Li-ion Project Manager v Raškovice, Česko

Job offer

Li-ion Project Manager

We are looking for a colleague for the position of project manager for new Li-ion projects, who will be based in Raškovice but will collaborate with Saft's international team, especially with French, Indian and Czech colleagues.

Your role

• Analyze customers’ explicit and implicit needs.
• Plan the project stages.
• Ensure the monitoring of objectives, deliverables and the schedule and compliance with Project Management Plan and contractual commitments.
• Ensure the effective execution of the project, including resources, schedule, objectives, deliverables, and milestones.
• Maintain effective communication within the project team and between the project team and stakeholders by establishing appropriate tools and governance routines.
• Drive team alignment and commitment toward project objectives.
• Provide arbitration and decision-making support when required.
• In the event of deviations or risks of deviation from project objectives, lead the implementation of mitigation plans to minimize impacts and inform or escalate to relevant stakeholders when necessary.
• Organize customer meetings and ensure that meeting reports are properly prepared and distributed.
• Support and anticipate industrialization activities in collaboration with the relevant teams, and support Procurement during negotiations.
• Facilitate the transition from project phase to serial production by involving partner teams (industrialization, quality, etc.) as early and as frequently as possible.
• Actively manage and monitor project costs (OPEX and CAPEX), control project expenditures and product costs in collaboration with all relevant stakeholders (Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, etc.) to achieve long-term profitability objectives.
• Manage the transition to production, Serial Life (inc. Services activities), the return of experiences at Project Closure. Organizes project closure activities and milestones.

Profile

• You hold a Master’s degree or an Engineering degree and have at least 10 years of project management experience delivering technical products in an industrial environment.
• Experience in the railway, automotive, battery, or complex systems industries is highly valued.
• You have successfully managed international, cross-functional projects, with a strong track record in customer relationship management and contract management.
• Fluent in English, you are customer-focused, proactive, and recognized for your strong communication, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills.
• You are also known for your analytical mindset, problem-solving abilities, and capacity to drive projects to successful completion in a demanding and dynamic environment.

What we can offer

• Working hours 7.5 hrs/day
• 5 weeks of vacation
• 2 SICK DAYS
• Motivating rewards and benefits system (half-year bonuses, annual bonus, meal allowance, contribution to pension insurance, group life insurance, TotalEnergies stock purchase every year at a discount ...)
• Friendly team and management support
• Start immediately or by agreement