Program Manager
Fitchburg, WI - USA
Job Summary
At SyBridge our priorities are customerdriven and executionfocused. We are committed to listening to the customers voice operating as a unified crossfunctional team and delivering value with consistency and discipline. How we show up to customersas one team with one message - plays a critical role in producing highquality outcomes and reinforcing trust in the SyBridge brand.
Position Summary
The Program Manager plays a key leadership role in driving customer satisfaction and project this position you will translate strategic priorities into actionable plans that elevate the customer experience across assigned accounts. You will provide endtoend leadership of customer programs and tooling projects ensuring predictable highquality delivery from project initiation through qualification. Serving as the primary liaison between customers suppliers engineering manufacturing and internal teams you will ensure strong alignment accountability and execution excellence throughout the entire tooling lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned customer accounts providing clear accurate and timely communication.
- Proactively manage customer issues and needs through resolution with coordinated internal support.
- Maintain commitments and escalate risks early to prevent delays or quality concerns.
- Communicate professionally and handle sensitive matters with discretion and care.
- Strengthen customer trust by providing consistent reliable and factbased updates.
- Document and consistently apply each customers preferred communication method frequency and format.
- Use realtime communication when preferred with written followup for alignment.
- Deliver predictable updates on the agreed cadence.
- Communicate changes proactively including root cause and revised timing.
- Lead endtoend project delivery across scope schedule budget and quality.
- Develop detailed project plans with critical paths dependencies and risk mitigation strategies.
- Confirm purchase orders within 24 hours and maintain all documentation accuracy.
- Provide weekly updates maintain dashboards/trackers and ensure Salesforce accuracy.
- Identify risks early and implement corrective actions or escalate as needed.
- Partner closely with engineering on DFM reviews mold/tooling design and manufacturability considerations.
- Oversee the full tooling lifecycle including design machining polishing assembly sampling and modifications.
- Serve as the liaison for tooling updates risks and requirements across customers engineering and suppliers.
- Ensure all drawings approvals documentation and tooling deliverables meet standards and timelines.
- Lead validation cycles including T1/T2 trials debugging measurement reviews and corrective actions.
- Ensure capability targets acceptance standards and deliverables are met with minimal rework.
- Own project and tooling budgets including cost tracking variance analysis and forecasting.
- Manage engineering changes and customer change orders through defined approval processes.
- Ensure timely and accurate financial documentation and change order reconciliation.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Engineering Business Project Management or related field preferred
- 5 years of project/program management experience; injection molding or tooling industry experience strongly preferred
- Solid understanding of DFM tooling/mold manufacturing T0/T1trials and IQ/OQ/PQ processes
- Strong communication crossfunctional coordination and customerfacing experience
- Proven risk management problemsolving and leadership skills
- Experience with ERP and CRM platforms (Salesforce preferred)
- Proficiency with project management tools and methodologies
Education Requirements B.S. in Engineering or Business or equivalent work experience within the industrial manufacturing preferrable thermoplastic injection molding.
Our commitment to you
SyBridge Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of any kind. We are committed to the attitude of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at SyBridge are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race color religion or belief sex sexual orientation gender identity National origin veteran or disability status family or parental status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. SyBridge encourages applicants of all ages.
This position will require prolonged computer use and sitting for periods of accordance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) SyBridge Technologies will provide accommodations when requested by the employee. When the employee becomes aware of any disabilities that would affect them from performing their duties they will advise SyBridge Technologies if accommodation is required.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
About Company
Crestview Partners is a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout, growth capital and distressed-for-control investments in companies across a range of industries.