Project Management Manager - Marketing

DESCRIPTION

Manages the project management activities for assigned functional areas. Coordinates, prioritizes, negotiates, and manages the execution of all assigned projects and contracts. Leads the analysis, project identification, budget, communication, and integration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with business management to identify short and long-term projects to be undertaken; performs feasibility needs analysis to determine project timelines.
• Manages the analysis, project identification, design, budget, communication, and integration of project plans.
• Approves business workflow and project design; assesses business needs, Project Manager capabilities, and available project budgets.
• Assists Project Managers with project issue resolution.
• Monitors the status of all projects on the team; monitors the team's budget; advises Project Managers on the design and development of project plans and timelines.
• Helps Project Managers assess project risk through use of quality tools; coaches Project Managers in alternatives, solutions, and change management approaches.
• Ensures that Project Managers leverage experience of cross-functional resources and resources external to the project team; reviews project documentation.
• Monitors project success measures and understands the status of specific projects and assignments.
• Manages the project managers; delegates project assignments based on availability, ability, and developmental needs; provides developmental feedback to team members; coaches other Project Managers in managing teams.

• Acts as strong interface between business and customer for executing new projects across marine, rail, and mining segments in Industrial Markets in India.
• Manages monthly and quarterly project reviews with key customers.
• Engages with key internal and external stakeholders across Cummins plants, offices, and customer sites.
• Drives business case evaluation and decision-making to ensure the right project mix.
• Ensures improvement in process efficiency for project schedule adherence and cost management across projects.

• Financial acumen: Interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
• Balances stakeholders: Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.
• Builds effective teams: Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
• Business insight: Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals.
• Communicates effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Directs work: Providing direction, delegating, and removing obstacles to get work done.
• Drives results: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Manages complexity: Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Manages conflict: Handling conflict situations effectively, with a minimum of noise.
• Change Management: Applies the Cummins structured process and tool set for engaging individuals and organizations through change to achieve and sustain business results and outcomes.
• Project Management: Establishes and maintains the balance of scope, schedule, and resources for a temporary effort (a "project"). Ensures results/impact from temporary effort are fully realized as possible.
• Values differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

• Engineering Graduate/Post Graduate
• PMP certification preferred.

• 10 plus years experience in Project Management in relevant industry.