Industrial Project Manager

Schneider Electric; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 102,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking a Technical Productivity Project Manager to lead plant-level planning transformation and standardize ETO processes. You will drive cross-functional projects to boost productivity, quality, and sustainability while partnering with plant leadership to deliver measurable results.

The role requires 5+ years in operations or project management, strong PM skills, and a proven track record in transformation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Management, Supply Chain, Operations Management, or a related field.
• 5+ years of leadership experience in Operations, Supply Chain Planning, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or Project Management.
• Proven experience leading transformation, process improvement, or continuous improvement initiatives within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Strong project management skills, including planning, execution, budgeting, and risk mitigation.
• Experience leading change management efforts and driving successful adoption of new processes and technologies.
• Ability to define project objectives and translate business goals into actionable plans.
• Strong influencing skills with the ability to drive alignment across cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Customer and stakeholder-focused mindset with a commitment to delivering business results.
• Digital literacy and experience leveraging technology and data to improve operational and project performance.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining quality, compliance, and operational standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and adoption of ETO standard planning processes across the plant's end-to-end planning activities.
• Manage industrial transformation and continuous improvement projects, ensuring delivery on scope, schedule, budget, and business objectives.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and align stakeholders around shared project goals that support plant and organizational priorities.
• Coach and support planning teams on standard methodologies, best practices, and process excellence.
• Drive the Schneider Performance System (SPS) within the planning function by establishing improvement objectives, monitoring progress, and ensuring sustainable results.
• Establish planning standards, governance processes, and key performance metrics to improve consistency and operational effectiveness.
• Monitor and improve key performance indicators, including service levels, lead times, forecast accuracy, project milestones, and operational performance.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project and operational risks to maintain momentum and ensure successful outcomes.
• Develop and execute transformation roadmaps focused on critical improvements and measurable business impact.
• Partner with Planning Managers, Plant Leadership, and Transformation Leaders to drive change management initiatives and address performance gaps.
• Leverage digital tools and technologies to improve planning visibility, project execution, collaboration, and decision-making.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, innovation, and best-practice sharing across the organization.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Communication

Digital literacy

Planning transformation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Management, Supply Chain, Operations Management, or related field

Tools

SPS

Job description

Join us as an Technical Productivity Project Manager

Join us as an Technical Productivity Project Manager and lead initiatives that transform how weoperate. In this role, you will drive plant-level planning transformation, implement Engineer-to-Order (ETO) standard processes, and lead cross-functional projects that improve operational performance, productivity, quality, and sustainability. You will partner with plant leadership and key stakeholders to execute strategic initiatives, champion continuous improvement, and deliver measurable business results.

What will you do?

• Lead the implementation and adoption of ETO standard planning processes across the plant's end-to-end planning activities.
• Manage industrial transformation and continuous improvement projects, ensuring delivery on scope, schedule, budget, and businessobjectives.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and align stakeholders around shared project goals that support plant and organizational priorities.
• Coach and support planning teams on standard methodologies, best practices, and process excellence.
• Drive the Schneider Performance System (SPS) within the planning function by establishing improvementobjectives, monitoring progress, and ensuring sustainable results.
• Establish planning standards, governance processes, and key performance metrics to improve consistency and operational effectiveness.
• Monitor and improve key performance indicators, including service levels, lead times, forecast accuracy, project milestones, and operational performance.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project and operational risks tomaintainmomentum and ensure successful outcomes.
• Develop and execute transformation roadmaps focused on critical improvements and measurable business impact.
• Partner with Planning Managers, Plant Leadership, and Transformation Leaders to drive change management initiatives and address performance gaps.
• Leverage digital tools and technologies to improve planning visibility, project execution, collaboration, and decision-making.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, innovation, and best-practice sharing across the organization.

What skills and capabilities will make you successful?

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Management, Supply Chain, Operations Management, or a related field is required.
• 5+ years of leadership experience in Operations, Supply Chain Planning, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or Project Management.
• Proven experience leading transformation, process improvement, or continuous improvement initiatives within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Strong project management skills, including project planning, execution, resource management, budgeting, and risk mitigation.
• Experience leading change management efforts and driving successful adoption of new processes and technologies.
• Ability to define projectobjectivesand translate business goals into actionable plans.
• Strong influencing skills with the ability to drive alignment across cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision‑making capabilities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Customer and stakeholder‑focused mindset with a commitment to delivering business results.
• Digital literacy and experienceleveragingtechnology and data to improve operational and project performance.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities whilemaintainingquality, compliance, and operational standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in supply chain planning, production planning, inventory management, plant operations, or manufacturing excellence.
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, SPS, or other continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional projects in a manufacturing or industrial environment.

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