Engineering Project Manager

Orion Electrotech; Oxford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion Electrotech in Oxford seeks an experienced Engineering Project Manager (Contract) to drive a New Product/industrialisation project from concept to initial scale-up. The role coordinates procurement, supplier quality and programme milestones in a fast-paced environment.

You will lead cross-functional teams across procurement, engineering, supplier quality and manufacturing, manage RFQs and tooling orders, and ensure supplier readiness via APQP/PPAP.

Qualifications

• Proven procurement and programme management experience in fast-paced manufacturing/engineering environments.
• Experience coordinating multiple workstreams across procurement, engineering and supplier quality.
• Strong knowledge of supplier development, industrialisation and programme launch activities.
• Technical background in engineering and/or R&D.
• Project management experience in the engineering sector is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead Procurement & Supplier Quality activities across new product introduction and engineering change programmes.
• Act as the interface between Procurement, Supplier Quality, Engineering, Programme Management, Manufacturing and Operations.
• Manage procurement timing plans, supplier nominations, RFQs, tooling orders and supplier onboarding activities.
• Drive supplier readiness through APQP, PPAP, tooling and capacity planning activities.
• Coordinate prototype procurement through to prototype build phases.
• Monitor programme risks, maintain RAID logs and report status to senior stakeholders.
• Support BOM costing activities and new business opportunities where required.
• Deliver programme dashboards, KPI reporting and executive updates.

Skills

Procurement management

Programme management

Cross-functional coordination

APQP/PPAP knowledge

Stakeholder management

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Engineering Project Manager (Contract)

Programme Manager

6 months

Monday - Friday working

We're looking for an experienced Project Manager / Programme Manager to join a fast-paced environment on a contract basis.

This is a key project management role responsible for driving a New Product/industrialisation project through procurement and supplier quality activities from concept through to initial scale-up of production, ensuring programme milestones are achieved, and supplier readiness is delivered on time.

The ideal candidate will come from a fast-paced engineering background, with a strong understanding of programme delivery, supplier industrialisation, APQP/PPAP processes and cross-functional stakeholder management.

Key accountabilities:

• Lead Procurement & Supplier Quality activities across new product introduction and engineering change programmes.
• Act as the key interface between Procurement, Supplier Quality, Engineering, Programme Management, Manufacturing and Operations teams.
• Manage procurement timing plans, supplier nominations, RFQs, tooling orders and supplier onboarding activities.
• Drive supplier readiness through APQP, PPAP, tooling and capacity planning activities.
• Coordinate prototype procurement through to prototype build phases.
• Monitor programme risks, maintain RAID logs and report status to senior stakeholders.
• Support BOM costing activities and new business opportunities where required.
• Deliver programme dashboards, KPI reporting and executive updates.To succeed, you will ideally have:

• Proven Procurement and Programme Management experience within fast-paced manufacturing/engineering environments
• Experience coordinating multiple workstreams across procurement, engineering and supplier quality functions.
• Strong knowledge of supplier development, industrialisation and programme launch activities.
• Technical background in engineering and /or R&D
• A background of project managing within the engineering sector is essential
• Microsoft Project / MS Project
• Prince 2, APMP or similar project management expertise desirable

If you've successfully delivered procurement activities across complex programmes and thrive in a highly collaborative environment, we'd love to hear from you.