Senior Manager Project Control & Planning - Engineering

About Umicore

 

Reducing harmful vehicle emissions. Powering the cars of the future. Giving new life to used metals. We are the leading circular materials technology company fulfilling its mission to create materials for a better life. With ambitions like this, imagine what you could do?

 

Battery Materials

 

We are all on the move. Umicore’s rechargeable battery materials give people autonomy and connectivity. We are a pioneer in battery materials that give added range and performance to electric vehicles. Our materials also ensure longer battery life for portable electronics. To enable our customers to produce even better performing batteries we cannot stand still. We need to find new ways to do things, discover new solutions and develop new ideas. Which is where you come in.

 

What you will be doing

 

We are currently looking for a Senior Manager Project Control and Planning to join the Engineering team of out Battery Materials Business unit within Umicore, based in Brussels, Belgium. In this role you play a key role in overseeing and integrating  program & portfolio planning initiatives, reporting to the Senior Director Advanced Planning.

Responsibilities:

 

• Issue integrated master planning based on detailed program/project planning outlooks
• Keep planning & forecast control up to date; prepare schedule updates for reviews.
• Manage regional, site, product & customer time plans in line with global master planning
• Integrate functional/domain & customer roadmaps with key program execution milestones
• Supervise site planners to ensure projects meet critical milestones and mitigate risks
• Report and alert deviations and risks of not meeting timelines
• Partner with demand planners to define early warning systems on execution risks
• Collaborate with P&T to offer acceleration opportunities on procurement and construction.
• Partner with site planners for benchmarking exercises to improve execution
• Capture user feedback and lessons learned for future projects; collaborate in audits
• Ensure tasks are carried out safely and comply with environmental, health & safety rules
• Lead feedback to Planisware platform for design upgrades and new features
• Manage user rights, access rights, and capability building for Engineering PLanisware platform
• Partner with key stakeholders in E2E program to manage execution impact
• Establish KPIs, track progress, analyze data, and communicate plans to stakeholders

 

Who we are looking for

 

Requirements:

 

• 15+ years of experience with Project Controls and Planning, ideally with proven experience in Automotive (APQP) or Material/Mining Industry or alternatively in a regulated industry
• University degree or equivalent qualification, in Engineering, preferably Masters in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical & Instrumentation/Automation
• Technical experience and/or background in the execution of engineering projects (of specialties above mentioned) and proven experience and understanding in the execution of industrial projects in operational environments.