Senior Project Manager for Product Development (all gender)

What you will enjoy doing

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager that Leads complex and challenging product development projects by his excellent project management skills, coordinates activities during the development from project kick-off up to handover to production plant to meet ALPLA interests and customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides leadership on complex and challenging product development projects, coordinates and performs activities from project initiation until project close-out. This includes product design, pilot, development, production development, qualification and successful handover into production environment.
• Applies advanced Project Management methods.
• Develops adequate project plans for managing the project objectives, scope, schedule, resources, budgets.
• Coordinates cross-regional activities between customer, supplier and internal stakeholders and provides direction.
• Performs project controlling and project reporting.
• Secures production approval and project closing.
• Communicates on executive level within the project organisation & takes over the role of the SPOC for the Steering Committee.
• Clarifies and aligns product specifications and requirements with the customer/supplier and the technical product development team.
• Identifies and resolves technical issues and risks to achieve project goals by considering the whole process chain (test and downstream equipment, machine accessories, format parts).
• Specifies product design, mould and sampling requirements (in POS).
• Plans, participates and reviews samplings and mould qualifications under technical and economical aspects.

What makes you great

• Completed technical education or equivalent experience in related fields
• Product Development Experience for 7+ years
• Excellent project management and Leadershipskills
• Proactivity & Agility
• Interpersonal competence and social adaptability

What you can expect working with us

• We believe in flat hierarchies, short decision making paths and open communication
• There is ALPLA Kids all-day childcare for children aged between 15 months and 6 years
• You can expect a secure future with us – as a manufacturing company, we are globally on a growth path
• We promote climate-friendly mobility with everything from a year-long season ticket for local public transport to purchasing an e-bike
• Benefit from discounts on tickets for sports events, better private insurance conditions, the registration fees for running events being covered and numerous discounts at retail outlets in Vorarlberg

Legally mandatory note: In line with the minimum salary stipulated in the collective agreement, the actual salary for this position is based on professional qualifications and experience.