Senior Project Manager, Advanced Operations (m/f/d)

Stryker; Tuttlingen; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Group in Tuttlingen, Germany is seeking a Project Manager, Advanced Operations to lead engineering teams and deliver key programs on time, within budget and to quality standards.

The role focuses on project and stakeholder management, execution of NPI initiatives, and close collaboration with Product Development, Advanced Technology and Global Marketing to drive successful outcomes in a regulated manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in technical or project management roles.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong analytical ability to plan, organize and manage concurrent tasks.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, MS Project).

Responsibilities

• Lead initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and closure of a project.
• Deliver objectives within scope, schedule, cost and quality.
• Manage budgets and capital/expense spend for NPI initiatives.
• Define scope and maintain the project schedule.
• Report project progress to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Product Development, Advanced Technology and Marketing.
• Engage Manufacturing Operations to optimize process layouts.
• Support resource selection and performance appraisals.
• Identify and manage project risks and coordinate with the AO team.
• Set priorities and drive on-time delivery of new products.

Skills

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Planning & organization

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

MS Office suite

MS Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Access

Job description

As a Project Manager, Advanced Operations with Stryker, you will successfully lead an engineering team to deliver key programs or projects per associated timelines, quality requirements and budget. The AO PM will be responsible for project & stakeholder management and the technical assessment of all assigned projects.

What you will do

• Assume overall responsibility for the successful initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of a project.
• Responsible to the project stakeholders for delivering a project’s objectives within scope, schedule, cost, and quality
• Lead New Product, Process and Technology implementation initiatives while tightly managing project spend on capital & expense budgets
• Define and clarify project scope while developing and maintaining the project schedule.
• Ownership for managing and reporting project progress.
• Work closely with Product Development, Advanced Technology and Global Marketing to drive successful project implementation.
• Actively engage with Manufacturing Operations to evaluate existing process layouts in terms of new process integration, ensuring best utilization of floor space, minimized handling and optimum process flow.
• Participate in the selection, training and performance appraisal process of project resources, including temporary contract SMEs as required
• Responsible for identifying, monitoring, and appropriately managing project risk and liaise with broader AO team on common NPI issues and resolutions
• Establishment of priorities, imparting a sense of urgency and importance to the team while using project management tools and techniques to support the delivery of new products per cost and time commit.

What you need

• Bachelors degree in an engineering discipline
• 5+ years relevant experience in a technical or project management role
• Excellent Interpersonal Skills - able to express ideas and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams
• Excellent analytical skills, ability to plan, organize and implement concurrent tasks
• Demonstrated ability to define project risk and to effectively manage project risks
• Proficient with Microsoft Office - MS Excel, Access, PowerPoint, MS Project, etc.

You may also have

• Experience of GD&T, Process mapping, statistical methods and process/ product validations
• Experience in an FDA regulated or regulated industry
• Demonstrated Leadership, Project Management and Engineering experience in New Product Introduction in a regulated environment