(Location: Hybrid in EMEA - 25-50% travelling mostly to Ankara/Turkey)
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About Eaton
Eaton is a power management company where we provide energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton is dedicated to improving the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technology and services. Eaton has approximately 96,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries.
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R&D Project Manager is responsible for managing cross-functional medium size to big size projects. Responsible for meeting the project objectives in terms of schedule, scope and budget mainly for new product development, cost-out and innovation projects e.g. moving from oil insulated switchgear to vacuum insulated switchgear. Leads project teams and execute a Prolaunch phase-gate process to drive customer satisfaction, continuous product and process improvement and financial performance through all project phases.
What you'll do:
- Manages the profit and loss of the projects by being responsible and accountable for project scope delivery and successful execution within technical, schedule, cost and quality commitments.
- Executes leadership across the projects by seeking team input to promote rapid solutions to issues and provide feedback on performance indicators.
- Establishes goals and provides direction to the project teams in areas of customer concerns, potential changes in scope and risk assessment.
- Communicates and manages customer expectations and contractual commitments internal and to the business.
- Ensures standard project management processes are utilized and give adequate support to the project team by coordinating project reviews, preparing and publishing project metrics, reports and hands-on support to others in the project scope, whenever needed.
- Provides periodic project updates (Project Status Report) including milestones and problem/high risk areas (e.g. technical, cost, schedule) to the key stakeholders (Product Line, Leadership Team, Manufacturing, Engineering etc.).
- Acts as overall project interface with internal and external customers.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor/University degree in Business Management or Engineering or equivalent educational background.
- At least 9-10 years of work experience in industrial/manufacturing business.
- Experience in leading projects in a manufacturing company.
- Project Management Institute (PMI) accreditation (PMP) or equivalent recommended or interested to get certified.
- Solid knowledge of project management processes (Prolaunch), methodologies and tools (Microsoft Project or other project management software).
Skills:
- Capability to work in an international matrix environment with different cultures, coordinating a team in Hengelo and remote teams in India and China
- Very good communication and presentation skills - both verbal and written with ability to make necessary status reports and technical presentations to Eaton senior management and customers
- Competency in risk management demonstrated
- Excellent analytical, organizational skills and business acumen
- Very good interpersonal skills and the capability to lead a project team with proven leadership skills
- Fluent in English
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation and benefits package
- Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
- We make your aspirations matter - Eaton encourages internal promotion, whenever possible
- We make your growth matter - We invest in our employees for the long term - not just with salary and benefits, but with ongoing learning and development opportunities made available through Eaton University
- We make your contributions matter - reliability, safety, efficiency, and sustainability are at the core of our dedication to improving people's lives and the environment through power management technologies.
- We make your wellbeing matter - We put your health and safety first. Wellness at Eaton is more than a program, it's about changing the environment by offering the right tools to help empower employees to make that happen
We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.
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