Junior Project Manager

Core Activities:

Sample Coordination:

• Planning and ordering of samples, preparing overview external/internal samples, interface to PTS, maintaining GPS PT (new orders, actual orders, cancelling obsolete orders);
• Tracking of sample cost together/as interface to RnD-Co, show deviations, foster improvement measures to reach budget compliance/target costs;
• Overseeing the quality of the assembly process and making sure continuous improvement process is set for future quality KPIs achievement;

Budget monitoring:

• Support interfacing activities with R&D representatives for maintenance of RnD Effort estimation and needed Budget;
• Supporting clarification of costs booked on project, provides overview on project deliverables vs actual RnD costs
• Support budget overview maintenance;
• Support for reporting preparation in case of Budget overrun;
• Supports project profitability checks (influenced by BOM updated, Internal or External Change Requests or R&D changes).

Administrative and organizational activities:

• Define and maintain standard presentations (for steering, management review, Cost reduction programs);
• Supporting reporting meetings (Steering, QBR, Customer review, etc);
• Decision & Escalation support.

JIRA set-up and tracking:

• Initial set up of JIRA Kanban / BigPicture / Project Structure (including necessary templates, filters, routines, formulars, standard reports, How-to slides) and providing the support, updates & maintenance along the project;
• Provides consistency check and update of Project schedule in conjunction with JIRA Big Picture;
• Basic Tool onboarding for PM (JIRA/BigPicture/Structure/Dashboards...) for new employees / onboarding;
• Responsability of Task Management in Jira.

Change Management:

• Tracking of all Change Request, either internal or external driven, in JIRA;
• Overview of change content and status (technical impact/ status of approval / negotiation status / costing etc), JIRA maintenance including improvements requested by the quality department.

Collaboration:

• Addresses internal or external contacts to perform own tasks;
• Establishes direct contact network needed for daily activity;
• Initiate knowledge sharing sessions within own group.
   

Continuous improvement:

• Participate to workshops or brainstorm meetings and contribute with own ideas;
• Performs mentoring for other colleagues.

Requirements:

• At least 2 years of proven experience in a Project Administration role or similar;
• Technical or Business Administration University background;
• JIRA tool know-how is a plus;
• Advanced English communication skills

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