Project Manager It, 2

**LOCATION**: Apodaca / Nuevo León (MX-NLE), Mexico | BRAND: Bendix | REQUISITION ID: 4122 | JOB GRADE: 16

**JOB DESCRIPTION**:
**Position Summary**:
**Essential Functions**:

- Moderate integration between new requirements into the current IT solution/landscape.
- Coordinate the definition of future business and IT processes in alignment with existing global standards.
- Lead assigned projects and implement the agreed results and deliverables in time, cost, and quality.
- Assist in driving and directing cross-functional teams and coordinating multi-functional activities to meet milestones and deliver projects on plan.
- Ensures the resolution of critical issues during the entire cycle of the project.
- Able to create and maintain business cases for new opportunities based on product line and customer strategies.
- Conduct project approvals, project reviews and management updates.
- Provides strong direction, decisions, and actions, including adjustments to project scope, costs, and timelines to ensure successful completion.
- Ensure proper communication to all stakeholders inside and outside the project area.
- Identify & monitor risks and initiate mitigation actions as necessary.
- Perform change management in assigned project areas.
- Coordinate and design architecture, operational concepts, rollouts, and training plans.
- Help manage external vendors and service providers.

**Knowledge**:

- In-depth understanding of business and management processes needed for successful project completion.
- Accomplished in organizing, managing, and completing projects/product launches to measurable targets.
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
- Interface with business users and analyze project scope in conjunction with IT functional managers.
- Participate in defining, integrating, and supporting other IT departments and team members as required.
- Technical knowledge relative to business and management principles and methodologies

such as ITIL or CMMI are a big plus.
- Exposure to major functional and cross-functional business processes and related metrics (Engineering, Operations, Financial, Marketing, and Sales).

**Experience**:

- 5+ years’ experience in supply chain, engineering, or manufacturing project management, 2-4 years managing medium scale projects.
- Proficient in MS Office (Project, Power Point, Excel, Visio, Word, Outlook etc.) and experience with presentation skills - including preparation or presentation and the use of different presentation media and techniques.
- Experience working with MS O365 tools (Sharepoint, OneDrive, MS Teams, etc).
- Hands-on experience in project methodologies (e.g. PMP, PRINCE2) as well as agile project management methods such as SCRUM - if possible supported by a certification.
- Professional experience in managing programs / projects of at least 15-20 team members, including change management aspects in a matrix organization.
- Experience in working with cross-functional teams and matrix organization setup.
- Experience in an automotive or transportation environment preferred.

**Skills**:

- Strong interpersonal skills to successfully team with software vendors, outsourcing partners and KB regional & global business and IT associates in matrix organization.
- Excellent communication (written and spoken) skills required and has a professional presence and ability to think and act in a structured way.
- Results oriented with the ability to manage and prioritize tasks.
- Self-starter with perseverance and the creativity to overcome obstacles to achieve project objectives especially when working with remote teams.
- Must be able to perform as an effective member in a global, team-oriented environment, maintain a positive attitude, and achieve desired results while working with mínimal supervision.
- Ability to budget and to consider different budget strategies when involved in making decisions on the Project Management team.
- Motivates others through positive interactions.
- Listens to others and provides feedback while managing the flow of project information and task completion.

**Education**:

- Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Engineering, Business Administration, Computer Science, or other related discipline required.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent preferred.
- English language skill required.
- ITIL knowledge required; ITIL certification a plus.
- Greenbelt certification a plus.

**Position Requirements**:

- This position requires approximately 20% travel annually, both domestic and international.

The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

What does Bendix have to offer you?
- Work-life balance that includes Paid Vacation & Holiday Paid Time Off
- Vacation Premium
- Major medical expenses
- Christmas Bonus
- Life insura