Project Coordinator

Position: Project Coordinator

Location: Valley Green, PA

Amphenol High Speed Products Group is the market leader for high speed, high bandwidth electrical connectors for the Telecom/Datacom market (Mobile Networks, Storage, Servers, Routers, Switches, etc.). Our products help to enable the electronics revolution and remain a key enabler for all the major Tier 1 OEM's globally. Our global headquarters are located in Nashua, NH and we have design, sales and manufacturing locations globally.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Project Manager will be responsible for customer communication, project planning, project budget, and project execution and providing technical leadership for new product development projects with high complexity.

• Manage the project, the project team, contribute to the project scope and project objectives as well as assure that all steps are completed.
• Provide communication interface to customer for communication of project status, schedule, requirements, etc.
• Manage and provide Technical Leadership to project teams across multiple sites throughout the execution of product development projects.
• Schedule and manage internal team meetings to address necessary action items and keep projects on schedule.
• Manage internal and external suppliers for on time completion of actions
• Timely communication to management for resource requirements to keep projects on schedule
• Define product specifications and project scope to ensure it is in line with market / customer needs and ensure development of the product / process accordingly.
• Make sure that projects are in accordance with the financial objectives including creation, review, submission of capital requests, review and submittal of product costing information and managing project scope creep
• Make decisions in order to speed up the process and ensure the best time to market, time to volume and time to profitability.
• Ensure application of Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles during the product development.
• Ensure that capacity planning is performed through the project phases so that supply meets expected demand.
• Provide project updates to functional management on a regular basis
• Ensure systems are set up for ordering / manufacturing of products
• Manage & reduce risks including the development of alternatives using risk reduction tools in order to maintain project objectives and schedules.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from a four-year university with 1+ years related experience and/or training within the connector industry, preferred.

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical product drawings

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical procedures, write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from various levels of management

• Ability to effectively manage customer communication and expectations

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form;

• Should have knowledge and skills using:

• Project Management software

• Spreadsheet software (Excel)

• Word Processing software (Word)

• Presentation software (PowerPoint)

• Ability to communicate and relate with project teams in each region of the world.

• Demonstrated ability to operate with minimal supervision and provide updates on project status where issues or problems can be reviewed, discussed and resolved.

• Root cause analysis.