Project Manager

Job Description

Your tasks as Project Manager:

• The Project Manager is responsible for managing all aspects of projects over the entire life of the project as shown by the following Project Phases:  Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, and Costing
• Manages and leads cross-functional team on large-scale projects from concept to successful completion
• Manages and facilitate teams in a crisis mode / escalation
• Coordinate functional activities and ensure matrix resource efficiencies to achieve program objectives (Matrix functions include Sales, Product Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Materials and Finance)
• Serve as primary contact/liaison to customer; Identify information/data and resources needed by customer and ensure timely transfer of such information between appropriate ZF department/team and the customer
• Manage the project budget; follow-up on Microsoft project timeline targets surrounding quality, timing, cost, and resources to ensure project timing and budget is achieved
• Manage and oversee all program management activities to support internal and external customers
• Provide effective communication on all aspects of the program to internal stakeholders, up to and including, ZF senior management
• Lead the change management process with respect to cost analysis and engineering change implications (i.e. quotations, validations, timing, communications to affected departments/groups, etc.) and coordinate engineering change requests with the effected business support processes
• Conduct program meetings and management gate reviews
• Maintain comprehensive program reports including schedule and metrics status, open issues and actions, project risk assessment and change management summary

Your Profile / Qualifications:

• Education: Master’s Degree in Engineering, Technology or Business Management
• Organizational and project management abilities
• Strong problem solving and analytical abilities
• Demonstrated organizational skills as well as strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to influence in a matrix management environment
• Very good leadership skills
• Minimum of 3 years of automotive, business-related experience with progressive responsibility in an Engineering or Operations environment with a minimum of 1 year of Program Management experience
• Language: English proficiency required
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project
• Preferred PMP-certification

We offer:

• Work in a dynamic and international environment; the ability to manage your career at ZF structures, the prospect of vertical or horizontal promotion in global functions
• Implementation package-full training and support from experienced managers and employees who will make sure that you feel comfortable while performing newly entrusted tasks
• Hybrid/remote system work (at least one day a week in the office in Wroclaw)
• Possibility of participation in private medical care (including dental care) and life insurance
• Cafeteria system/Sport Card
• Very good working atmosphere; working in an international team, interesting projects, and tasks