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Benchmark · 2 weeks ago

Technical Program Manager III

Rochester, MN

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$114K/yr - $150K/yr

6+ years exp

Benchmark is driven by its purpose to innovate for a healthier, safer, and better-connected world. The Technical Program Manager III will act as the primary customer contact for development projects, leading the development team and activities to ensure customer satisfaction and project success.

ElectronicsManufacturing

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Manages and leads development team activities as primary day-to-day contact for small to mid-size customers with stable and relatively simple products and challenges

Interacts with customers at appropriate levels on matters related to schedule, quality, cost and engineering change to achieve highest levels of customer satisfaction and responsiveness to changing business conditions

Generates proposed Statement of Work, including project schedule, deliverables, dependencies and resources, soliciting input from others as necessary

Prepares bids or proposals; communicate them effectively to the customer with assistance as required

Creates market competitive, profitable proposals

Leads internal development team to ensure customer expectations for on-time delivery, quality and cost are achieved

Develops and ensures compliance to the project plan (schedule, resource and financial)

Identifies and manages change in customer requirements (all scope change), design requirements and internal resources

Effectively interacts and coordinates program deliverables with internal new products and manufacturing organizations, seeking guidance and assistance as required

Analyzes and manages program financial performance to meet company objectives

Updates project management tools on a weekly basis to aide in planning of company resources and to predict financial performance

Responds to new opportunities within existing and new customers to meet objectives

Identifies the need for quotations supporting new business opportunities and scope changes, as required

Works to develop knowledge of the customer’s product, utilization, strategies and requirements to support launch activity and business development

Makes development resource managers aware of the project needs for technical and business resources to ensure customer needs and business unit objectives are met; Highlight areas of concern

Works to assist other development team members, as needed, to ensure customers’ needs and business unit objectives are met, bringing any issues forward for escalation as required

Works to assist other Benchmark manufacturing support groups, as needed, to understand the requirements of the production environment

Promotes Design for Excellence (DFX) philosophy with customers and internal customer team

Interfaces with customer and supplier engineering groups, as required, to convey technical data and to address technical problems

Leads or participates in continuous improvement activities with complete documentation, including a follow up review with the team in a presentation format

Manages and leads development team activities as primary day-to-day contact for mid-size customers with relatively stable, non-complex products

Prepares bids or proposals; Communicates them effectively to the customer

Effectively interacts and coordinates program deliverables with internal new products and manufacturing organizations

Prepares customer quotations supporting new business opportunities and scope changes, as required

Develops knowledge of the customer’s product, utilization, strategies and requirements to support launch activity and business development

Identifies new opportunities within existing and new customers to meet objectives

Manages and leads development team activities as primary day-to-day large and/or multiple customers with multiple high level challenges

Leads or assists other development team members, as needed, to ensure customer needs and business unit objectives are met

All employees are responsible for the Quality of their work to ensure BEI meets, or exceeds Customer Satisfaction

Demonstrates Technical Program Manager II skills, for mid-size to large, or multiple, customers across multiple industries, with multiple &/or challenging products. Monitors all phases of program from award through completion

Successfully manages individuals assigned to program, directs necessary changes, enhancing the capacity of the team to deliver results

Provides reports and metrics to senior management

Is considered an expert risk manager

Demonstrates the ability to articulate a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action

Primary focus and area of responsibility expanded to select inter business unit activities

Has basic understanding of contracts, terms & conditions and reviews with oversight

Attends and participates in negotiations with strict oversight

Qualification

Program managementCustomer interactionProject management toolsEngineering knowledgeFinancial analysisMultitaskingAnalytical skillsContinuous improvement toolsDiversity collaborationEffective communicationInterpersonal skillsOrganization skillsLeadership skillsNegotiation skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Effective interpersonal skills

Effective multitasking skills and the ability to take on additional responsibilities as required

Effective organization and prioritization skills

Demonstrate high attention to detail

Ability to work with diverse groups

Demonstrates discretion, confidentiality, independent judgment and professionalism

Ability to work with minimal supervision and guidance, exercising discretion and independent judgment

Understanding of and ability to use continuous improvement tools

Strong customer service and client focus

Working knowledge of productivity tools, including Microsoft Office products and WebEx conferencing software

Demonstrated leadership and people management skills including ability to effectively coach and mentor employees at all levels

Enthusiastic and motivational communicator with multi-cultural experience

Demonstrates skills in effective customer interaction

Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact and influence individuals, internally and externally, across all levels, functions and geographies

Collaborate and influence cross functional peer leaders in order to obtain support for process improvements

Solid financial understanding, risk analysis ability, relationship building and project management

Use of discretion with the ability to gain trust of business leaders and others to discuss and respond to sensitive and business critical issues

Effective negotiation and problem-solving skills

Effective analytical, planning and organizational skills

Proficient in the use of Daptiv, Microsoft™ Project and other project management tools

Demonstrate good understanding of the extended project management process

Ability to highlight issues and seek solutions to business and technical issues

Ability to drive solutions to complex planning issues with limited supervision

Ability to support a 24/ global business operation as required

Preferred

MS in Engineering or Science (EE or ME) or equivalent experience preferred

6-12 years of program management experience

Benefits

Bonus Plan

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Company

Benchmark

Benchmark has been making successful products for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) since 1986.

Founded in 1981

Angleton, Texas, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.bench.com

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