Project Manager - Industrialization

Belimo; Danbury (CT); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Belimo is seeking a Project Manager - Product Industrialization to drive industrialization efforts across product lifecycles, linking R&D and Operations. You will coordinate supply chain strategy, material flow, and cross-functional teams, ensuring costs, timelines, and logistics meet objectives.

As Lead Supply Chain, you will lead a team including Lead Make, Lead Equipment, Lead Planning, and Lead Sourcing, and ensure alignment with PCP/PPC processes.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering (Industrial, Electrical, Mechanical).
• Further education in project management (certification is a plus).
• 3+ years of experience in product development and industrialization of devices and/or development of supply chain strategy.
• 3+ years of interdisciplinary project management within a company manufacturing mass-produced goods.
• Experience with task & project management tools (e.g. Sciforma, Jira, Confluence).
• Experience with supply chain management/strategy development.
• Experience in device development, device manufacturing, and the development of manufacturing equipment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end supply chain design and implementation across projects and product life cycle, embedding all inputs into a structured decision-making process
• Lead industrialization as a core team member in product creation projects representing Lead Supply Chain (Industrialization) goals
• Serve as project manager for lifecycle projects, owning the planning, management, deliverables, and CAPEX in the project
• Consult with Innovation & PMO in the product creation process as well as to the supply chain steering committee
• Lead and motivate the Industrialization project team consisting of the roles Lead Make, Lead Equipment, Lead Planning, and Lead Sourcing
• Perform supply chain feasibility, gap, and risk analyses
• Define and implement the supply chain concept and strategy for the project
• Enable footprint decisions (regions/plants), including make-or-buy and single-vs-multiple sourcing, based on interdisciplinary alignment
• Structure products, regions, and volumes from a broad strategy and translate them into optimized product architecture and variant trees
• Define project stakeholder requirements and architectural drivers to guide product engineering
• Influence product design based on supply chain capabilities
• Validate product concepts (mock-ups) and product designs (prototypes) against supply chain requirements
• Plan and validate allocation of production and customization capacities
• Create the end-to-end product journey with input from Lead Make resources
• Oversee supplier selection within project for components and modules including requirements to suppliers
• Define requirements for processes, equipment, and quality in manufacturing with input from respective teams
• Involve packaging engineering for end-to-end packaging and labeling
• Lead the ramp-up of production capacities (materialization) across internal and external suppliers (incl. alpha-, beta- & pilot-series builds)
• Lead or support other activities of the manufacturing engineering roadmap (cost optimization, automation, transfers, integration)

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Project management

Jira/Confluence experience

Education

BS in Engineering (Industrial, Electrical, Mechanical)

Project management certification (plus)

Tools

Sciforma

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Summary

The Project Manager - Product Industrialization supports Industrialization efforts in product creation and lifecycle projects, driving supply chain strategy and material flow, as the link between Innovation (R&D) and Operations. Acting in the Lead Supply Chain role, this position is responsible for coordinating all supply chain functions within the project, ensuring that supply chain decisions are made in a structured and timely manner. It involves engaging relevant stakeholders and adhering to both the global supply chain strategy and Belimo’s processes for product creation (PCP) and product / process changes (PPC). They will coordinate projects with Manufacturing Excellence (Lead Make) and Equipment Engineering (Lead Equipment) resources, ensuring cost, timeline, and logistic objectives are met.

Summary

The Project Manager - Product Industrialization supports Industrialization efforts in product creation and lifecycle projects, driving supply chain strategy and material flow, as the link between Innovation (R&D) and Operations. Acting in the Lead Supply Chain role, this position is responsible for coordinating all supply chain functions within the project, ensuring that supply chain decisions are made in a structured and timely manner. It involves engaging relevant stakeholders and adhering to both the global supply chain strategy and Belimo’s processes for product creation (PCP) and product / process changes (PPC). They will coordinate projects with Manufacturing Excellence (Lead Make) and Equipment Engineering (Lead Equipment) resources, ensuring cost, timeline, and logistic objectives are met.

What You'll Do

• Lead end-to-end supply chain design and implementation across projects and product life cycle, embedding all inputs into a structured decision-making process
• Lead industrialization as a core team member in product creation projects representing Lead Supply Chain (Industrialization) goals
• Serve as project manager for lifecycle projects, owning the planning, management, deliverables, and CAPEX in the project
• Consult with Innovation & PMO in the product creation process as well as to the supply chain steering committee
• Lead and motivate the Industrialization project team consisting of the roles Lead Make, Lead Equipment, Lead Planning, and Lead Sourcing
• Perform supply chain feasibility, gap, and risk analyses
• Define and implement the supply chain concept and strategy for the project
• Enable footprint decisions (regions/plants), including make-or-buy and single-vs-multiple sourcing, based on interdisciplinary alignment
• Structure products, regions, and volumes from a broad strategy and translate them into optimized product architecture and variant trees
• Define project stakeholder requirements and architectural drivers to guide product engineering
• Influence product design based on supply chain capabilities
• Validate product concepts (mock-ups) and product designs (prototypes) against supply chain requirements
• Plan and validate allocation of production and customization capacities
• Create the end-to-end product journey with input from Lead Make resources
• Oversee supplier selection within project for components and modules including requirements to suppliers
• Define requirements for processes, equipment, and quality in manufacturing with input from respective teams
• Involve packaging engineering for end-to-end packaging and labeling
• Lead the ramp-up of production capacities (materialization) across internal and external suppliers (incl. alpha-, beta- & pilot-series builds)
• Lead or support other activities of the manufacturing engineering roadmap (cost optimization, automation, transfers, integration)

Who You Are

• BS in Engineering (Industrial, Electrical, Mechanical)
• Further education in project management (certification is a plus)
• 3+ years of experience in product development and industrialization of devices and/or development of supply chain strategy
• 3+ years of experience in interdisciplinary project management within a company manufacturing mass-produced goods
• Experienced with task & project management tools (e.g. Sciforma, Jira, Confluence)
• Experience with supply chain management/strategy development
• Experience in device development, device manufacturing, and the development of manufacturing equipment
• Ability to bring clarity in what needs to be achieved and to ensure focus
• Ability to motivate and guide a team
• Ability to influence, mediate, organize and delegate across hierarchy and divisions
• Acts as catalyst for good teamwork by demonstrating humility, drive, and strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to share knowledge, receive feedback, and collaborate well with others
• Contributes knowledge in development of state-of-the-art manufacturing engineering standards
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Who We Are

At Belimo, we take pride in making our company a rewarding place to work. Our leaders are value-driven and encourage new ideas in their teams around the world. Through our passion, our employees are not only creating amazing products, they are revolutionizing the HVAC industry. Investing in our people is at the heart of Belimo's approach to engaging diverse creative talent to grow an industry-leading company. The success of our corporate brand is based on the expertise and commitment of each individual.

Belimo is committed to paying all employees in a fair, equitable and transparent manner. The base pay for this position ranges from $95,000 - $110,000 annually with a target performance bonus of 15% of an employee’s annual base salary. Compensation is based on several factors including geographic location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, education and experience. Belimo is a total compensation company which includes a comprehensive benefits package including a full range of medical, financial, and other competitive benefits. Belimo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. #WeAreBelimo

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or support such as H1B, TN, E-3, CPT, OPT, STEM OPT, or employment based permanent residence processes, now or in the future.

Recruiter Shannon Giandalone