Key Responsibilities:
- Manage contractual relationship to customers through effective and timely resolution of claims/warranties.
- Coordinate and track design iterations and changes during development stages as well as in serial production
- Implementation and maintenance of Lessons learned process capturing knowledge and understanding gained through past and current projects
- Continuous monitoring of project progress and reporting of key aspects to Project steering committee
- Actively monitoring and reporting on project costs against budgets and generating and reviewing changes to reduce cost drivers
- Organize and provide tools to identify, analyse, prioritize, plan and monitor project risk.
- Provide regular, structured and effective feedback on customer projects.
- Overview of project management including identification of bottlenecks, providing of escalation guidance for identified issues, evaluate options and find alternatives.
- Create and manage overall project plans incl. the definition of milestones and responsibilities as well as delegation and management of work packages.
- Reviewing of customer purchase order information with respect to latest offer
- Tracking and be responsible for timely implementation of solutions to customer specified or internally observed issues/problems on projects
- Facilitate successful handover between Development/Industrialization and Serial production
Requirements and key skills:
- Matric plus Tertiary qualification (bachelor’s degree) a must, B. Eng an advantage
- Project management qualification preferred, but a minimum of 3 years Project management experience in the manufacturing industry essential
- Demonstrated ability to work on a global level interfacing with diverse cultures
- Preferred: Expertise in manufacturing processes and design.
- Proficient in Project management software tools (i.e. MS Project)
- Sound Project management skills
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: R50 000,00 - R60 000,00 per month
Application Question(s):
- Can you provide an example of a project you managed within the manufacturing industry where you had to resolve a customer claim or warranty issue? How did you handle the contractual relationship and what was the outcome?
- In your experience, what steps have you taken to monitor project costs against budgets, and how have you implemented changes to reduce cost drivers while managing project risks?
- Tell us about a time when you implemented a “lessons learned” process or continuous improvement initiative on a project. What was captured, and how did it impact future projects?
Education:
- Bachelors (Preferred)
Experience:
- SAP: 3 years (Preferred)
- Jira: 3 years (Preferred)
Location:
- Somerset West, Western Cape (Preferred)
Willingness to travel:
- 25% (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Application Deadline: 2025/08/29
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