Program Manager

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Job Title:
Program Manager
Location:
Davidson, NC (Hybrid)

About Us:

Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies - from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gasses, and powers - to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80+ brands, our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Across the globe, we're driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at irco.com and join us to own your future.

Job Overview:

The Engineering Program Manager will manage a continuous pipeline of new product and product optimization projects, to grow revenue, expand margin and add product value. This person will manage all aspects of multiple projects simultaneously, from idea to implementation, while leading teams to accomplish specific objectives in each time frame. This role is accountable for assigned projects' scope of work, schedule, and budget.

Responsibilities:

• Utilize a gated project management process to plan and analyze assigned projects, establish schedules, actions and project parameters, and set procedures to accomplish objectives involving product initiatives.
  
  
• Lead a cross functional project team comprised of engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and product management, suppliers and other stakeholders.
  
  
• Provide project management process direction and support to the project team and stakeholders.
  
  
• Utilize established project management tools to create and maintain project resource plans including labor and expense budget for assigned projects.
  
  
• Responsible for maintaining the accuracy of the forecasted business case at completion and controlling expenses by monitoring assigned project budget.
  
  
• Assess cross-functional resource requirements and proactively engage sponsors and functional leaders to fill resource gaps on a timely basis to ensure project success.
  
  
• Create and revise risk-based project schedules including generating tasks, estimates, dependencies and milestones.
  
  
• Maintain internal/external customer satisfaction by investigating concerns, implementing corrective action, and communicating with project team and stakeholders.
  
  
• Contribute to the development of standard work and best practices to enable process continuous improvement.
  
  
• Participate in ideation events to generate product improvement opportunities and assist in facilitating.
  
  

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
  
  
• 5 years of experience with demonstrated cross functional participation or leadership.
  
  
• Experience in resource planning and team building with engineers, manufacturing, supply chain, product management.
  
  
• Proficient in project management techniques, software and tools.
  
  

Core Competencies:

• Ability to integrate business, marketing and technical elements of a new product or product optimization project, including anticipating issues and driving countermeasures and issues to closure.
  
  
• Ability to lead multiple project teams simultaneously directly or indirectly through influence.
  
  
• Persistence and tenacity to drive teams to meet or exceed project objectives of Delivery, Quality, Project & Product Cost.
  
  
• Must have financial and business acumen and a proven history of completing projects on time and on budget.
  
  
• Ability to communicate and influence at all levels of the organization.
  
  
• Ability to resolve conflict, to apply critical thinking to solve problems and to escalate when projects are at risk.
  
  
• The individual should be analytical, flexible, team-oriented, have good interpersonal, communication and follow-up skills with a strong drive to bring projects/tasks to completion.
  
  

Preferences:

• Industrial Manufacturing or Compressed Air Technology experience
  
  

Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements:

• Hybrid - In office, 2 days a week and every other Friday
  
  
• Expected travel - 10%
  
  

What We Offer:

At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership - taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.

To Apply:

Please apply via our website https://ir-jobs.dzconnex.com/ by November 26th in order to be considered for this position.