Senior Project Manager

Company Description

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too. When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team who are empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength. Explore life at Fortune Brands here

Job Description

Fortune Brands Innovations has a new opening for a Senior Project Manager with our Product Development team. This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule based in Deerfield, IL.

Responsibilities:

• Lead cross functional business and engineering teams through assigned platform projects from inception to completion
• Utilize the Fortune Brands Innovations Product Development Process to develop finished goods architectures that meet business requirements of cost, quality, timing, customer expectations and applicable standards
• Lead product development and supply chain activities from definition to production, focusing on speed to market, schedule, budget and product cost.
• Represent Global Product Development with internal and external customers (i.e. Business Units (BU’s), Operations, and Suppliers)
• Ensure programs launch on time and meet or exceed the deliverables, and actively manage project expense, capital and product cost
• Meet the business impact and capital targets at launch (safety, quality, service, cost, growth)
• Collaborate with advanced Concept team, Engineering, Marketing, and Operations Teams to focus on speed to market, platforming actions and the innovation process
• Oversee and motivate all functional areas during development to meet key deliverables (Engineering, Marketing, Sourcing, Finance, Quality, Advanced Manufacturing, and Manufacturing)
• Monitor timing, quality, technical, and financial risk on assigned projects so that the correct risk mitigation strategy is developed.  Be able to elevate and focus management attention when necessary
• Ensure that timely and accurate executive gate reviews and routine reports are conducted on assigned projects
• Perform post launch reviews on projects to ensure targets have been met and report gaps to planned business profitability
• Remain flexible to changing responsibilities, project prioritization, and workload adjustments
• Manage day-to-day priorities of critical path resources when necessary to help drive results

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required; an advanced degree in Business, Engineering, Sciences, or Supply Chain is preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of experience successfully leading projects as well as significant project experience in new product development; proficiency in SAP is preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft project, Word and Excel
• Experienced at identifying needs, assigning roles and responsibilities, and leading cross-functional teams to meet project deliverables
• Demonstrated success managing multiple projects concurrently in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to effectively work with teams and suppliers from different cultures and countries
• Demonstrated capital and expense budgeting for large scale projects and programs as well as experience with project financial measures and metrics
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude and problem solving as well as interpretation of statistics related to business and engineering models
• Working knowledge of engineering principles - fluid, mechanical, thermal and strength of materials, Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA), Design of Experiments (DOE), Quality Function Development (QFD), Design for Assembly (DFA) and Design for Manufacturing Assembly (DFMA)
• Working knowledge with manufacturing processes such as injection molding, casting, forging, fabricating, etc., and lead design for manufacturability activities (i.e. gate location, tooling material, cooling system design, etc.)
• Ability to cost products based on planned manufacturing, assembly, and material flow process as well as communicate risk, benefits, and new concepts to senior management in both written and verbal form
• Willingness to travel up to approximately 15% of the time, both domestically and internationally

Additional Information

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