Manager, Program Coordination
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Job Location:
Everett, MA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Location: Everett Washington
The Fluke Engineering Product Development Operations team is seeking a Manager of Program Coordination to lead and develop a globally dispersed team of Program Coordinators supporting product development and manufacturing of technologically advanced test and measurement systems that keep the world up and running. This role is responsible for ensuring strong program execution through disciplined application of business processes data accuracy and cross-functional coordination in support of New Product Introduction (NPI) and sustaining programs. This role is accountable for team leadership and employee development as well as leadership in driving crossfunctional process improvements that drive efficiency predictability and accuracy.
The Program Coordination Manager provides day-to-day people leadership coaching and prioritization for Program Coordinators ensuring consistent execution of Project Management standards and effective collaboration with Engineering Operations Product Management Supply Chain Finance Quality and Compliance. The Program Coordination manager works in close collaborative partnership with PMO leaders and program managers to ensure smooth execution of a broad and complex product development portfolio. This role reports to the leader of Product Development Operations in the Engineering function at and serves as a key enabler of predictable high-quality program delivery.
Key Responsibilities
People Leadership and Team Development
- Lead manage and support a team of globally dispersed Program Coordinators providing clear direction coaching and performance feedback.
- Develop team capability in program coordination disciplines including change management data integrity and cross-functional communication.
- Establish clear role expectations workload prioritization and standard work to ensure consistent execution across programs.
- Foster a culture of accountability continuous improvement and collaboration.
Program Execution Oversight
- Ensure effective support of NPI and sustaining programs from kickoff through release and production handoff.
- Oversee BOM management ECOs deviations part revisions first article approvals new item creation and ERP/PLM promotion.
- Ensure accurate and timely program data across ERP PLM Jira and related systems.
Process Discipline and Improvement
- Drive process discipline while leading continuous improvement initiatives across interdependent functions.
- Partner across the organization to improve tools and processes reduce waste and rework and improve predictability of program execution.
- Identify systemic gaps and lead corrective actions using structured problem-solving methodologies.
Stakeholder Collaboration
- Partner with multi-disciplinary functions in Engineering Operations Manufacturing Finance Compliance Quality and Product Management.
- Ensure clear communication of program status risks and tradeoffs.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.
- 8 years of experience in program management or related roles with people leadership.
- Strong ERP/PLM knowledge.
- Demonstrated cross-functional leadership.
- Proven experience driving cross-functional process improvements impacting product development manufacturing quality accounting and compliance.
- Systems thinker capable of improving end-to-end value streams.
- Ability to influence and sustain improvements.
- Strong collaborator contributing to a positive team culture across projects.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Project Management Methodology
- Project / Program Management
- Program Management
- Management Experience
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Project Management
- Microsoft Project
- Budgeting
- DoD Experience
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Contracts
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