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Project Manager

Equiliem
United States, Massachusetts, Lexington
Oct 03, 2025
Job Summary The Project Manager will oversee and manage the operational aspects of ongoing projects, acting as a liaison between project management, planning teams, and line management. This role includes reviewing project status and budgets, managing schedules, preparing reports, and resolving issues to meet productivity, quality, and client satisfaction goals. The position will also lead the development of demand planning and BOM-driven part planning capabilities in a high-mix, low-volume prototyping environment. The Project Manager will serve as a bridge between technical users, purchasing staff, and system developers, ensuring effective planning solutions that align with organizational objectives. Job Responsibilities Manage the design and implementation of new demand planning and program part planning capabilities driven by complex BOMs. Recommend processes and solutions for forecasting long-lead and strategic parts to optimize production, purchasing, and allocation. Engage with stakeholders at all levels to understand operational challenges and capture user needs. Facilitate working sessions to translate user requirements into actionable deliverables. Develop user stories, process flows, and acceptance criteria to guide process and system development. Serve as functional owner for part planning tools, collaborating with PLM/ERP teams to implement and test capabilities. Partner with prototyping teams to ensure solutions support rapid design iteration and operational needs. Drive adoption of new planning tools by developing training materials, reference guides, and process documentation. Track progress, risks, and dependencies, providing clear updates to stakeholders. Identify opportunities for strategic buying, long-lead planning, automation, and data integration. Ensure part planning tools integrate with enterprise demand planning and other supply chain systems. Support integration of supply chain capabilities (inventory, procurement, supplier management) into an end-to-end planning ecosystem. Job Requirements 10+ years of experience in demand planning, part planning, or BOM management in prototype, NPI, or R&D environments. Proven experience designing and implementing supply chain capabilities. Strong knowledge of manufacturing and fabrication processes. Expertise in requirements gathering, stakeholder engagement, and documentation of functional/user needs. Ability to translate business and engineering needs into user stories and system-level specifications. Familiarity with PLM/ERP systems (e.g., Aras Innovator, SAP, Oracle, Windchill). Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams. Strong organizational skills; able to manage multiple projects in a dynamic environment. Experience in change management and enabling adoption of new processes and tools. Preferred Skills Experience with digital engineering tools and data structures. Familiarity with agile or iterative development methodologies (e.g., Scrum, SAFe). Ability to create mockups, process maps, or wireframes to support requirements definition. Experience supporting tool development in high-mix, low-volume manufacturing or prototyping environments. Additional Job Details Work arrangement: Virtual/Remote, Hybrid Position focuses on program-driven, custom builds where success depends on visibility, readiness, and prevention of unnecessary purchases, rather than sales-driven forecast accuracy. Requires ability to act as both subject matter expert and project owner for demand and part planning capabilities integrated into enterprise planning systems.