Senior Project Manager - Global Product Development Processes

About the position

Put a LIFT in Your Career! Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. (HYMH), a world-class manufacturer of industrial lift trucks, has an outstanding opportunity for a talented Project Manager in our facility located in the Portland, Oregon area. HYMH designs, engineers, manufactures, sells, and services a comprehensive line of lift trucks and aftermarket parts marketed globally under the Hyster and Yale brand names. We are one of the global leaders in the Materials Handling industry and have been building relationships and partnering with our customers, suppliers, dealers, and employees for almost 100 years.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with the Global Process Development and IT infrastructure teams to manage global projects including planning, scheduling, budgets, resources, KPI and reporting to senior leadership.
• Managing projects including mechanical engineering software such as Siemens TeamCenter PLM.
• Standardizing engineering processes across multiple global engineering development centers.
• Driving change management initiatives.
• Coordinating and running global cross-functional project meetings.
• Learning and adapting local processes into global ones.
• Coordinating documentation, training, and adoption of global processes.

Requirements

• 5+ years in engineering.
• 5+ years Project Management experience.
• Demonstrated leadership on large project implementations.
• Agility to foster relationships between diverse multi-cultural organizations.
• Proactive, able to identify process opportunities and function independently.
• Familiarity with systems engineering principles.
• Responsible for effectively mitigating and reporting project risk.
• Proficiency in MS Office scheduling, resource planning, and budgeting.
• Good organizational skills. Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Nice-to-haves

• PMP certification preferred.
• Implement LEAN practices to streamline project workflows and improve operational efficiency.
• Quality focused. Adhere to established procedures and understand global regulatory and customs requirements related to the lift truck industry.
• Exhibit professional judgment and a practical understanding of issues; demonstrate an ability to set priorities and take decisive actions to derive a solution even when data may be ambiguous or conflicting.
• Creative thinking, troubleshooting complex systems, and develop unique solutions to new and difficult problems.
• Demonstrate ability to apply structured principles and methods to resolve difficult or constrained challenges.
• Function well in a global team environment. Proactively solicit opinions. Support and champion group decisions while being respectful of diverse cultures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills when dealing with highly technical engineering subject matter.
• Exposure to, and interest in, industrial equipment (materials handling, automotive, agricultural, or similar machines) is highly desirable.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k)
• Profit sharing