Junior Project Manager

As a Junior Project Manager, some of your essential duties and responsibilities may include: 

• Work with engineering team and project stake holders to define projects’ scope and estimate.
• Develop detailed cost estimates for various project components, including labor, materials, equipment, and other resources. 
• Providing data and analysis to support informed decision-making related to project costs. 
• Create documentation for project funding requests and follow up until approved
• Monitor project expenditures, identifying variances from the budget, and implementing cost-saving measures. 
• Build and manage a project’s work breakdown structure, milestones, risks, issues, and deliverables within the constraints of human and financial resources and changing priorities to ensure the successful completion of the project
• Lead all aspects of the project lifecycle, working with project sponsors/key stakeholders, team members, and management to oversee all phases of project completion.
• Define and track project milestones while developing, maintaining, and reporting on an overall integrated delivery plan.
• Create project-based communication (agendas, minutes, status, schedules, information materials) and distribute information as appropriate.
• Capture project issues, ensures clear ownership of resolutions, and tracks to closure. 
• Ensure all the project changes are documented and approved according to company requirements.
• Prepare Annual/ Quarterly/Monthly project forecast - with close collaboration with other stake holders and Finance department.
• Verify the capitalization and project close on time.
• Participate in internal/ external audits of capital projects.

You may fit well into this role if you have: 

• Ability to establish and maintain effective strategic working relationships with peers and constituents at all levels or the organization.
• Good understanding of project cost estimate/ cost control and have experience with Forecasting/ budgeting and variance analysis
• Understanding of construction, manufacturing, or other relevant industries and technologies. 
• 80/20 mindset and drive simplification  
• Good verbal and written communication skills to communicate effectively with project managers, engineers, and other stakeholders.
• Good organizational skills, including a high level of attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.
• Ability to travel globally when needed.
• Working knowledge of MS Office applications, most notably Project, PowerPoint and Excel. 
• Working knowledge of SAP project management module is desired but not essential 
• Consumer package goods industry experience is desired but not essential.  

Please consider applying if you have: 

• A bachelor's degree in engineering, preferably Industrial Eng., or a related field is typically required
• 1-3 years of relevant experience required, preferably managing manufacturing projects.

Duracell is the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of high-performance alkaline batteries, complemented by a portfolio of high quality, market leading specialty, rechargeable and professional batteries. Duracell’s products power numerous critical professional devices across the globe such as heart rate monitors, defibrillators, telemetry devices, smoke detectors, fire alarms, automated valves and security systems. As the leader in the professional power category, Duracell has a rich history of innovation, continuously introducing batteries that are smaller, thinner, with more energy and longer lasting than competitive brands. Since March 2016, Duracell has found its permanent home within Berkshire Hathaway (ranked #4 World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune Magazine and #3 in the Fortune 500), and will continue to focus on sustainable growth, industry-leading innovation while creating long-term value for our customers and consumers. At Duracell, integrity, end-to-end accountability across all levels, fast decision-making and a “can do” attitude is highly valued.