Team Lead - Project Order Management

Eaton; Schrems; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive compensation

Promotional opportunities

Learning & development under Eaton U.

Zusammenfassung

Eaton is seeking an Order Manager Lead in Schrems, Austria to lead a team responsible for end-to-end order execution from intake to delivery and project closure. You will establish standardized processes, coach a high-performing team, and drive governance across the program to ensure on-schedule delivery and customer satisfaction.

The role requires 5+ years in project/order management with leadership experience, and familiarity with low voltage electrical systems or engineered-to-order

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of experience in project management, order management, operations, or customer project execution, production systems implementation.
• 2+ years of leadership experience managing project managers, order managers, or similar roles.
• Experience in LV products/switchgears electrical equipment or similar industrial manufacturing, or engineered‑to‑order environments.
• Experience managing complex customer projects and cross‑functional teams, experience with project portfolio management.

Aufgaben

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Order Managers.
• Oversee execution of the complete low voltage systems assembly project portfolio.
• Coordinate between Front‑End/Sales, Post‑Order Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, FAT and Testing, Logistics.
• Drive adherence to project milestones and customer commitments.
• Support customer relations and governance throughout project execution.

Kenntnisse

Team leadership

Coaching

Performance management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Leadership presence

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Business

Bachelor’s degree in Project Management

Tools

Project management tools

Dashboards

Jobbeschreibung

Order Manager Lead

Location: Schrems, Austria. Responsible for leading the Order Management team and ensuring successful execution of customer projects from order intake through delivery and project closure. The role provides leadership, coaching, and governance to a team of Order Managers while establishing standardized project management processes, tools, and performance metrics across the low voltage systems assembly business. Order Management Lead plays a critical role in building a high‑performing project execution capability, improving predictability, and driving operational excellence.

Responsibilities

Order Management Team Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Order Managers.
• Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and performance expectations.
• Conduct regular performance reviews and development planning.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and training of Order Managers.
• Foster a culture of accountability, customer focus, and execution excellence.

Project Portfolio Management

• Oversee execution of the complete low voltage systems assembly project portfolio.
• Ensure project priorities align with business objectives and customer commitments.
• Monitor project status, risks, resource requirements, and milestones.
• Escalate critical issues and coordinate resolution across functions.
• Ensure consistent project management practices across all projects.

Order‑to‑Delivery Execution

• Establish and maintain standardized project execution processes.
• Ensure effective coordination between Front‑End / Sales, Post‑Order Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, FAT and Testing, Logistics.
• Drive adherence to project milestones and customer commitments.
• Ensure successful handover from pre‑order to post‑order execution.

Customer Relationship Management

• Support Order Managers in managing strategic customer projects.
• Participate in customer reviews, escalation meetings, and project governance sessions.
• Ensure professional communication throughout project execution.
• Drive customer satisfaction and long‑term customer relationships.

Risk and Opportunity Management

• Establish project risk management methodology.
• Review project risks and mitigation plans regularly.
• Lead resolution of major project execution challenges.
• Drive proactive management of schedule, cost, quality, and supply chain risks.
• Identify opportunities to improve project profitability and customer satisfaction.

Governance and Performance Management

• Develop and maintain project management standards, templates, and best practices.
• Implement project governance and stage‑gate processes.
• Lead project portfolio reviews and execution reviews.
• Ensure data quality and reporting accuracy.
• Drive continuous improvement of project execution processes.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify and eliminate recurring project execution issues.
• Improve project lead times and execution efficiency.
• Drive standardization and scalability of order management processes.
• Support implementation of digital project management tools and dashboards.
• Capture lessons learned and deploy best practices across projects.

Qualifications

A bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, Operations Management, or related discipline.

• 5+ years of experience in project management, order management, operations, or customer project execution, production systems implementation; 2+ years of leadership experience managing project managers, order managers, or similar roles.
• Experience in LV products/switchgears electrical equipment or similar industrial manufacturing, or engineered‑to‑order environments.
• Experience managing complex customer projects and cross‑functional teams, experience with project portfolio management.

Strong Understanding Of

• Leading project lifecycle, engineered‑to‑order manufacturing (low voltage)
• Project management methodologies
• Risk management, commercial awareness and project financials
• Production planning and scheduling

Strong people leadership and coaching skills.

• Excellent stakeholder management.

What Eaton Offers

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Challenging projects in a dynamic and collaborative team.
• Great promotional opportunities – we encourage internal promotion whenever possible.
• Excellent working environment – safety and ethics are really important for us.
• Inclusion & diversity – openness to diversity widens our access to the best talent; inclusion allows us to engage that talent fully.
• Learning & development – we invest in our employees for the long term – not just with salary and benefits, but with ongoing learning and development opportunities through Eaton University.