Project Manager

Climb Recruitment Ltd; Stockport; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Climb Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Project Manager for a manufacturing environment in Stockport. You will manage customer relationships and drive project launches, ensuring delivery and quality.

The role requires degree in a business field, a proven track record delivering manufacturing projects, and strong Excel/Word/Project skills. Oil and Gas exposure is a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Project Manager in manufacturing environments.
• Ability to deliver projects to tight schedules.
• Degree standard preferred in a business-related field.
• Engineering background with knowledge of manufacturing processes and ERP/MRP systems.
• Oil and Gas industry experience would be advantageous.
• Familiarity with quality plans and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer relationships by ensuring needs and expectations are communicated to relevant areas of the business.
• Implement effective project launches coordinating with Sales, Quality and Manufacturing to assess delivery and quality implications.
• Produce and maintain clear project plans and schedules for customer presentations.
• Identify schedule slippage or risk early and develop recovery/mitigation plans.
• Foster high morale and proactive teamwork with effective communication.
• Coordinate with suppliers and procurement to meet delivery schedules.
• Report additional costs to internal management and the customer when appropriate.

Skills

Communication

Customer-facing

Professionalism

Inter-personal skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in business field

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

MS Project

ERP/MRP software

Job description

Role: Project Manager

Role Requirements

An experienced Project Manager from within a manufacturing environment with the ability to work to tight delivery schedules.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage customer relationships by ensuring that the Customers’ needs and expectations are communicated promptly and clearly to the relevant areas of the business.
• Implement effective project launch while liaising closely with the Sales, Quality and Manufacturing Departments to ensure that all delivery and quality implications have been assessed.
• Produce and maintain clear project plans and schedules that meet the Customers’ needs to present information and progress to the Customer in a professional and clear format.
• Identify any slippage or risk to schedules as soon as possible internally and develop recovery/mitigation plans.
• Maintain a high morale and initiative culture, through adopting a positive approach to team working and effective communication.
• Work closely with key suppliers and the procurement department to ensure supplier delivery schedules are achieved.
• Ensure correct reporting of additional costs incurred to project, are identified to internal management and the Customer where appropriate.

Competencies

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Comfortable and confident when customer facing at all levels in the organization
• Professionalism
• Good inter-personal skills
• Time management
• Attention to detail

Accountabilities and Performance Measures

• Delivery of projects on time, in full and meeting all Customer requirements
• Ensuring all internal stakeholders and Customers are continuously updated with regard to project status
• Building a credible and trusted partner relationship with key Customers
• Reporting directly to the Product Manager

Job Requirements Qualifications

• Degree standard preferred in a business relevant field.
• Demonstrable track record of delivering manufacturing projects in a demanding and technically challenging environment.
• Experience in the Oil and Gas industry would be an advantage.
• Engineering background essential with a good all-round knowledge of manufacturing processes.
• Understanding of Business ERP/MRP software systems.
• Understanding of Quality plans and specifications.
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Excel, Word and Project.