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The Program Manager serves as the primary execution leader for strategic initiatives, strengthening project management practices while balancing scope, schedule, cost, quality, and resource priorities across the organization.\nKey Responsibilities\nLead complex programs consisting of multiple interconnected projects, establishing execution strategy, governance, milestones, and decision-making frameworks.\nDrive program execution from concept through implementation, launch, ramp-up, and sustainment.\nBalance scope, schedule, cost, quality, and resource allocation across competing priorities while recommending trade-off decisions to leadership.\nFacilitate project and program reviews, document key decisions, and provide concise, fact-based status updates to stakeholders and leadership teams.\nCoordinate manufacturing readiness activities for new product introductions, engineering changes, product transfers, productivity initiatives, and supply chain projects.\nIntegrate material readiness, equipment, tooling, documentation, capacity, quality, and resource requirements into comprehensive program plans.\nLead launch strategies, production ramp-up plans, and recovery planning for complex or at-risk programs.\nServe as the primary execution liaison between Engineering, Product Management, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, and the Navojoa manufacturing site.\nInfluence functional and plant leaders to resolve systemic constraints, align resource priorities, and drive accountability across teams.\nMaintain visibility of program-level risks, dependencies, financial performance, and schedules while leading corrective actions when necessary.\nApply KGS Phase-Gate methodologies, change control processes, and PMO governance requirements, maintaining accurate program information and reporting.\nMentor project team members and contribute to PMO standards, tools, and continuous improvement initiatives.\nSupport Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) programs, training, communications, and continuous improvement activities.\nEnsure compliance with all EHS policies, procedures, and reporting requirements.\nBasic Qualifications\nEducation\nBachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business Administration, or a related discipline.\nProfessional proficiency in both English.\nExperience\nMinimum of 8 years of experience leading projects, programs, manufacturing operations, or engineering initiatives, including complex cross-functional programs.\nProven experience leading multifunctional teams within matrix manufacturing organizations.\nStrong background in project planning, scheduling, risk management, stakeholder management, and program execution.\nExperience supporting New Product Introduction (NPI), product transfers, sustaining engineering activities, or productivity/VAVE initiatives.\nKnowledge of Phase-Gate methodologies, change management processes, and PMO governance practices.\nExperience using ERP systems, Product 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