Technical Project Manager - New Product Development

About the role

Molex is looking for a Technical Project Manager based in Singapore to lead global, cross-functional teams through the New Product Development process, from project initiation and approval through to the start of production. The role sits in the DSS organization, reporting to the Senior Manager, Technical Project Management, and involves managing several technical projects, working directly with customers and collaborating with suppliers and global Molex teams.

Key responsibilities

• Lead multiple New Product Development projects for customer-specific and general-market projects.
• Ensure Molex technology projects support customer finished-good deliverables through close collaboration and communication.
• Develop internal and external project charters covering strategy, scope, financials and schedule.
• Manage project change control and decision documentation.
• Own project plan development, management and closure, including transfer to the production owner; own macro project schedules and hold functional team members accountable for micro schedules.
• Identify, document and execute risk reduction activities for cost, quality and timing risks.
• Own project reporting to management and customers.
• Lead and mentor team members in project management principles, PDP processes, risk management and issue resolution.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Management or an equivalent discipline.
• At least five years of project management experience in product development or a technical environment.
• At least five years of experience applying project management methodologies and tools.
• Experience leading multinational teams in a matrix organization.
• Fluent Mandarin to engage with Mandarin-speaking customers and associates.
• Willingness to obtain PMP certification within one year.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% of the time and to join evening calls due to time zones.

Required skills

• Project management methodologies and tools
• SAP
• Advanced quality planning tools such as FMEA and SPC (advantage)
• Six Sigma and Lean (advantage)