Job Description

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Plan, document, and provide project status reports on each project assigned by management. Ensure that project plans are based on complete specifications and customer expectations.
• Maintain project schedule, monitor progress against the schedule, and guide project decision-making to adhere to schedule targets. Guides and resolves resource conflicts and coordinates with functional managers and customers/partners to insure on-time completion of deliverables.
• Assess project risk in key areas (budget, schedule, quality/functionality, and cost) throughout the project. Communicate risks to the team and project stakeholders and coordinate mitigation activities.
• Accountable for team’s performance to project targets of schedule, project cost, product cost, feature completeness, and product quality. This includes understanding and managing technology, systems, and resources.
• Communicate effectively across all levels of the organization. Negotiate and track changes to project scope and targets.
• Maintain and consistently report program performance metrics to leadership.
• Approve all project expenditures and report on variances as the program progresses.
• Develop and maintain strong customer relationships built on Performance and Integrity.
• Maintain a clear focus on customer service throughout any activities – helping to balance the needs of the organization with the needs of the customer.
• Communicate decisions to the team regarding direction and objectives in a way that maximizes ownership and progress toward goals.
• Provides leadership to project teams through motivation, influence, and coaching of team members – focusing on encouragement and empowerment.
• Leverage deep knowledge of organizational roles and responsibilities to continually evolve business processes and procedures that focus on people over process.

Qualifications

Position requirements include:

• BS degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) related field or equivalent experience required
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience leading new product development
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience leading teams in a direct report or matrixed environment.
• Strong computer skills, highly proficient using standard PM tools including MS Office, Project, and Outlook.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in a fast paced production environment focused on multiplying the efforts of skilled labor through strategic automation
• Prior M&A integration experience highly preferred
• PMI PMP certification or PDMA NPDP certification.
• Product Line Management experience - demonstrated ability to manage entire product life cycle from new product development through end of life including revenue forecasting – basic P&L responsibility.
• Requirements gathering, analysis, tracking, and systems engineering
• Experience with products requiring domestic and international agency approvals
• Six Sigma certification

Company Description

AJR Enterprises, LLC is a leading contract manufacturer of superior medical devices and advanced manufacturing solutions within the medical device industry. Headquarters and manufacturing are located at our 180,000 square foot facility in St. Charles, Illinois.

We are focused on delivering the highest quality products and providing exceptional customer satisfaction in the medical device industry.

Company Description

AJR Enterprises, LLC is a leading contract manufacturer of superior medical devices and advanced manufacturing solutions within the medical device industry. Headquarters and manufacturing are located at our 180,000 square foot facility in St. Charles, Illinois.\r\n\r\nWe are focused on delivering the highest quality products and providing exceptional customer satisfaction in the medical device industry.