Sr. Project Manager

What we need 

As a Senior Project Manager Manufacturing you will create and communicate Symbotic’s supplier manufacturing and quality strategies. You will build and drive a supplier manufacturing and quality execution process, while being an advocate on behalf of supply chain function and operational partners to ensure support for core business objectives. The ideal candidate has a background in operations, quality, compliance, and technical expertise, with strong project and supplier management skills. Frequent or extended travel to partner sites is required, with occasional additional travel as needed. 

What we do  

Our Project Management Manufacuring team plays a critical role in manufacturing vendor partnerships, overseeing supplier, manufacturing, and quality strategies. The team leads supplier projects to ensure on-time, high-quality, and budget-aligned deliveries. Acting as a key liaison between technical teams, stakeholders, and management, they drive seamless project execution to achieve objectives and deliver value to the organization. 

What you’ll do 

• Oversees the manufacturing of products, ensuring production, performance, schedule, and quality standards are consistently met. 

• Reviews production reports to ensure safety, quality, financial, and delivery goals and standards are met. 

• Assists SLT with long-range operating goals, expansion efforts, and implementation of new and advanced technology. 

• Identifies and shares training opportunities for staff to build and improve skills. 

• Delivers progress and production reports to executive team members as requested. 

• Cross Functional Collaboration with Quality Team to create and execute an effective qualification, approval, audit, and compliance process for global suppliers. 

• Cross Functional Collaboration with Quality Team to create an effective Supplier Corrective Action Request (SCAR) execution process, through root cause analysis, containment, corrective, and preventative measures. 

• Ensure closure to supplier non-conformances by issuing Non-Conforming Material Returns (NCMR) and Deviation Notifications. Assess and perform on-site supplier audits as required. 

• Generate and monitor monthly supplier scorecards and drive supplier performance improvement actions as required. 

• Define opportunities for policy, process, and quality risk elimination activities across supply chain. 

• Collaborate deeply across Supply Chain, Implementation, Engineering, Ops Eng., and Quality teams to identify quality strategies, gaps, and procedures to satisfy manufacturing requirements. 

• Execute change management. 

• Demonstrate solid business judgment, including the ability to anticipate and weigh the impact of decisions. 

• Manage any conflicts, both with suppliers and internal stakeholders. 

• Demonstrate ability to prioritize team objectives and activities and in a dynamic environment. 

• Additional duties assigned. 

What you’ll need 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline required. 

• A minimum of 5 years of Program Management and Manufacturing experience within a regulated manufacturing industry required. 

• Knowledge of manufacturing industry and quality systems. 

• Highly analytical, with a clear, logical understanding of problem-solving including Root Cause, Corrective Action, Countermeasures, Problem Solving Plans, and Action Plan development and execution. 

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills with the ability to influence others; especially driving corrective action with large global suppliers. 

• Ability to work within a complex environment with cross-functional teams across different geographies. 

Our Environment  

• Up to 25% of travel may be required. Employees must have a valid driver’s license and the ability to drive and/or fly to client and other customer locations. International travel may be required.  

• The employee is responsible for owning a credit card and managing expenses personally to be reimbursed on a bi-weekly basis. 

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