Manufacturing Outsourcing Program Lead

Johnson Controls; Nisku; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson Controls Canada seeks an experienced Outsourcing Project Lead to drive strategic outsourcing initiatives across manufacturing operations. You will lead cross-functional projects to transition products, processes, and activities to external suppliers while preserving business continuity, service, quality, and financial targets.

You will collaborate with Procurement, Category Management, Operations, Engineering, Quality, Planning, and Supply Chain to launch and stabilize outsourced

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in manufacturing, supply chain, operations, engineering, or project management.
• Proven experience leading complex cross-functional projects.
• Experience with manufacturing transfers and outsourcing initiatives.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead outsourcing projects from approval through launch and stabilization.
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, milestones, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure successful production transfers.
• Drive launch readiness activities and monitor project execution performance.
• Manage inventory transition plans, capacity planning, and supply continuity activities.
• Coordinate quality, engineering, manufacturing, and operational readiness requirements.
• Track project performance, financial benefits, and business case realization.
• Identify and resolve execution risks impacting cost, quality, delivery, or customer commitments.
• Communicate project status and key milestones to stakeholders and leadership.
• Support continuous improvement of outsourcing and project management processes.

Skills

Project management

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

PMP certification

APICS/ASCM/SCMP/CPSM

Tools

SAP

Job description

Johnson Controls Canada seeks an experienced Outsourcing Project Lead to drive strategic outsourcing initiatives across manufacturing operations. You will lead cross-functional projects to transition products, processes, and activities to external suppliers while preserving business continuity, service, quality, and financial targets.

You will collaborate with Procurement, Category Management, Operations, Engineering, Quality, Planning, and Supply Chain to launch and stabilize outsourced