project manager

Zepcruit; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Zepcruit is helping a client recruit a Senior Project Manager for manufacturing innovation. Based in Pune, India, this full-time role requires 5+ years in project management and a strong background in Industry 4.0 and IIoT. You will drive AI project implementations and lead cross-functional teams across customer plants.

The role emphasizes change management, stakeholder alignment, and continuous learning in manufacturing innovations. English and German communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven project management experience from initiation to closure.
• Experience with manufacturing digital transformation and Industry 4.0.
• Strong English and German communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Develop tailored change management strategies for manufacturing shopfloor digital transformations.
• Support project management to build processes and templates.
• Plan projects with milestones for Industry 4.0 implementations.
• Assess AI-readiness of plants across sensors, PLCs, traceability, edge devices and cloud connectivity.
• Collaborate with plant stakeholders to define scope, deliverables and resources.
• Lead workshops and client meetings to gather requirements and manage expectations.
• Coordinate interface among customers, vendors, sales, product and tech teams to deliver projects.

Skills

Project management

Industry 4.0

IIoT

English & German communication

Education

Master's/Bachelor's in Mechanical/Production/Industrial Eng

Job description

This role is for one of Zepcruit's clients.

Project Manager – Manufacturing Innovation

Availability: Full time

Location: Pune, India

Experience: 5+ years in project management experience preferred

About The Role

• We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to drive zero waste manufacturing innovations at our customers’ manufacturing plants. We are looking for a self-motivated person with a positive "can-do" attitude and excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• As a project manager, you will play a key role in the implementation of our AI projects.

Key Work Responsibilities

• Develop tailor-made change management strategies within the framework of digital transformation projects for Manufacturing Shopfloor.
• Assist project management division to build project management processes & templates.
• Set up detailed project planning and milestone tracking relating to Industry 4.0 implementations.
• Assessment of AI-Readiness of plants covering the topics of Sensors, PLCs, Traceability, Edge Devices, and Cloud Connectivity.
• Collaborate with stakeholders from customer plants to develop project scope, deliverables, goals, blockers, resources needed, etc.
• Conduct interviews and workshops as part of change management for the adoption of our AI products at customers’ plants.
• Lead customer meetings, manage expectations and build close relationships with customers to acquire their requirements.
• Manage interface among customers, external vendors, sales, product, and tech team to deliver projects successfully.
• Ensure continuous learning with respect to manufacturing innovation trends.

Your Background

• Master’s or bachelor’s Degree in the engineering field of mechanical engineering, production engineering, industrial engineering or equivalent
• Strong project management skills from initiation to closure (scoping, structuring, work planning, status reporting tools, mgmt. updates)
• Experience in Industry 4.0 projects especially in the shopfloor digitalization, IIoT implementation, automation for manufacturing is essential.
• You are enthusiastic about digitization in production, e.g. for Industry 4.0, IIoT, MES, KI, predictive maintenance, and prescriptive quality use cases.
• Excellent presentation and communication (verbal and written in English and German) skills
• Ability to cope with ambiguity, especially in the project context
• Analytical mindset, innovative thinker, and collaborator
• Ability to mediate and bring cross-functional stakeholders with different objectives to agree on a consensus
• High degree of self-management and drive
• Strong customer orientation, ability to work in a team, flexibility, and willingness to travel are required.
• Preferred Skills
• Experience in the manufacturing or metal processing industry is a plus.

We Offer

• Culture of innovation, creativity, learning, and even failure, we believe in bringing the best in you.
• Progressive leave policy for effective work-life balance.
• Get mentored by highly qualified internal resource groups and opportunity to avail industry-driven mentoring program, as we believe in empowering people.
• Multicultural peer groups and supportive workplace policies.