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NPI Project Manager

Saugerties, NY

The NPI (New Product Introduction) Project Manager at Ceres Technologies, will oversee projects and manage customer relationships to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality products for both domestic and international clients. Responsibilities will include tracking and reporting schedule and budget information, and promptly addressing any instances where a project may not meet the company's profit expectations. Conduct pre- and post-project analyses and provide feedback on lessons learned to the relevant departments. Additionally, will collaborate with process owners to develop solutions, secure approval for solution designs, and agree on approaches to facilitate the build and testing of those solutions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Manage and communicate a clear vision of the project’s objectives and motivate the project team to achieve them; create a project environment that enables peak performance by project team members. Coordinate internal resources and third parties and vendors for the flawless execution of projects.Develops project plan, monitor & track progress. Assists and helps in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders in ensuring technical feasibility, also set deadlines, assign responsibilities.Coach to clarify assignments and deliverables to project team; review quality of work and manage integration of team members work; provide performance input to project team members’ functional management.Proactively identify and manage changes to scope/schedule/budget and ensure appropriate planning measures are taken with internal and external stakeholders to reassess and amend the scope of work requirements, budget, and timelineSupports project managers and projects managed by other colleagues and assists in various improvement initiatives.Analyze and manage risks, establish contingency plans and identify trigger events and responsibilities for initiating mitigating action.Determine what constitutes successful closure for all parties. Gain acceptance and sign-off by all parties when closure is attained. Proactively manage project stakeholder satisfaction to position and secure customer reference and success story.Prepare reports for upper management regarding status of project.Create value-added project documentation and help with maintenance of project templates.

Education level:

Bachelor degree in related field or equivalent experience

Relevant Previous Experience: 

Minimum 5 years working in project managementMinimum 5 years in product or equipment management

Knowledge areas/Skills:

Strong knowledge of MRP/ERP (preferably Encompix) with a solid understanding of discrete manufacturing, bills of material, and supply chain operationsProject Management methodologiesProficient in Microsoft Office applications – PowerPoint and Excel.New product development skills

Other Requirements:

Strong planning skillsExcellent communication and prioritization skills

Salary Range: $75,000 - $85,000 annually 

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, and location.

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What you can expect from us: 

Excellent working conditions and benefits 

Part of the Atlas Copco Group with a wide-reaching internal job market 

Work in a global diverse and dynamic environment  

You can grow with us: we always look for internal candidates before checking the market and have training and development programs  

We have a friendly, family-like atmosphere – and that is not just a claim on the wall, it’s a true fact  

You can be creative and promote your own ideas  

Every day brings new challenges and new things to learn 

Edwards Company considers for employment and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws.  

Edwards is a global leader of vacuum and abatement systems.  We are proud to lead the industry, pushing the boundaries of science to deliver innovative products which are intrinsic to everyday life, working in partnership with our customers and continually setting new standards.  With over 100 years of rich heritage, Edwards is the partner of choice for tens of thousands of customers in critical applications around the world.  Vacuum is required in diverse sectors, from the generation of power to the production of steel, to the challenging environments of space simulation and high energy physics research.  

At Edwards, we believe there is always a better way.  Our employees are full of ideas. When looking to add a new team member, we are looking for someone that can appreciate what the Edwards Team has done and bring their new ideas and perspective to enhance where we can go.  At Edwards you get to be part of something big; we work globally, but also get the opportunity make a difference locally in our own discipline.  We work hard to attract, motivate, develop and retain the best talent from the diversity of people across the globe. Our vision to be First in Mind, First in Choice relies on this strategy. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.    

For more information about Edwards visit our website: www.edwardsvacuum.com 

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