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Location: Lake Forest,California,United States
IMI plc
We are a global specialist engineering company that creates breakthrough solutions. We are curious and like to solve problems, partnering with our customers to solve the demands of today and prepare for the challenges of tomorrow. We embrace innovation and care about outcomes that are good for business, everyday life and making a better world – creating lasting impact for everyone.
We design, build and service highly engineered products in fluid and motion control applications. We focus on five market sectors: Industrial Automation, Process Automation, Climate Control, Life Science, and Transport.
Our partnership approach breaks through problems and reduces complexity. We don’t invent in isolation – we collaborate with our customers. We listen closely and we think differently, creating space for diverse minds to innovate. We are working together to make businesses safer, more sustainable and more productive.
Role Overview:
The Aftermarket Project Manager (APM) is responsible for planning and coordinating administrative efforts of their assigned Aftermarket (AFM) work under the guidance of the AFM manager and Director of Project Management. They are the Primary point of contact for project status and detail of work.
Key Responsibilities:
- Communicate with customer agents, and stakeholders contact on all assigned projects.
- Coordinate, drive order execution through stakeholder management of Engineering, Quality Assurance, Procurement, Production, Shipping and Finance towards achieving on-time delivery, contract compliance and targeted profitability.
- Overall project performance throughout project life cycle: order receipt through warranty; specific focus on contract performance, technical compliance, and customer satisfaction; drive project execution per planned schedule, holding project team and customer accountable for project performance
- Create and monitor forecasts for financial, schedule, and scope management
- Monitor, communicate and manager fulfilment of project contracts.
- Ensure timely invoicing at project milestones and assist when needed with resolving payment delays through customer outreach and engagement.
- Coordinate, manage project team documentation submittals and disposition process towards securing required customer approvals.
- Manage and communicate project revenues, cost, and gross margin forecasts, as well as identify and proactively manage risks throughout project life cycle.
- Review and complete project analysis monthly with high accuracy
- Work with the master schedule to meet external and internal goals
- Analyze and approve make or buy requests
- Monitor daily releasing and invoicing of shipments
- Plan and implement AFM schedules alongside various depts.
- Represent AFM in project meetings with internal and external parties to monitor and support the project requests
- Confirm with the Accounting Dept that deposits are received from client, prior to releasing order for shipment.
- Coordinate returns with clients
- Monitor manufacturing quality and adherence to production schedule, advise client of status
- Prepare and distribute daily and weekly project status reports
- Attend, prepare and report at weekly production meetings
- Review up-to-date cost reports with internal departments to analyze, determine solutions and correct any gross margins that are not within budget
- Remain cost conscious and aware of every aspect of each project at all time
- Effectively written and oral communication with clients and project representatives
- Work with Sales to make sure booking lead-times are met
- Control and report on-time delivery for external and internal projects
- Resolve any challenges in projects or deliverables that are impeding success to meet target dates
- Coordinate changes and gather information from various resources to enable correct information flow
- Exercise sounds judgment in planning, organizing, and managing projects
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of our overall project management discipline
- Assist the Project Management Team with training and development of new process improvements and advancements in project management training programs
Critical Competencies for Success:
- Bilingual in English and Spanish, verbal and written, is required
- Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or management is preferred.
- Project Management Professional (PMP®) desired, not required.
- Two to three years’ work experience in the valve and/or process control industry, or in a related engineering and manufacturing industry required.
- Familiarity with nuclear industry protocols, practices, and expectations through hands-on experience.
- Experience in managing a multi-disciplined project team: engineering, quality control, procurement, manufacturing, cost estimating, delivery/billing, and configuration management.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Software Suite, excel and PowerPoint proficient, & Salesforce knowledge a plus.
- Oral Communication—the individual speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations
- Must have excellent organizational, administrative, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Planning/Organizing—the individual prioritizes and plans work activities and uses time efficiently
- Dependability—the individual is consistently at work and on time, follows instructions, responds to management direction, and solicits feedback to improve performance
- Ability to add, subtracts, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percentage and to draw and interpret graphs
- Ability to read and interpret contract documents and engineering drawings
- General knowledge of manufacturing processes, techniques, practices.
- General knowledge of NDE operations, techniques, and practices.
- Proficient in customer relations management (CRM) type software, such as Salesforce®, or equivalent.
- Relevant experience working with an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
- Results and detail oriented, ambitious, and self-assertive
- Works well in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines
Pay range: $85,000 – $100,000
Within this range, individual pay is determined based on skills, experience, and qualifications relative to the job requirements. Base pay information is aligned with market location and may be subject to prevailing wage laws, if applicable.
What IMI Can Offer You
At IMI, one of our top priorities is to create an inclusive culture of health. We strive to remove barriers to care (whether that be physical or financial) and in doing so, we offer choice for all your health and wellbeing needs.
See below for a general overview of our amazing perks and benefits:
- Multiple health plans to choose from: HMO, PPO, and High Deductible Health Plans with a low-cost share
- Best-in-class 401K plan with zero vesting and up to 6% contribution matching
- 14-week maternity leave at full pay (Adoption benefits are equivalent)
- 4-week paternity leave at full pay (Adoption benefits are equivalent)
- Employee Resource Groups that offer community and support, like our Pride Network and Network of Women groups
- PTO, encompassing inclusive holidays
- Career Development opportunities (IMI’s ‘Catalyst’ Program)
- Employer contribution for Health Savings Account, and in many cases free virtual telemedicine, and teletherapy.
- Mental Health and wellness programs to support you and your family
- Full suite of voluntary benefits to tap into, including but not limited to: Critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity, legal insurance, identity theft protection, and pet insurance or home & auto insurance through our discount advantage platform
- Short & long-term disability as well as basic life insurance at 2x your basic salary at no cost to the employee
- Free financial advisors, webinars, and classes through Charles Schwab
- Annual Employee Stock Purchase Plan with option to purchase IMI shares at a reduced employee only price - no opportunity to lose, only to profit or refund your investment 100%
**Benefits plans change year over year, but we have guiding principles in place to ensure our employees have the tools and resources available to stay connected and up to date**
Health & Safety
The physical demands described within the Key Duties & Responsibilities section of this job description are required to perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities. Please contact your local HR representative to discuss the specific Work Conditions and Physical Requirements of this role.
Health, Safety, and Environmental Duties – At IMI we are all personally committed to protecting our people, minimizing our impact to the environment, the communities we operate in and our company. All members of our workforce have the duty to ensure the health, safety and welfare of themselves, others, and the environment. Every employee is expected to follow all HSE operating procedures, also to challenge any observed behaviors or unsafe acts.
Code of Ethics
IMI requires the highest standard of ethics in all business dealings, particularly with customers, suppliers, advisors, employees, and the authorities. In accordance with the IMI Way: Our Code of Responsible Business.
Changes to This Job Description
IMI may amend this job description in whole or part at any time.
IMI is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status.
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