Customer Order Program Manager

Insight Global; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Customer Order Program Manager to lead the enterprise customer order lifecycle across multiple facilities in a heavy industrial context. You will oversee a growing team of project managers, standardize order execution, monitor budgets, schedules, and ROI, and report to senior leadership.

You bring 6–8+ years in project/program management in manufacturing or engineer-to-order environments, proven PMO governance, PMP, and strong executive communication with

Qualifications

• 6–8+ years of end-to-end Project/Program Management experience.
• 2+ years of direct leadership/people management experience.
• Manufacturing, industrial, engineer-to-order, or heavy equipment background.
• Experience managing large-scale projects and portfolios.
• Proven experience establishing PMO governance frameworks and standardized processes.
• PMP Certification is required.
• Strong portfolio management and program management experience.
• Exceptional executive communication and customer-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a growing team of Customer Order Project Managers.
• Establish and standardize the company's customer order management process across all sites.
• Own the enterprise customer order portfolio and monitor budget performance.
• Track project schedules, margins, and ROI; provide executive dashboards.
• Conduct governance reviews to identify risks and bottlenecks.
• Develop project templates, RAID logs, SOWs, and portfolio tools.
• Drive PMO maturity and best practices across the organization.
• Maintain proactive communication with customers throughout lifecycles.
• Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Sales teams.
• Improve production lead times and delivery performance through oversight.
• Facilitate planning workshops and strategic portfolio reviews.

Skills

Leadership

Executive communication

Portfolio management

Budget management

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Education

PMP Certification

Tools

Microsoft Project

Project Insight

Asana

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a Customer Order Program Manager for a leading heavy industrial manufacturing client. This individual will serve as the enterprise leader responsible for managing the complete customer order lifecycle across multiple manufacturing facilities. The ideal candidate brings extensive experience leading project and program management teams within a manufacturing or engineer-to-order environment and has a strong track record of building governance frameworks, standardizing processes, and driving portfolio performance.

This role will oversee a team of Project Managers while establishing the organization's standard for customer order execution. The Program Manager will be responsible for managing large custom equipment projects, monitoring portfolio health, driving schedule and budget accountability, and providing executive-level reporting to senior leadership. Success in this position requires exceptional communication skills, a highly customer-facing personality, and the ability to translate complex operational data into actionable business insights. Candidates with experience supporting heavy equipment, construction equipment, asphalt plants, concrete plants, or similar industrial manufacturing operations will be especially well-positioned for success.

Day-to-Day:

• Lead and manage a growing team of Customer Order Project Managers
• Establish and standardize the company's customer order management process across all manufacturing sites
• Own the enterprise customer order portfolio
• Monitor budget performance, project schedules, margins, and ROI
• Create executive-level reporting and dashboards for senior leadership
• Conduct governance reviews to identify risks, bottlenecks, and resource constraints
• Develop project management templates, RAID logs, SOWs, and portfolio tools
• Drive PMO maturity and best practices across the organization
• Maintain frequent, proactive communication with customers throughout project lifecycles
• Partner closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Sales teams
• Improve production lead times and delivery performance through project oversight
• Facilitate planning workshops and strategic portfolio reviews

Must-Haves:

• 6-8+ years of end-to-end Project/Program Management experience
• 2+ years of direct leadership/people management experience
• Manufacturing, industrial, engineer-to-order, or heavy equipment industry background
• Experience managing large-scale custom projects and portfolios
• Proven experience establishing PMO governance frameworks and standardized processes
• PMP Certification required
• Strong portfolio management and program management experience
• Exceptional executive communication and customer-facing skills
• Expertise with Microsoft Project, Project Insight, Asana, or similar PM tools
• Experience managing budgets, schedules, ROI, and portfolio performance

Plusses:

• Background with asphalt plants, concrete plants, or large industrial equipment
• Advanced dashboarding and portfolio reporting experience
• Expertise facilitating large-scale project planning workshops
• Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement experience