Program Manager
Dorel Juvenile
- Cholet, Maine-et-Loire
- CDI
- Temps-plein
- Manage the project portfolio based on Brand and Company requirements.
- Structure the complex strategic projects and draft the associated plans and documents.
- Define the role and the responsibilities of each participants in the projects to make optimum use of skills and capacities.
- Bring a "helicopter" view to the people in the projects and facilitate communication across cross-functional teams to ensure alignment around project goals and deliver Time To Market.
- Lead the project teams (including Product Marketing, R&D, Procurement, Quality and close liaison with suppliers), and monitor schedules, milestones, budgets and process.
- Be the person in charge of the achievement of optimum profitability.
- Ensure the proper use of project support tools.
- Consolidate reporting of project activities and communicate relevant information to the partners in the monitoring committees.
- In case of strategic choices during the project, develop clear options and scenarios.
- Actively participate in the continuous improvement of project management within the organization.
- Coordinate definition of new initiatives/projects in order to improve the profitability in terms of NPD (New Product Development) on the home product category.
- BA or University degree in Engineering.
- >6 years of experience in managing product development projects, ideally acquired in an international context and with consumer products.
- Master project management tools.
- Demonstrated leadership and charisma allowing you to convince and influence different stakeholders.
- Able to have a “helicopter” view and to coordinate different competences of the organization towards common goals.
- Excellent communication skills and a real team spirit.
- Good general knowledge in Engineering.
- Good presentation & influencing skills as well as good writing skills.
- The international environment in which you operate requires a fluency in English.
- The practice of remote management and the knowledge of Asian culture are a preference, as well as knowledge and practice of Agile project management.