Retrofit Project Manager

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Plymouth, MI, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Software • Industrial
The Role
Manage customer retrofit projects from order intake through completion. Responsibilities include coordinating cross-functional and international teams, tracking milestones, leading project meetings, addressing customer inquiries, communicating delivery status, calculating profitability, and maintaining visibility across multiple concurrent projects. The role supports laser technology solutions for automotive and industrial manufacturing customers and requires routine North American travel of less than 10%.
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As a family-run, high-tech company with nearly 19,000 employees at 71 locations worldwide, we are looking for forward thinkers with unconventional ideas and drive to join our team. Our company culture, which values collaboration and mutual trust, creates the ideal framework for boldly trying new things and questioning the status quo. Our technologies inspire people to develop and produce things that are currently unimaginable. Whether lasers, machine tools, EUV or electronics - TRUMPF is building technological worlds for future generations. Are you ready for new challenges?

TRUMPF is the world’s leading supplier of lasers and laser systems for industrial use. As Retrofit Project Engineer, you will be working on the latest technology and supply solutions to industries shaping the future, for example, laser systems for battery production for electric vehicles. You will receive extensive training to get started in the position and for continuous development throughout your career. You will be a contributing member in a growing Laser Technology team. In this role you will have overall responsibility for executing customer projects and modifying layouts to meet new standards and specifications. Thus, you will contribute significantly to TRUMPF’s overall success as well as customer satisfaction.
 

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Take over responsibility, process, and execute new customer orders from start to finish
  • Address customer inquiries appropriately, for example by consulting with a product manager having technical expertise or working with colleagues in Germany
  • Supervise the overall project progress & milestones, take necessary measures to ensure success
  • Conduct kick-off and status update meetings if applicable
  • Collaborate with multiple departments locally and overseas, pull in technical experts and commercial support when useful, e.g. our retrofit teams overseas or our local product managers and application engineers
  • Communicate with customers about execution status of project, e.g. regarding delivery
  • Calculate project profitability for customer orders
  • Maintain good overview of large number of simultaneous projects and keep management informed

Travel

  • Routine travel within North America to support customers will be required. Less than 10% anticipated.
  • Must maintain Valid Driver’s License
  • Occasional overnights as needed

Education & Experience

  • Degree in Engineering, Technical, or Business-related field.
  • 5+ years experience with project management in automotive or industrial manufacturing environment.  Familiarity with machine tools, lasers, and/or laser systems preferred.
  • Certifications in Project Management preferred
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent organizational skills

TRUMPF Inc. endeavors to make TRUMPF careers pages accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance in completing the applications process, please contact our HR department at 860.255.6000 or at [email protected]. This contact information is for accommodation requests only and can not be used to inquire about the status of application.

Skills Required

  • Degree in engineering, technical, or business-related field
  • At least 5 years of project management experience in an automotive or industrial manufacturing environment
  • Valid driver's license
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Familiarity with machine tools, lasers, or laser systems
  • Project management certification
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The Company
HQ: Ditzingen
8,003 Employees

What We Do

TRUMPF - a guarantor of innovation in production technology The high-technology company TRUMPF offers production solutions in the machine tool, laser and electronics sectors. The company is driving digital connectivity in manufacturing industry through consulting, platform and software offers. TRUMPF is the world technological and market leader for machine tools used in flexible sheet metal processing, and also for industrial lasers. Imprint: http://www.trumpf.com/s/impressum

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