Job Description

Job Summary: 

Leads the progression of key projects through Stage Gate, ensuring timeliness, cost, revenue and quality are met. Monitors timelines, delays, and progressions while ensuring tasks are completed in a timely manner by all parties participating in the Stage Gate process. Communicates effectively with a cross-functional team to drive project closure.

Essential Functions:

• Assists in planning and managing projects through entire Stage Gate cycle to achieve product launch and revenue generation.
• Responsible for monitoring Stage Gate timelines, metrics, monthly progression meetings, project notebook compilation, delays, and approvals.
• Responsible for task management inside projects to ensure staff is meeting timelines.
• Monitors projects to keep them on time and moving forward. 
• Prepares, organizes, and distributes important project documents and materials
• Assesses possible project risks and setbacks
• Advises staff on project schedules
• Serves as liaison with a diverse range of departments in the product development process including Sales, Innovation, Quality, Operations, EHS and Marketing/Product Management, as well as with the Customer.
• Works alongside Innovation leadership to ensure project timeliness, cost, revenue and quality objectives are met.
• Provides timely updates to all stakeholders
• Works across practices/disciplines to share lessons learned and best practices
• Recognizes areas for internal improvement and develops plans for implementation. 
• Implements improvements to the PDR Stage Gate process
• Complies with and enforces standard policies and procedures

Additional Responsibilities:

Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Job Specifications:

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering or Science
• Minimum of 1-3 years as a project administrator or in a similar role managing Innovation projects
• Proven track record of successful management of projects meeting budget and target date requirements
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong oral and written communications skills
• Proven experience with Microsoft platforms (Work, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to problem solve and troubleshoot project issues in a timely and effective manner
• Ability to motivate and keep staff on task
• Excellent team leadership and facilitation skills
• Works well under pressure ensuring tasks and goals are met
• Ability to travel as needed (up to 10%)