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POSITION SUMMARY

The Project Manager is a key player within Lectra Professional Services Team. His/her main goal is to ensure and coordinate successfully all project deliveries. He/she is accountable for meeting the delivery commitments in adequacy with Project Milestones. The Project Manager will contribute to presales in defining and presenting the project plan included in the Lectra proposal. The Project Manager has to anticipate possible critical states of the project, by suggesting technical best practices to customers in order to guarantee the highest level of client satisfaction.  

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The first responsibility of the Project Manager is to define the project with the Professional Services and sales team, including the quotation definition and the project sizing. He / She will be the main point of contact with the customer during the delivery phase and will be responsible for defining and monitoring the project planning. The Project Manager ensures timesheet availability and consistency, defines the invoicing plan according to SOW and in coordination with the financial coordinator, defines the project quality plan, and organizes project governance (including project meetings and steering committees).

As a critical and upfront thinker, the Project Manager manages risks and incidents and raises alerts accordingly (cost, delay, quality). He/she manages documentation and its consistency in the available platform (SharePoint) and ensures follow-up developments, customizations, and implementation, as well as regular reports.

He or she ensures that all internal and external stakeholders are aligned to achieve the project's goals and objectives on time and within budget.

During the presales stage, he/she contributes to providing Return on Experience project feedback to account managers.

Finally, he/she escalates additional sales opportunities to the account manager.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• A bachelor's degree in digital technologies, mechanical engineering, electronics, computer science, or related areas will be required.
• 10 years or above working experience will be a minimum, among which 5 years of direct Project Management relevant experience in the Fashion industry is preferred, ideally 5+ years as a Project Manager for the installation of “enterprise” software solutions such as PLM/PDM, ERP, CRM, IT, etc.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong capability to lead a project regarding high-quality standard delivery for the client, respect for contractual engagement from both sides, and development and management (functional and direct) of collaborators.
• Industry expertise and knowledge in Fashion/Automotive/Furniture industry in terms of strategy, business evolutions & challenges and common operational issues.
• Advanced knowledge and experience in project planning and scheduling, budget and invoicing management.
• Sound capability to monitor and report on activities, anticipate issues and mitigate risks and improve methodology based on lessons learned (REX).
• Capability to measure and improve customers' performances throughout business process reengineering and continuous improvement methodology.
• Capability to identify financial impacts of inefficiencies and set up a different scenario.
• Capability to apply Lean Principles.
• Capability to define and manage the business goals and scope of change initiatives.
• Strong leadership and capability to influence, shape & share the vision for the business.
• Ability to synthetize and communicate clear messages, adapted & targeted to the different audiences they address.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Real team player and motivator.
• Excellent critical thinking, reasoning, evaluating (profitability/risk), problem-solving, decision-making, and analyzing.
• Adaptability to various situations, cultures, technical environments, and levels of stakeholders.
• Good Business Acumen.
• Fluency in English and Spanish is a strong plus.

TRAVEL

The position is hybrid. The candidate must reside in Atlanta, GA.

There will be 40% - 50% of travel to customer sites/Lectra offices.