Our client is the Russian rep office of a European company, a global expert in crimp and pin-contact connections, specializing in the design and production of machinery for the European and Chinese automotive industries – announces the opening of the position: Global Project Manager
Project Scope of Responsibility:
- Pin production project (pin connectors) for electronics (involving offices in Russia, China, and Estonia).
- (in 2-3 months): Take full responsibility for all matters related to after-sales service (customer support).
Goals and Objectives:
- Be a proactive leader in project management, specifically in terms of constant verification and control of project processes, as well as coordination and communication between company offices in different countries:
- Maintain constant contact with company executives involved in the project.
- Prepare a global roadmap and maintain its relevance and planning for the project.
- Verify and align local project plans with company offices in various countries.
- Update goals, plans, and scheduled work based on incoming reports from offices.
- Track (monitor) the execution of the action plan.
- Identify “bottlenecks” in existing planning and proactively adjust plans.
- (In 2-3 months): Take over the management of after-sales service:
- Prepare client site visits and provide administrative support for them.
- Collect and track all tasks related to after-sales service (customer support).
Requirements:
- Higher technical (engineering) education is mandatory.
- Fluent English (spoken and written – Intermediate/B2 level or higher); proficiency in Russian is mandatory.
- At least 3 years of management and project experience.
- Experience in engineering departments of manufacturing companies will be an advantage.
- Strong leadership qualities; ability to command authority within the team; ability to unite employees and lead them; responsibility and the ability to strictly meet deadlines.
- Extroverted personality with excellent communication skills and a desire to communicate extensively and daily with everyone involved in the product creation process when working on non-standard projects.
- Be the project “driver”: ensure that tasks are assigned, documented, and completed.
- Be involved in daily communication: checking what teams are doing, reporting issues upwards to management, etc.
- Be prepared for occasional early morning communication with the office in China and evening after-sales service calls in Europe.
- Willingness to complete a test assignment (1 hour duration) as one of the stages of the selection process.
Terms and Conditions:
- Employment according to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, in St. Petersburg (production site in Moskovsky District).
- Salary 250,000 net, voluntary medical insurance (DMS) after the probation period (3 months).
- Work schedule: office-based for the first 2 months (in the future, a hybrid format is possible: 2 days out of 5 – remote).
