. The NPD Program Manager plans and directs project schedules and budgets and leads a team assigned within functional organizations responsible for executing various aspects of the project. The NPD Program Manager develops project management functions, processes, and tools.
Key Responsibilities:
- Defines goals and leads global, regional and local projects to meet their goals.
- Is responsible for the assigned project scope delivery and successful execution within technical, schedule, cost and quality commitments.
- Leads all kinds of programs/projects e.g., New product development, operations, Investment and, process improvements
- Works with global engineering teams and collaborates with global program manager colleagues
- Sets project level objectives for the project team members - defines objectives that will be common to the project team.
- Prepares for program/project milestones (DGC approvals) - makes detailed plan and allocates this to team members, gets work package approvals, makes presentations and BoC update.
- Leads a Project Team in a matrix environment ensuring that various functional organizations (not limited to R&D) contribute and meet the overall objectives and deliverables of the project.
- Communicates with in & outside project team - HPO all employee meeting, team meeting, communication with global partners.
- Manages multiple large projects and activities simultaneously to meet defined objectives while prioritizing and resolving conflicts.
- Estimates, manages, and tracks cost including product cost, project costs, labor and capital.
- Plans and follows CAPEX and project OPEX - fulfills monthly data to CPS CAPEX tracking file and OPEX tracking file
- Maintains metrics for project financials, quality, technical performance and delivery through all program stages. Reports metrics regularly in the program information system (PROPM) and review meetings.
- Identifies and secures required resources, prepares budgets and defines schedules to achieve objectives. Establishes and manages work breakdown for all functional areas (resource planning).
- Implements effective risk management. Works with the project team to define project risks then proactively identifies and executes risk mitigation actions.
- Coordinates all risks and requirements of the project to achieve project goals.
- Improves and promotes the usage of project management and PROLaunch process.
- Develops project and product development processes, tools and methods.
- Acts as a senior project/program manager, trains, mentors, coaches and guides other project managers in improving overall execution of programs, projects and business.
- Works with the head of PMO in facilitating portfolio (Waterline) planning.
Qualifications:
- Master or Bachelor degree in Engineering or Economics
- +10 years of relevant experience
Skills:
- Tools and methods for project management: MS-project, Excel, resource planning tools
- Excellent leadership, collaboration and communication skills.
- Must have experience and capability to work effectively with people and teams globally.
- Must be able to direct others without formal reporting relationships across multiple functions and sites.
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