Project Manager OD BU WHE

Join us as a Project Manager Operation Development in Satara, Maharashtra to be responsible for manage large projects, with medium to high complexity or business impact, in accordance with Alfa Laval’s project methodology

About the job

At Alfa Laval, we always go that extra mile to overcome the toughest challenges. Our driving force is to accelerate success for our customers, people and planet. You can only achieve that by having dedicated people with a curious mind. Curiosity is the spark behind great ideas and great ideas drive progress.
As a member of our team, you thrive in a truly diverse and inclusive workplace based on care and empowerment. You are here to make a difference. Constantly building bridges to the future with sustainable solutions that have an impact on our planet’s most urgent problems. Making the world a better place every day.
About The Position
This position is located in Satara, will report to the Welded Product Group Operation Development Manager. In this role, the Project Manager will plan and run transformational projects/programs with major impact on technology, organization/people, footprint structures, and processes to optimize process performance. Support the business unit and product groups to improve efficiencies to ensure customer value by improving safety, quality, delivery, and cost in a fast-paced and high energy environment. This position will manage large projects, with medium to high complexity or business impact, in accordance with Alfa Laval’s project methodology to reach desired outcome. As a part of the team, you will:

• Conducts himself/herself in a considerate, professional, cooperative and helpful manner toward fellow employees, customers, vendors and visitors.
• Complies with all company policies and procedures.
• Follows all safety policies and company-wide safety requirements; encourages action assuring safe behavior; confronts unsafe behavior and conditions proactively and positively.
• Manage BU level strategical projects or programs about developing the new & the existing products as well as transforming the Supply Chain.
• Initiate projects through business cases definition and promotion: gains VS costs and time to profit.
• Manage all project components: scope, budget & planning; teams’ animation; change management; risks; communication & lobbying; reporting & steering committees.
• Support, coach and train local colleagues, be the contact point with corporate OD.
• Be involved in Satara factory operational plan management.
• Plan, manage and execute major projects/programs containing capital investments to support the implementation of the Satara footprint strategy.
• Follow up on the complete project specification, objectives, deliverables, time plan and cost, including own projects and sub-projects.
• Manage key stakeholders and provide status update to steering committees and business leaders.
• Develop and implement major transformations with new ways of working including both people and processes as well as major investments.
• Lead, develop, motivate high performing project teams.
•  Establish clear priorities; schedules activities to ensure optimum use of time and resources; monitors performance against objectives.
   

What You Know
Master of Science or equivalent qualification in manufacturing or supply chain, to include 5 to 10 years of successful experience in projects management and following:

• Good cooperation & communication skills; high level of transversal management and leadership.
• Experience from implementing Lean 6Sigma principles and tools, GB is a plus.
• Structured and analytical, using a positive and results driven approach.
• Traveling approximately up to 50 days per year, national and international (estimation).
   

Physical & Environmental Factors
Office environment with frequent attendance on the shop floor. Safety equipment required when present on the shop floor – footwear, hearing, eyewear.
Environmental Factors (hazardous materials, work location, work surfaces, exposure).
Why should you apply:

• We offer you an interesting and challenging position in an open and friendly environment where we help each other to develop and create value for our customers.
• Exciting place to build a global network with different nationalities.
• Your work will have a true impact on Alfa Laval’s future success, you will be learning new things every day.

"We care about diversity, inclusion and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioural traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games.”