Lead Technical Project Manager, External Manufacturing

Role Overview

• Lead and manage a portfolio of high‑impact projects across the External Manufacturing network, ensuring delivery of scope, schedule, cost, and quality targets.
• Drive stakeholder alignment, resolving conflicts, clarifying ownership, and ensuring seamless integration between internal teams and third‑party manufacturers.
• Own cross‑functional project planning, facilitating workshops to build complete project packages (charter, scope, timelines, budgets, risks, RACI, comms plans).
• Oversee execution of complex transitions, such as outsourcing/insourcing, supplier transfers, and new product introductions with external partners.
• Run structured governance routines to surface risks, escalations, and decision needs.
• Identify cost‑out opportunities across suppliers and lead initiatives in automation, productivity improvement, and value engineering.
• Coordinate with cross-functional partners to align project decisions with business strategy and operational realities.
• Ensure risk management discipline, maintaining risk registers, mitigation plans, and scenario‑based recovery strategies.
• Act as the primary liaison to senior leadership, providing crisp updates, data‑driven recommendations, and escalation pathways.
• Support external manufacturing governance, including readiness checks, change management, and supplier‑driven project oversight.
• Champion standard work and project management best practices, reinforcing documentation quality, reporting standards, and PM discipline across the network.

Requirements

• Minimum function/technical work-based experience and skills required to be able to perform the role without which they would not be successful or efficient
• IT/Systems skills and experience
• Soft skills and competencies as relevant

Benefits

• Annual global incentive plan-bonus
• Large corporation with representation and manufacturing plants in the world
• Stable employer in Slovakia, Košice region
• Corporate culture – Underpinning everything we do are our values:
• Improve care
• Deliver results
• Grow together
• Own it
• Do what´s right
• Introduction program according to company standards
• Development trainings
• Career opportunities for internal employees
• Referral bonus system
• Recognition program
• Supplementary pension plan after the trial period with the employer's contribution
• Social fund (various support and perks for employees)