Program Manager - Injection Molding

Job Posting Start Date 02-12-2025 Job Posting End Date

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Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Program Manager – Injection Molding located in Buffalo Grove, IL

Reporting to the Program Management Lead, the Program Manager - Injection Molding is in charge of guiding a team of cross functional experts in the delivery of customer focused products and services and will hold up development and implementation of a project, pricing and program strategies in order to continue to deliver value to the business and its customers.

What a typical day looks like:

• Organize, plan and direct program schedules and budgets
• In charge of tracking relevant metrics and drive action items based on results.
• Provide help, knowledge and expertise with contract negotiations as required.
• Oversee all interdepartmental activities ensuring completion of all adherences made relative a to product development timelines, delivery, quality and the required business metrics.
• Reviews program proposal or plan to resolve time frame, funding requirements, procedures for accomplishing program, staffing requirements and allotment of available resources to various phases of program.
• Establishes work plan and staffing for each phase of program, and arranges for recruitment or assignment of personnel.
• Manage the coordination of product life cycle activities with P&L and customer satisfaction also has control for different accounts of various complexities.
• Be the key channel of communication for customers and act as escalation in the event of customer issues.
• In charge of customer´s satisfaction reviews and corrective actions.
• Maintain current and develop additional business with customers.
• Monitor and track that project and program deliverables are met.
• Be accountable for maintaining excellent customer relations with both new and existing customers.
• Holds up production sites for projects, costs and other customer related matters through business and expertise.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or equivalent.
• 5 -7 years of program management experience – in Medical Manufacturing and thermoplastic injection molding.
• Experience with operational financial management (P&L, budgets, forecasting, etc).
• Extensive customer relationship management skills, ability to work with and present to external customers and internal stakeholders.
• Knowledge with Tooling Maintenance, Refurbishment, evaluation, validation and repairs.
• Prior experience with Manufacturing Program Quoting (RFQ).
• Experience with tracking and reporting Operational KPIs and Metrics to technical and non technical audiences.

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What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Matching 401(k) Contributions
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement

Pay Range (Applicable to Illinois)$98,600.00 USD - $135,600.00 USD Annual

Job CategoryOperations

Relocation: Eligible for domestic and international relocation

Is Sponsorship Available?

Yes

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