Program Manager II

at Eaton Corporation in Carol Stream, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Eaton’s IS VEH Power Connections division is currently seeking a Program Manager II. This position is based at our Carol Stream, IL manufacturing facility and offers a hybrid working schedule.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $91500.03 – $134200.04 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you’ll do:

As a Program Manager within Power Connections, you will lead integrated NPI Program(s) to assure successful planning and execution achieving profitable, on-time and reliable product launches with a continuous focus on improving financial performance through a collaborative and entrepreneurial approach that encompasses managing customers, contracts, and cross-functional relationships. You will manage multiple high visibility programs across our internal customers and will play a key role in the establishing and achieving best-in-class program management performance.

Additional Responsibilities:

+ Manages the project lifecycle and business case financials from development through launch of the NPI Program(s) and projects.

+ Manage cross-functional project teams to drive accountability and performance established for commercial, technical, and manufacturing readiness levels at start of production. Manages team performance based on Project Performance Metrics expectations. Facilitates the implementation of program management processes at the launch / receiving site or Division.

+ Manages effective customer communications. Improves organization responsiveness to customer requirements. Communicates and manages customer expectations and contractual commitments internal to the business.

+ Ensures standard program management processes are utilized and adequate support to the program and project teams by coordinating PM reviews, preparing & publishing PM metrics and reports. Updates and manages ProPM timely and accurately.

+ Coordinates all risks and requirements of the program into a complete integrated entity. This is accomplished by planning, controlling, integrating all projects into the programs, and measuring all elements to ensure the requirements and goals are successfully achieved with a primary focus on delivering scope, schedule, and financial commitments.

+ Provides program metric tracking and updates (Project Performance Metrics – Green/Yellow/Red) of current situation relating to contractual milestones and problem/high risk areas (e.g., technical, cost, and schedule). Provides updates to the business units as well as divisional, and group levels.

+ Establish organizational resource plans that clearly articulate the requirements for core team member, work package approver, and decision gate committee member engagement for the project duration. Identifies and works with functions to resolve resource constraints. Elevates concerns to leadership team to assist with resource constraint resolution.

+ Promote, support, and execute effective change management processes to ensure control through the Program.

+ Engage in new business proposal development by partnering on product strategy and product roadmap initiatives.

+ Strengthen skillsets in cross-functional and operational knowledge areas outside of previous domain expertise (i.e., Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance).

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

+ Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution

+ Minimum of 5 years’ business experience in an engineering or manufacturing organization

+ Minimum of 3 years of program or project management experience

+ Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future

+ No relocation assistance is available. Candidate must currently reside within a 50-mile radius of the posted working location (Carol Stream, IL) to be considered. Active-duty Military are exempt from this geographical limitation.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Fluent in Spanish (written and verbal)

+ Minimum of 3 years of program or project management experience

+ Project Management Institute (PMI) accreditation (PMP)

+ Experience in Requirements and Risk Management

+ Fully demonstrating to proficient in Program and Project Management methodologies, processes and tools

+ Work experience in Program Management or a combination of Engineering and Product Development

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