Program Manager

Job Information

Bobcat is committed to delivering a broad range of premium, heavy-duty attachments for our customers who demand excellence. Our dedication to top-quality products remains unwavering. To further enhance our offerings, we've identified an exciting opportunity to serve a new market segment—value-minded customers seeking reliable solutions for lighter-duty tasks.

Introducing Ignite Attachments: a new brand designed specifically to cater to these needs. Ignite Attachments offers a diverse selection of high-quality, cost-effective solutions, ensuring that every customer finds the perfect fit for their requirements. While Ignite Attachments operates alongside Bobcat, it is uniquely positioned to provide tailored solutions without altering our core Bobcat brand and will not be associated with the Bobcat brand in the market.

The Ignite Attachments Program Manager position plays a key role in developing new products that will lead Ignite Attachments into the future and help maintain and strengthen a leadership position in a global market. Program Managers are tasked with developing and managing the project portfolio for a product line within the Ignite Attachments lineup. Projects within these portfolios range from introducing new features or business models to developing an entirely new platform of products.

The Program Manager position is an active, visible position offering the chance to influence many aspects of the business.  This position will be expected to work seamlessly between the executive team and the project teams. Program Managers are expected to be key contributors within the Program Management group, providing direction for their product lines, but also managing process improvement projects that benefit the full project portfolio.

Role & Responsibility

• Lead multiple project teams
• Utilize project management principles consistent with industry best practices while staying consistent with business processes 
• Project scope definition, resource management, schedule development, and risk management should all be executed in a way that stays consistent with our processes and executes project work at a high level
• Strong focus on project and process execution
• Develop the processes used to manage projects and programs in a way that improves execution, but also encourages adoption within the organization and develop processes to benefit the full project portfolio
• Responsible for reporting at the project and the portfolio level. Portfolio reports are generally focused on all projects related to a specific product line. Reports should be aimed at all areas of the organization from the executive level to the team level
• Communicate clearly and concisely to a broad audience

Job Requirement

• A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Marketing, Finance, or a related field is required
• 5-7 years of project management experience is required
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification is preferred but not required.  Individuals will be expected to pursue this certification once hired
• Applicants must be proficient in the Microsoft Suite of applications including MS Project or a comparable project scheduling tool
• Experience in both traditional waterfall processes as well as Agile methods is preferred
• Applicants must demonstrate the ability to work independently without sacrificing quality or delivery of work
• Applicants should have a strong understanding of financial principles and how they would apply to a development project
• Applicants must be able to manage a comprehensive project plan considering Critical Path methodology while understanding cause and effect throughout the schedule
• Applicants must possess strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate project teams along with the ability to hold teams accountable to project objectives and commitments made throughout the NPD process
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