At Jabil we strive to make ANYTHING POSSIBLE and EVERYTHING BETTER. We are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions. With over 50 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe.

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

The New Product Introduction (NPI) Project Manager, working within the PMO Team, is responsible for supporting and leading medium to high complexity projects and initiatives. They apply project management methodology to align with the company and group's strategy. Their role involves managing projects throughout the NPI project lifecycle, from concept to launch. This includes developing Statements of Work (SOW), business proposals, functional requirements, project plans with milestones, and implementation plans. Additionally, they provide management and guidance to facilitate successful collaboration with multi-functional groups and the direct project team responsible for implementing Jabil's strategies.

• Support in defining concise goals and objectives within a group project framework

• Ensure all project requirements and/or objectives are correctly gathered, understood, and properly translated for execution

• Support in defining and recognizing project Key Performance Indicators and manage the work within scope, quality, time and cost constraints

• Support in conducting project risk reviews and appropriate mitigation

• Facilitate communication as appropriate to all involved and "manage" the stakeholders, including the escalation of issues to the next level of management

• Utilize tools to track changes and identify risk and cost impact for review with senior management

• Provide feedback to project team and leaders on concerns or issues and provide updates on project progress

• Clarify and communicates project objectives and success criteria

• Ensure all sensitive and confidential information is handled appropriately

• Builds and structures integrated teams to ensure maximum performance by providing direction and motivation

• Adhere to all safety and health rules and regulations associated with this position and as directed by supervisor

• Comply and follow all procedures within the company security policy

• Develops and owns project plan, establishing a road map with clear dates and clear deliverables

• Drive the wider team to continuously improve in key operational metrics to achieve the project & organizational goals

• Identify creative ways to implement corrective actions in cost effective manner

• Understand and exceed customer (internal or external) needs and expectations, and project success

• Accountable for overall project success - including cost, schedule, quality, and scope management

• Ability to drive multi-functional teams to achieve company and/or customer objectives

• Identify and prepare proposals that close gaps and mitigate risk

• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned

• Highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work with cross functional teams

• Strong planning & organizational skills and high attention to detail

• Proficiency in the English language is a requirement and eligibility to work in Ireland

• Proven ability to meet deadlines

• A "can do" work ethic with excellent problem-solving skills

• Strong technical background (mechanical or electronic engineering); able to understand engineering drawings, process flows and concepts

• Proficiency in Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and an ability to quickly master in-house systems

• Bachelor's degree required (may substitute education in lieu of experience)

• Minimum of 5 years of experience with a minimum of 1 year experience leading projects or multiple projects simultaneously

• Previous experience defining, developing and implementing plans contribute to the overall company and group strategies

• Able to read engineering drawings and Bill of Materials (BOMs) to provide analysis for engineering and materials groups

• Advanced computing skills and previous experience with SAP is highly advantageous

• Able to work at the Jabil premises daily

• Experience in an electronic manufacturing environment

• Experience in leading process improvements / lean manufacturing activities in a manufacturing environment is advantageous

• Desired experience in a management or supervisory role

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or PRINCE2 certification or equivalent

• Lean and Agile training or experience