PLM Program Manager

Kforce has a client that is seeking a PLM Program Manager in Tracy, CA. This will be 2 days a week onsite for a 6 months+ contract potential (up to two-year contract) role. Duties: Manage a team of PLM program managers responsible for administering, supporting, and improving Clients PLM system including:

• Support Data migration and mapping
• Bug resolution
• System enhancements

• Set priorities for PLM CIP/development by aligning cross-functionally with PLM stakeholders and ensure development velocity/output meets business needs
• Provide PLM Program Management/Business System Analyst support in place for all company-wide projects impacting PLM
• Work with GIS(IT) and 3rd party vendors to maintain system performance and up-time
• Program/project manage assigned PLM-related improvement projects including requirements definition, process alignment, development, testing, and deployment
• Demonstrated experience and results as a hands-on project manager with technical strength in PLM systems, along with functional process and business operations knowledge of Engineering Change Management, Issue Reporting, and Engineering processes
• Experience working with Dassault Enovia PLM and Technia TVC overlay
• Experience working with JIRA to manage software development
• General query/reporting/analytics skills to support the business operations, with specific system capabilities in PLM systems and SAP; Desired capability with Qlik, Kinaxis, other operational systems
• Proven leader, managing cross-functional global project or functional teams of 8-10+ members at various levels of the organization
• Prior Engineering Change Management/PLM work experience/knowledge of product/BOM structures, configuration management, change control/PLM systems, engineering and manufacturing business processes
• Familiarity with SAP/other ERP systems and PLM-related integrations
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with ability to clearly communicate operationally with functional Engineering and Operation stakeholders, as well as communicate effectively technically with business system analysts, developers, relating to Engineering Change Management and PLM; Ability to create and deliver presentations at peer and/or executive levels
• Possess an effective, results-oriented collaborative approach; Demonstrated effectiveness in leading and managing cross-functional teams without direct line authority
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills with the ability to solve complex problems with cross-functional orgs and potentially conflicting business needs