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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

London, England, Gb

The RR PMO Manager - Defense drives EVM excellence and standardisation within the Defense business in addition to leading the development of project/program management capabilities within the Defense business.Defines the standards and leads process improvement projects that enable PM professionals to be at their best.Improve program management capability by delivering process and tool training.Project manage the deployment of tools and processes across the global business and act as a SME for key PM tools and processes.Ownership, maintenance and assurance of the Earned Value Management System and RR PoC for the DCMA EVMS center.Develop engagement frameworks and provide inductions to new starters to the PM function.Support our PM professionals with their Continued Professional Development.

London, England, Gb

Continuous Improvement Manager (CIM) identifies, leads, coaches, and executes the Rolls-Royce continuous improvement strategy utilizing Lean and Six Sigma methodologies within their assigned business area. This includes performing business assessments, planning, facilitation, coaching, execution of kaizen events, and sustainment with an emphasis on the Rolls-Royce Production System (RRPS). CIMs drive cultural transformation within cross-functional matrix teams to achieve operational excellence and improve Key Performance Indicators (KPI).• Evaluate organizational processes and operations; develop and implement data driven organizational change promoting continuous improvement in manufacturing.• Leverage best practices gained through internal and external benchmarking to enhance the RRPS continuous improvement strategy.• Coach, counsel and train team members to apply, support, sustain and develop a continuous improvement culture.• Deliver and monitor benefits throughout the life of improvement projects• Influence behaviours and culture through visual indicators such as Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery and People (SQCDP) performance boards and other Lean principal tools.

London, England, Gb

The Control Account Manager (CAM) is a single manager within the organizational structure who has been given the authority and responsibility to manage one or more control accounts. CAM responsibilities include schedule planning and status, measurement of accomplishment, actual cost collection, variance analysis and resultant corrective action, and estimating costs at completion. It is the point where technical scope, schedule, and budget are integrated.As CAM:• Proven global stakeholder management leadership among cross-functional teams including, North America Finance Service Center (NAFSC), European Finance Service Center (EFSC), global Project Management Offices (PMO), and the like.• Collaborate with global counterparts to align local departmental full time equivalent (FTE) forecasts to the parent program FTE forecasts utilizing Work Package Owner (WPO) utilities and Artimus.• Create and manage local shadow schemes, SAP work breakdown structures, and purchase orders in Coupa.• Track and report local program budget to senior leadership.

London, England, Gb

A GTPM's role is to develop and maintain a technology project plan, that outlines a project's tasks, milestone dates, status, and allocation of resources to stakeholders and global customers. The GTPM is responsible for defining and quantifying each step, as well as establishing deadlines for each project milestone and deliverable. The GTPM must have an ability to anticipate risk and develop mitigation plans before that risk can derail a major milestone or deliverable. Since the typical project has a long life cycle, the GTPM must be able to adapt to constant change in market and economic conditions that directly affect implementation costs, market viability, and the organization’s potential profit or loss on the project. As GTPM:• Lead, managed, and delivered 8+ global Digital Product Definition (DPD) sponsored projects within defined project milestones and under budget resulting in realized benefits of ~$1.5M annually.• Manage departmental budget ~$4.5M annually as well as individual global project budgets through successful completion, within or below spend constraints.• Develop and maintain global technical project plans including business requirement catalogues, milestone and deliverables, RAG status, budget forecasts, benefits, risks and allocation of resources.• Establish concrete deadlines for each project milestone and deliverable.• Deliver all projects through gated technical and business change boards processes, including creating Project Charters, Functional Design Specifications, Design Decision Documents, Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis, and the like.• Proven ability to anticipate project and program level risks and establish appropriate mitigation strategies such as the PLM Test and Automation project.• Generate and deliver project metrics and status to senior leadership.• Manage internal and external relationships and collaborate with global cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

London, England, Gb

The PLM Enterprise Usability Authority / Business Engagement Lead / Supply Chain Liaison represents the internal and external supply chain organizations in support of global PLM capability tool development. Manages local implementation projects, and ensures the tool is fit for purpose across the global enterprise.As EUA and Business Engagement Lead:• Led multiple global projects resulting in over 1.8 million dollars in cost avoidance/reduction annually.• Sole Business Engagement Lead for all Roll-Royce facilities in the Americas.• Managed million dollar budgets and collaborated with internal and external vendors to ensure invoiced work met contracted requirements and blue chip milestones.• Internal and external business lead in charge of identifying and creating business requirements, industry standard best practices, and lean business change implementation plans.• Drove metric analysis of PLM improvement projects.• Developed global PLM capabilities, streamlined business and technical review board processes by identifying and eliminating gaps and bottlenecks.• Creating and implementing PLM strategies for legacy engine programs, data migration and legacy systems decommissioning, in concert with global PLM strategies.• Aligned the Product Lifecycle Management global and local enterprise processes such as the project selection Hopper process.• Delivered all projects through gated technical and business change boards processes, including creating Project Charters, Functional Design Specifications, Design Decision Documents, Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis, and the like.• Speaker / presenter at Product Innovation (PI) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) World conferences.• Evaluated and approved global training materials.

London, England, Gb

• Performed cost and benefit analysis and implementation strategies for product change proposals across all organization sectors and executive levels during the gated Product Change Board (PCB) process.• Presented analysis and summary findings to PCB, Executives and Chairs to gain alignment on process improvement changes.• Drove implementation activities on PCB approved implementation plans.• Interfaced with stakeholders on Configuration Management issues pertaining to adherence of implementation plan milestones.• Developed and implemented search tools to improve Configuration Management processes.• Lead and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for engineering global SAP convergence team.• Developed, managed, tested, and approved updates / reports / modifications in SAP.• Developed technical support guidance material for the engineering community on all SAP related inquiries.

London, England, Gb

• Interpreted engineering change authorizations and instructions necessary for parts list maintenance across all product lines.• Analyzed, compiled, and maintained engine parts lists, Spare Parts Application Data Lists (SPADL), and Critical Parts Lists (CPL).• Performed configuration history file maintenance in compliance with corporate and military standards.• Assembled technical data packages for submittal to customers.• Prepared and submitted FAA Composite Reports annually to the Product Safety Department along with all applicable Advance Engineering Memorandums (AEM) and Definition Alteration Requests (DAR) published by the Product Configuration Services (PCS) department.

London, England, Gb

Ensure effective management of all inventories and the associated costs. Continuously improve inventory levels and delivery reliability. Coordinate all activities to achieve successful new parts introduction. Own specific data and manage information. Establish regular reviews and ensure actions are taken to meet commitment. Discharge all accountabilities in line with IPM principles. Evaluate customer demand inquiries, commit to customers and respond to customers on part number issues. Follow commitment acceptance and prepare information for SORB• Support sales representatives in opening new accounts and upgrading existing service• Quickly and effectively solve customer challenges• Maintain quality control/satisfaction records, constantly seeking new ways to improve customer service

Master Of Science (Ms), Technology

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Graphic Design

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Graphic Design

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