Primary Function
Lead analytical and data related projects in EU and Asia Region to drive business value using agile project management principles, achieve cost, scope, and schedule targets by leveraging regional strengths & resources to meet the business goals across Abbott Nutrition Supply Chain.
The Program Manager acts as the product owner to manage various stakeholders and prioritize data and analytics initiatives.
The Program Manager works with technical SMEs to create a centralized trustworthy Analytical reporting platform. This platform contains digital assets like data tables suitable for analytics, canned dashboards based on user requirements and needs as well as self service analytical tools.
The Program Manager draws on his/her multi disciplinary experience engineering, IT, operational, AGILE Project Management etc. to achieve these goals. Multiple projects are managed at a given point in time, requiring various implementation timeline and sites locations.
The Program Manager must develop and manage capital and expense cash flow budgets as well as manage project teams in a Matrix structure, to achieve project results.
This person also directs internal and external resources to accomplish the project goals to the satisfaction of the client and the business expectations.
Generate an AGILE PMO that defines, drives, and enhances overall enterprise know how around AGILE project and product management.
Build future talent pipeline to be well versed in AGILE methodology and analytics.
Responsibilities
Determine the clients functional requirements and prepare the project scope in terms of performance, quality, reliability, and maintainability in agreement with the client and other functions MIS, Quality Assurance, Product Development, Marketing and Operations.
Develop project execution strategy, identify activities, prepare schedules, evaluate risks, prepare risk mitigation plans, and determine the resources necessary for successful implementation.
Evangelist for data driven decisions.
Manage project teams efforts to develop the project proposal, design criteria; scope definition, cost estimates, and execution schedules that are required for RCE preparation.
Lead project teams to ensure full compliance with internal and external standards Company standards, national and regional standards, including Safety and EHS standards.
Communicate the status of each project to senior management and other internal and external parties, routinely.
Facilitate regional perspective to manufacturing process design in agreement with local / national standards and manufacturing capabilities.
Provide process engineering and project management support to regional manufacturing operations and act as primary liaison with the E&IT Global Engineering Groups to identify and provide project management support.
Understand and assess the regional impact of specific technologies and engineering practices
Provide expert engineering guidance and support to manufacturing operations across Asian Nutritional Sites to help resolve issues both during project execution and routine manufacture.
Work with sites to develop Long Range Plan and Site Master Plans that are in alignment with the larger goals of the division and corporation.
Lead and/or provide guidance to sites in the Front End Planning activities, including development of the project scope, design and cost estimates, schedule development, and project execution plans on process improvement projects.
Maintain clear communication lines with all sites to ensure consistent deployment of best in class practices and equipment.
Plan and schedule work in accordance with plant demands and available resources.
Lead proposed manufacturing scenarios for new product introductions early to determine manufacturability, capital cost, and schedule issues. Identify capital requirements to manufacture these products when required.
Interface with Asia regional R&D center to align on upcoming and future product trends that could impact manufacturing.
Assess contract manufacturing facilities for their ability to manufacture products and provide recommendations for process upgrades if required.
Requirements
Bachelors Degree in Engineering or IT
Masters Degree in Business Analytics, Desirable but not required.
Other: Basic psychology, accounting and writing courses would be helpful, but not required.
Substantial AGILE Project Management and Product Management experience along with Project Management certification provides the necessary background to be successful in this role
Preferably 5 years AGILE Project Engineering, Engineering related work or applicable business experience is required
At least 5 7 years Project structured work experience such as a project engineer, consultant, project team member, etc.
The Program Manager must have a working knowledge of engineering functions, cost control system and scheduling techniques.
Good human relations and outstanding presentation skills are essential to successfully interface with Executive Management at the Company, to manage team members in a Matrix environment and to successfully deal with external suppliers.
