Project Manager

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt; Allentown (Lehigh County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Flexible remote work

8 weeks parental leave

Health benefit options

PTO, sick time, and holidays

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

HSA contribution

Job summary

FlexLink in Allentown, PA, is seeking a Project Manager to lead multiple customer projects from initiation through completion, acting as the primary point of contact and coordinating cross‑functional engineering and support teams.

The role requires managing scope, schedule, budget, risk, and execution in a fast-paced environment, with strong technical reading skills, effective communication, and a focus on profitability and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of project management experience in manufacturing or automation.
• Experience managing multiple projects in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment.
• Knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, cash flow and profitability.
• Ability to read technical drawings and specs.
• Strong customer-facing communication and negotiation skills.
• Vendor and supplier management experience.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct reporting.
• Proficiency with Autodesk/AutoCAD drawing reviews.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate handoffs from Applications Engineering and Sales for execution.
• Direct approval drawings with Project Engineering and customers through acceptance.
• Develop and maintain schedules across engineering, milestones, assembly, and commissioning.
• Provide regular customer updates and address risks and delays.
• Negotiate ECNs with customers and coordinate related POs with Finance.
• Monitor financial performance including forecasting and margins.
• Present status and risks at weekly milestone meetings.
• Collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Finance, Assembly and Installation to resolve issues.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Customer-facing communication

Negotiation

Scheduling

Risk management

Vendor management

Reading drawings

Communication

Tools

Autodesk/AutoCAD

Job description

About the Company

Flexlink, located in Allentown, PA, is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of automated production and material flow solutions for the food & beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, automotive, and electronic industries. Currently, there are over 1,000 employees across 26 operating units globally.

Flexlink is part of Coesia, a group of innovation-based industrial and packaging solutions companies operating globally, headquartered in Bologna, Italy. Coesia has 141 operating units in 35 countries, a turnover of about 1.9 billion euros and over 8,000 employees.

About the Role

As a Project Manager at FlexLink, you will lead multiple customer projects from initiation through successful completion, serving as the primary point of contact for customers while coordinating cross-functional engineering and support teams.

You will manage projects in a fast-paced environment, balancing multiple priorities while maintaining ownership of project scope, schedule, budget, risk, and overall execution.

This role requires a strong working knowledge of technical and engineered systems, along with the confidence to communicate effectively with both technical teams and external customers.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Coordinate project handoffs from Applications Engineering and Sales, ensuring scope, requirements, costs, and project details are accurate and aligned for execution.
• Direct the approval drawing process in collaboration with Project Engineering and customers through final acceptance and material release.
• Develop and maintain project schedules across engineering, financial milestones, assembly, installation, and commissioning.
• Provide regular customer updates, proactively addressing project risks, schedule delays, and potential solutions.
• Negotiate Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) with customers and coordinate related purchase orders with Finance.
• Monitor financial performance through forecasting, cash flow, cost management, and margin optimization.
• Present project status, critical tasks, financial risks, and margin concerns during weekly milestone meetings.
• Collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Finance, Assembly, Installation, and other support functions to resolve project and customer issues.
• Execute projects in accordance with the Group Operations Management System, with a focus on profitability, quality, and customer satisfaction.

What You Need to Be Successful

• 5-7 years of professional experience in project management, preferably within manufacturing, industrial automation, systems integration, material handling, or a similar technical environment.
• Demonstrated experience successfully managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment.
• Experience with project planning and scheduling, scope definition and management, risk management, and change management.
• Strong understanding of project financials, including budgeting, cost management, financial forecasting, cash flow, and project profitability.
• Experience coordinating and leading cross-functional technical teams without direct reporting authority.
• Strong customer-facing communication and negotiation skills, with the confidence to manage challenging conversations and resolve project-related issues.
• Experience with vendor and supplier management.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, specifications, and other engineering documentation.
• Working knowledge of Autodesk/AutoCAD tools, with the ability to review drawings and obtain basic dimensions or project information as needed.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to manage changing priorities, deadlines, and multiple project demands.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with customers, engineering teams, internal support functions, and leadership.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership of assigned projects, and make sound decisions throughout the project lifecycle.

Our Offer

Coesia North America offers a competitive benefit package which includes, among other things:

• 401K offering 6% company match with no vesting period.
• Flexible remote work offering.
• 8-weeks paid parental leave.
• Multiple health benefit & insurance options.
• PTO, sick time, and 12 observed calendar holidays.
• Company paid short-term disability (80% wager placement) & long-term disability.
• HSA company contribution for individual & employer family coverage.

Coesia is an equal opportunity employer and embraces diversity and inclusion.