Program Manager Advanced Manufacturing Engineering bei Weatherford

Job Purpose                                       

The Program Manager Advanced Manufacturing Engineering is responsible for leading and coordinating cross-functional teams to develop and implement advanced manufacturing engineering projects. This includes overseeing the design, development, deployment, and commercialization of products and new technologies to improve production efficiency, costs, quality, and safety. The Program Manager must possess a good understanding of manufacturing processes, materials engineering, and engineering principles, and be able to effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

Roles & Responsibilities

SAFETY, SECURITY & COMPLIANCE 

• Maintains the highest standards of corporate governance, ensuring that all activities are carried out ethically and in compliance with Company’s Security, Compliance & HSE policies, Management System, relevant laws, regulations, standards and industry practices and complies with the Company’s Rules to Live By.
• Places Quality, Health & Safety, Security and protection of the Environment as core values while never intentionally placing employees, our processes, customers or the communities in which we live and work at risk.
• Seeks continual improvement in Health, Safety, Security & protection of the Environment, taking into account responsible care, process vulnerabilities, public, customer and employee inputs, knowledge and technology and best business practices to exceed customer expectations.
• Develop and maintain supply chain procedures and work instructions ensuring full compliance to HSE and quality expectations. 
• Aligns strategic roadmap with key stakeholders across the company.

QUALITY 

• Responsible for being familiar with the Company's Quality policies and takes an active role in the compliance and improvement of Weatherford’s Management System.
• Maintains service quality as immediate priorities when working across all areas of the business and continually seeks areas for improvement.

OPERATIONS 

• Attends design reviews as necessary to deliver designs for manufacture that meet the outcomes required to accelerate commercial opportunities and returns on investment.
• Creates internal and external supply chain plans for new products and technologies being developed/commercialized by engineering (R&D, Sustaining, VAVE, etc.).
• Performs ad-hoc analysis on strategic products to create new supply chain plans aimed at reducing product costs.
• Supports technology transfer activities when required.
• Leads Value Analysis and Value Engineering activities as necessary to reduce or achieve cost of goods targets.
• Implements systems and controls to manage different steps of the PD&C process/manufacturing and measures their effectiveness.
• Supports other Supply Chain/Manufacturing activities, such as ACQ and MOQ setting, identification and approval of third-party suppliers, SKU rationalization, and others, to further reduce product costs and/or improve manufacturing efficiency.
• Resolves conflicts between standard production and product delivery for new products by coordinating with Materials Management, Category Management, and manufacturing leadership.
• Performs other duties as needed to support the Supply Chain organization.

COMMUNICATION 

• Maintains effective communications with all key stakeholders both internal and where appropriate external.

FINANCIAL 

• All employees have an accountability to the organisation to be financially responsible whether they are in charge of a function budget or simply their own expenses
• Costs incurred should be within approved budget, processed within agreed time frames & following the relevant financial policy and procedure
• Responsible for achieving the commercial cost of goods sold target for associated WCT products.
• Report variances between PD&C target costs and commercial targets.
• Responsible for the on time, on budget delivery for all assigned projects.
• Responsible for reporting on monthly planned v actual progress of assigned projects.

PEOPLE & DEVELOPMENT 

• Employees have a responsibility for developing their own careers within the Company including completing all necessary function, compliance & business standards training to enhance their knowledge, skills and experience
• Employees should engage on a regular basis with their line manager to discuss their personal performance, objectives and opportunities to enhance their skills and experience to support their career potential
• Supervisors are expected to actively engaging their employees to support talent management through Weatherford’s performance management process, including but not limited to talent assessments, succession planning & regular coaching opportunities
• Supervisors should collaborate with Human Resources & Training Development  to drive strategies for the recruitment & retention of key personal & to foster an environment that supports the attraction & retention of a high performing talented workforce

VISION & LEADERSHIP 

• Demonstrates leadership, ethical behaviour, and adherence to Weatherford standards at all times

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technology field.
• 10+  years’ of experience in Technology in an environment of both manufactured and sourced finished goods and/or related supply chain management including design, implementation, and execution of manufacturing processes.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing, material flow and improvement strategies and the ability to integrate those into the operation.
• Experience with Weatherford business and knowledge of Completion Services and Products. 

PREFERRED

• MBA or master’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or equivalent.
• PE, Lean / Six Sigma, and/or PMP certifications.

• Demonstrated understanding of financial systems and the key drivers.
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, as well as strong skills as a negotiator to reach consensus, alignment, and commitment.
• Committed person with a flexible attitude to work patterns.
• Able and willing to push through constraints in an engaging and collaborative manner.
• Methodical and naturally inquisitive mindset. 
• Proven ability to manage and lead projects over a matrix organization.

PREFERRED

• Change management and transformational change experience.
  
   

Travel Requirement:

This role may require domestic and potentially international travel of up to:  25-50%