Senior Program Manager, Capital Equipment Manufacturing

CPG Talent Management LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

CPG Talent Management LLC is seeking an experienced Program Manager to own complex, cross-functional manufacturing programs from concept through production, delivery, and customer implementation.

This hands-on role partners daily with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Quality, and reports to executive leadership, serving as the single point of accountability for program outcomes and customer communications.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of manufacturing project management experience.
• 2+ years in a full lifecycle Program Manager role owning programs end-to-end.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and cross-functional interaction.
• Direct customer-facing experience including program reviews and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Own complex manufacturing and engineered-equipment programs from concept through production and delivery.
• Serve as primary program contact for the customer, managing expectations and risk.
• Build and manage schedules, budgets, milestones, and resources; make tradeoff decisions.
• Drive alignment across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Quality.
• Identify risks early, remove roadblocks, and drive corrective actions.
• Lead Stage-Gate or phased-gate product development and transition to manufacturing.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Program management

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Schedule management

Budget management

Customer-facing

Lean manufacturing knowledge

Microsoft Project

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Business

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

CPG Talent Management LLC is seeking an experienced Program Manager to own complex, cross-functional manufacturing programs from concept through production, delivery, and customer implementation.

This hands-on role partners daily with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Quality, and reports to executive leadership, serving as the single point of accountability for program outcomes and customer communications.