Engineering Project Manager (Contract)Programme Manager6 months Monday - Friday working
We're looking for an experienced Project Manager / Programme Manager to join a fast-paced environment on a contract basis.
This is a key project management role responsible for driving a New Product/industrialisation project through procurement and supplier quality activities from concept through to initial scale-up of production, ensuring programme milestones are achieved, and supplier readiness is delivered on time.
The ideal candidate will come from a fast-paced engineering background, with a strong understanding of programme delivery, supplier industrialisation, APQP/PPAP processes and cross-functional stakeholder management.
Key accountabilities
- Lead Procurement & Supplier Quality activities across new product introduction and engineering change programmes.
- Act as the key interface between Procurement, Supplier Quality, Engineering, Programme Management, Manufacturing and Operations teams.
- Manage procurement timing plans, supplier nominations, RFQs, tooling orders and supplier onboarding activities.
- Drive supplier readiness through APQP, PPAP, tooling and capacity planning activities.
- Coordinate prototype procurement through to prototype build phases.
- Monitor programme risks, maintain RAID logs and report status to senior stakeholders.
- Support BOM costing activities and new business opportunities where required.
- Deliver programme dashboards, KPI reporting and executive updates.
To succeed, you will ideally have:
- Proven Procurement and Programme Management experience within fast-paced manufacturing/engineering environments
- Experience coordinating multiple workstreams across procurement, engineering and supplier quality functions.
- Strong knowledge of supplier development, industrialisation and programme launch activities.
- Technical background in engineering and /or R&DA background of project managing within the engineering sector is essential
- Microsoft Project / MS Project
- Prince 2, APMP or similar project management expertise desirable
If you've successfully delivered procurement activities across complex programmes and thrive in a highly collaborative environment, we'd love to hear from you.
Please apply via the link or contact Alison Kemp for further details