Celanese is searching for a Senior Specialist, Project Manager based in the Americas. The Commercial Project Manager drives Innovation growth through Managing New Product Developments, Support Projects and Business Cases. The Commercial Project Manager will work directly the Account Development, Technology and Innovation, CTG, Quality and Planning teams to drive innovation. This person will be on site at the Florence, KY; Irving, TX; or Auburn Hills, MI location.
Responsibilities:- Identifies and deploys required resources to execute project through the lifecycle successfully and with desired velocity.
- Monitor project plan by reviewing project design, specifications and schedule (review with supervisor if necessary), manages project gate change approvals.
- Manages project costs & approvals for spend.
- Resolves or escalates issues that might put project deliverables at risk.
- Coordinate across functions to create launch packages, enabling the commercial team to meet translation plan.
- Coordinate and execute training for product launch.
- Push launches to meet pipeline expectation plan.
- Manage all aspects of multiple related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and supports the achievement of strategic objectives.
- Participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organization.
- Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Materials Science or comparable.
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
- Project management experience a plus.
- MS Office required; Salesforce a plus.
- Ability to resolve issues and optimize processes.
- Ability to work in Cross-Functional environments.
- Strong Problem solver.
- Demonstrated persistence and resilience.
- Ability to drive accountabilities, value, ownership and impact.
- Works well, both individually and in a team environment, quick learner, self-starter.
- Manages complexity: Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
- Manages ambiguity: Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.
- Manages conflict: Handling conflict situations effectively.
- Can engage and motivate resources through indirect leadership.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or comparable
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience
- MS Office
- Project management experience
- Salesforce
- Ability to resolve issues and optimize processes
- Ability to work in cross-functional environments
- Strong problem solver
- Demonstrated persistence and resilience
- Ability to drive accountabilities, value, ownership and impact
- Works well individually and in a team; quick learner; self-starter
- Manages complexity effectively
- Manages ambiguity effectively
- Manages conflict effectively
- Can engage and motivate resources through indirect leadership
What We Do
Celanese is a global leader in chemistry, producing specialty material solutions used across most major industries and consumer applications. Our businesses use our chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees and shareholders. We are committed to sustainability by responsibly managing the materials we create for their entire lifecycle and are growing our portfolio of sustainable products to meet increasing customer and societal demand. We strive to make a positive impact in our communities and to foster inclusivity across our teams. Celanese is a Fortune 500 company that employs approximately 12,400 employees worldwide with 2023 net sales of $10.9 billion. For more information, visit www.celanese.com. For Celanese product news about our Engineered Materials offerings, follow @CelaneseEngineeredMaterials on LinkedIn.
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