Manager, Program Management

About Carrier
Carrier is the leading global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable building and cold chain solutions with a world-class, diverse workforce with business segments covering HVAC, refrigeration, and fire and security. We make modern life possible by delivering safer, smarter and more sustainable services that make a difference to people and our planet while revolutionizing industry trends. This is why we come to work every day. Join us and we can make a difference together.

About the position

This position is for a senior professional with deep knowledge and highly developed technical expertise in Program Management, who leads medium-sized programs. Develops program plans, schedules, and budgets. Supports strategic planning efforts, solutions for program problems, contract negotiations, and manages important suppliers.

Responsibilities:

• Leads medium size programs to ensure adherence to program plans, schedules and budgets for programs under his/her responsibility and recommends appropriate adjustments.
• Manages important suppliers and develops milestones, program plans, schedules and budgets for programs.
• Consolidates and presents plans and progress reports.
• Prepares and presents value-stream strategy, progress, and results.
• Supports annual strategic planning efforts for the business.
• Guides continuous improvement initiatives to optimize efficiency and quality.
• Identifies and reacts to program problems and supports solutions, such as allocation of resources and changing contractual specifications.
• Supports the development of new business growth strategies.
• Coordinates responses to customer action items.
• Supervises the appropriate use of all resources allocated to the program to ensure efficient use of resources.

Basic Qualifications:

• Undergraduate Degree with 7+ years program/project management, manufacturing, operations, and/or supply chain experience.
  
  Or, Graduate Degree with 5+ years of program/project management, manufacturing, operations, and/or supply chain experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong written and oral communication skills, demonstrating creativity and technical expertise. 
• Ability to influence, collaborate and work across all levels of the organization, both internally and externally.  
• High degree of independence 
• Problem solving attitude with focus on teamwork 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Office, PowerPoint) 
• Engage with program team daily and provide solutions to potential risks 
• Relentless drive to overachieve, outstanding team player, strategic vision with ability to execute 
• Ability to work on complex problems in an ambiguous environment 
• Knowledge of Microsoft ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Power BI, JDE (SAP support) systems.

Additional information

• We are open for remote work within the USA.
• Travelling is required between 25%-50% nationally and internationally.

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