Project Manager - Value Added and Value Engineering

Newport Permanent
  • Excellent opportunity to join an established business who continue to invest
  • Working as a part of a global value engineering group

About Our Client

My client are part of a Global Manufacturing business based in South Wales. They are going through a continued growth phase and secured significant investment to develop sustainable products within their specialist field.

Job Description

The Value Engineering Project Manager you will be responsible for:

  • Plans, organises, and leads VAVE (Value Added/Value Engineering)
  • The idea generation includes both the commercial and technical areas of the business but mostly focusing on Technical/Engineering Optimisation efforts for cost savings.
  • The project manager compiles the prioritisation of ideas and carries them to concept and will be responsible for program managing VAVE projects from the basic idea stage to project approval stage.
  • Responsible for overall strategy to reach target savings for the product through a disciplined & structured DMAIC wave approach.
  • Collaborates with a wide variety of functional areas such as Product lines, Engineering, Marketing, Manufacturing and Purchasing to identify technical cost reduction and market opportunities.
  • The VAVE project manager includes technical/engineering idea generation, prioritisation, concept development, technical/commercial feasibility, business case, and handoff.
  • Responsible for developing concept designs that meet performance expectations and offer cost reduction opportunities with favourable business cases.

The Successful Applicant

As the Project Manager you will be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

  • Ideally Degree Qualified in an engineering discipline.
  • Track record of value engineering projects.
  • Ability to influence and sell in a multicultural environment, ability to navigate complex matrix organisations, cross-functional experience.
  • Understanding of 3d modelling preferred.
  • Excellent analytical, interpersonal, presentation and communications skills.
  • Willingness to undergo internal and external training as necessary.
  • Respects, values & welcomes diversity with people & has a clear global perspective.
  • Shows strong commitment & the highest level of integrity.

What's on Offer

Excellent salary, pension, life assurance, bonus, health care.

Realistic and achievable development.

Contact
Mark Hickman
Quote job ref
JN-092023-6199580
Phone number
+44 292 064 2034

Job summary

Job function
Engineering & Manufacturing
Subsector
Project / Programme Management
Sector
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Newport
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Mark Hickman
Consultant phone
+44 292 064 2034
Job reference
JN-092023-6199580