- Where
- Conyers, GA · Atlanta, GA
- Level
- Senior
Dover Food Retail (DFR) is a leading manufacturer of Display Cases, Specialty Products, Refrigeration Systems, Power Systems and Comprehensive Services; and leading our industry by Innovating What’s Next in glass doors and intelligent merchandising technologies that keep food safe under brands such as HillPhoenix and Anthony.
DFR is part of the Refrigeration and Food Equipment segment of the Dover Corporation® (NYSE: DOV). Dover is a diversified global manufacturer with annual revenues in excess of $7 billion.
DFR is built on creativity and customer-centric innovation delivered by people invigorated by a strong sense of responsibility to help our customers win in their marketplaces. The relationships we build with our customers are as important to our success as the products we manufacture. This collaborative environment delivers FRESH THINKING, reassuring our customers that they choose the best when they choose to work with the people of Dover Food Retail.
Job Title: Senior Manager - Program Management Office
Location: Conyers, GA (Atlanta)
What we’re looking for:
We are looking for experienced senior manager to lead our program management office (PMO) team. PMO drives new product introductions, design to value, complexity reduction and sustaining ETO project initiatives for Dover Food Retail in the North American market. He/she would function as a cross-functional team leader for a variety of product lifecycle management initiatives including new product introduction, sustaining and end of life/obsolescence for assigned product lines. He/she will establish enterprise processes that driver enterprise long range plans. He/she will establish key metrics to execute strategic programs/projects towards achieving desired cost, quality and delivery goals.
He/she would also assist senior leadership in prioritization, resource allocation and tracking of NPD, DTV, complexity reduction and sustaining initiatives. This leader will also be responsible supervising and mentoring enterprise-wide project managers or program managers under the PMO. Candidate should have strong end-to-end program management and organizational skills, proven team leadership skills, and the ability to influence and build positive working relationships across a matrixed organization.
What you’ll be responsible for in this role:
Lead the PMO team comprising of project or program managers
Lead deployment of new product development stage gate process across the enterprise and be a change agent in driving process discipline across cross-functional organization.
Deliver critical enterprise projects per annual operating plan (AOP) or long range plan (LRP)
Lead cross-functional teams (including Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Service, Regulatory, Quality, Finance, and Product Management/Marketing) in managing and driving end-to-end concept to commercialization of identified strategic new product development projects.
Continuously improve processes across organization to drive agility.
Drive measurable results and influence others towards business objectives, regardless of reporting structure . Establish key performance indices (KPI) for enterprise targets and track monthly, quarterly, or annual progress towards those targets.
Update senior/functional leadership on project prioritization, status and request for resources/staffing supporting the business cases for all assigned projects.
Develop project management tools towards productive execution of projects across enterprise
Conduct training and establish training materials for all cross-functional teams
Establish risk mitigation tools and train associated teams to effectively utilize them.
Develop critical path analyses for development projects and identify means to accelerate timelines, reduce costs, and/or mitigate risks
Conduct weekly Core Team meetings to provide for cross-functional communication and to manage the cross-functional product development activities
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