New Plant Project Director

Schneider Electric is looking for an New Plan Project Director based in Monterrey N.L., Schneider Electric creates connected technologies that reshape industries, transform cities and enrich lives. Our 135,000+ employees thrive in more than 100 countries. From the simplest of switches to complex operational systems, our technology, software and services improve the way our customers manage and automate their operations.

What do you get to do in this position?

• Lead definition of the Right Scenario for the new plant
• Review business growth ambition and determine capacity needed on different product lines vs capacity available today
• Define when the new capacity must be fully available
• Define what manufacturing processes are needed to be installed and what can be sourced from other SE plants or OG suppliers
• Define the organization of Project Team and team needed to manage the plant in "run" mode

• Make a detailed project plan for the selected scenario including resources needed, project budget etc. and build & drive the project team
• Lead the project team to execute the project as per the timeline and budget defined at DO stage gate
• Make sure appropriate resources are assigned to each workstream
• Help the project team to solve the issues blocking the progress of the project
• Make sure that all the required stake holders are involved and informed as needed
• Make sure that all the mandatory processes are being followed by the project team
• Manage the risk and issue resolution process.

• Undergraduate or Graduate Degree in Engineering
• Specialization in Management or Supply Chain Management or Project management would be an advantage
• Minimum 15 years of experience in a Supply Chain environment of a multinational corporation
• Deep understanding of LV / MV electrical switchgear manufacturing in ETO (Engineered to Order) environment would be a huge advantage
• Need experience in driving strong & successful execution of projects
• Experience to set up a green field plant is a definite advantage
• At ease in functional reporting (doted / dual line reporting) as well as hierarchical mode (direct / solid line) in large matrix organizations.
• Fluent in Spanish and English (mandatory)