MMP Project Manager

United Pharma; North Carolina; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

United Pharma in North Carolina seeks a MMP Project Manager to coordinate program activities across systems, manage timelines, budgets, KPIs, and stakeholder communications. You will work with the MMP Owner and cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate has strong project or program management experience in maintenance, engineering, manufacturing or operational readiness, with proficiency in Smartsheet and MS Excel/Word, and proven ability to drive governance and reporting.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Project/Program Management, preferably in maintenance, engineering, manufacturing, or operational readiness.
• Experience with project timelines, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and budgets.
• Experience with Smartsheet or similar project tracking tools.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Experience developing KPI dashboards, project reports, and performance tracking tools.
• Strong stakeholder management, meeting facilitation, communication, and coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and drive execution of the Maintenance Management Program alongside the MMP Owner.
• Track project schedules, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, approvals, and spending.
• Lead weekly and daily governance meetings, document decisions, and follow up on action items.
• Develop and maintain KPI dashboards, progress reports, and visual project tracking tools.
• Identify and manage project risks, maintain risk and issue logs, and proactively communicate potential delays.
• Coordinate activities across maintenance, engineering, manufacturing, and operational teams.
• Support maintenance improvement initiatives, including work order backlog reduction, preventive maintenance (PM) optimization, and workflow improvements.
• Use project management tools and CMMS platforms to monitor program progress and maintenance-related activities.

Skills

Project Management

Program Management

KPI Dashboards

Stakeholder Management

Meeting Facilitation

Tools

Smartsheet

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

The MMP Project Manager will work closely with the MMP Owner and cross-functional teams to coordinate program activities across multiple systems and subsystems. This role will focus on managing project timelines, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, budgets, KPIs, and stakeholder communication to ensure successful program execution.

The ideal candidate will have strong project or program management experience, preferably within maintenance, engineering, manufacturing, or operational readiness environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and drive execution of the Maintenance Management Program alongside the MMP Owner.
• Track project schedules, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, approvals, and spending.
• Lead weekly and daily governance meetings, document decisions, and follow up on action items.
• Develop and maintain KPI dashboards, progress reports, and visual project tracking tools.
• Identify and manage project risks, maintain risk and issue logs, and proactively communicate potential delays.
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• Coordinate activities across maintenance, engineering, manufacturing, and operational teams.
• Support maintenance improvement initiatives, including work order backlog reduction, preventive maintenance (PM) optimization, and workflow improvements.
• Use project management tools and CMMS platforms to monitor program progress and maintenance-related activities.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong experience in Project Management or Program Management, preferably in maintenance, engineering, manufacturing, or operational readiness.
• Experience managing project timelines, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and budgets.
• Experience with Smartsheet or similar project tracking tools.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Experience developing KPI dashboards, project reports, and performance tracking tools.
• Strong stakeholder management, meeting facilitation, communication, and coordination skills.
• Experience with maintenance improvement initiatives, work order backlog management, or preventive maintenance optimization is a plus.
• Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or regulated manufacturing experience preferred.