Senior Project Manager for Technical Supplier Performance Management (254339)

We are currently looking for a Senior Project Manager for Technical Supplier Performance Management.

You will play an important role in driving supplier performance management and securing a robust supply chain for monopile and jacket foundations for the client’s global offshore project pipeline. You will be part of the Foundation Programme in the Power Generation Product Line (PGPL)

Your main accountabilities include to:

Ensure that factory upgrades and new fabrication facilities are established in time and focus on safety ensuring Monopile and Jacket foundations. 

Develop monopile and jacket fabrication suppliers globally and manage their operational performance.

Lead technical due diligence of fabrication facilities including layout, schedules for planning, establishment and upgrades of factories, manufacturing equipment and fabrication processes.

Create and maintain mutually trustful and beneficial relationships with our suppliers.

Promote technical development of our suppliers and continuous optimization of the supply chain and our project portfolio.

Engaging in Risk management and managing escalations/ nonconformance claims

Your key tasks will be to:

Monitor and proactively progress factory upgrades and green field projects.

Keep a close dialogue with the asset projects in aligning requirements of the projects across the entire portfolio with the available supply chain.

Define, monitor and benchmark suppliers’ performance including defining corrective actions

Maintain strategic overview of the performance of suppliers across asset projects in different phases and proactively support the asset projects in ensuring timely and safe delivery of products in the required quality.

Perform technical due diligence of fabrication facilities for both new and existing suppliers.·

 Motivate and drive team performance while developing team members, being a role model according to our five guiding principles, Integrity, Passion, Team, Results, Safety                                                                                                                                 

Requirements:

Educational background: A degree in a relevant engineering, discipline, preferably supplemented by a commercial degree

Project management experience: More than 5 years of experience as project manager for large product development or infrastructure projects. Project Management Certification like IPMA level A/B or PMI  would be considered as advantage

Technical and commercial knowledge: Strong technical background from e.g. construction or factory serial production and preferably specific experience with wind turbine foundation or tower structures. Strong commercial acumen and understanding of the legal framework for procurement

Qualifications as International Welding Engineer, FROSIO and others would be considered an advantage.

Decision-making: Proactive decision-making and ability to anticipate next steps

Communication: Good communication skills and possess the ability to effectively manage internal and external stakeholders

People management: Strong people leader and experience with leading multicultural teams – preferably across continents

Additional: Self-driven and the ability to adapt to an ever-changing project development and execution environment and excel in change management processes