Job Description

Career Area:

Manufacturing

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About FG WILSON

For over 50 years, FG Wilson generator sets have been trusted to provide essential power to a wide range of applications globally. From 6.8 to 2,500 kVA, FG Wilson offers one of the widest ranges of diesel-fuelled generator sets, built in modern facilities in Brazil, China and India.

Over our long history, FG Wilson generator sets have been installed in more than 150 countries worldwide. You’ll find our generator sets installed in many of the world’s most iconic buildings, in hospitals, banks, airports, data centres, factories, construction sites, hotels, offices and telecommunications networks, quietly guaranteeing that they are never without electric power.

Role definition

This Project Manager is responsible for overseeing the sales administration & delivery of complex FG Wilson generator orders from both dealers and direct customers.

What you will do:

• Base responsibility is key order project management from the time of clean order entry through to RTS and shipment to the dealer or customer site.
• Although this role will support the project management of all complex FG Wilson generator orders the role will focus on supporting 4000 & 5000 genset orders with significant and key product variant requests that ultimately are sold in critical sectors such as data centres, healthcare, telecoms and oil & gas.
• Manage full lifecycle of complex genset orders from order entry to shipment/ delivery.
• Operate on a global basis coordinating between factory, engineering, suppliers (if needed) and end customers/ distributors.
• Interact with key stakeholders such as different Engineering design teams and our global packaging plants.
• Proactively manage key order book and Interact with manufacturing & supply chain. Coordinate with global production facilities (e.g. India, China, Brazil - Focus on APS & AEC). Assist with the delivery and management of production slots for key orders, agreed lead time delivery and general factory build and any 3rd party inspection delivery/ coordination support.

Your profile – what you should bring:

• Required: Multi-year (3/5) experience & proven track record managing complex projects and associated order management.
• Preferred: Multi-year (3/5) experience of diesel generator systems (e.g. FG Wilson / Perkins-based or similar)
• Preferred experience of direct, OEM + dealer/distribution model
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex project/ orders concurrently and successfully.
• Proven record of Strong commercial acumen (management of orders, profitability & business risk)
• Ability to manage up and across multi disciplined stakeholders on a global basis.
• Ability to drive Problem-solving in high-pressure, time-critical situations.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (preferred)
• Proven experience in Genset / power generation projects (Or similar OEM industrial equipment)
• Experience working with global supply and manufacturing chains as well as dealer/ distributor networks.
• Proven Project management experience or relevant qualification

Additional Information

• Travel requirements: Potentially up to 20 % of the time
• Not open to ISE / No relocation will be offered.
• We are back! This role requires being in the office five days a week, should you not be on business travel.

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