Project Manager

The  Project Manager at Cook Medical Winston-Salem will manage the entire project life cycle of global projects within the entity ensuring project delivery is focused on achieving global objectives and projected benefits, and in line with agreed business requirements and timelines. The  Project Manager will take responsibility for managing projects, while embracing continuous improvement ideologies.

• Understand global business direction, working closely with relevant Functions regionally and globally to ensure all projects are aligned and delivered in line with this direction
• Collaborate with relevant global and regional Functions to:
  - Identify key stakeholders and understand business requirements
  - Evaluate initial and additional project requirements
  - Determine project objectives, benefits, priorities, deliverables, implementation time lines and resource requirements                            
  - Align necessary resources regionally and globally; identifying resource gaps and working with management to fill these gaps 
• Mitigate against risks/issues which may impact project time-lines taking  action as necessary to avoid delays
• Monitor, track and communicate project progress in a structured and timely manner to business owners and key stakeholders
• Work with local Cook Inc. teams on the implementation of projects

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders (regionally and globally) such as, IT, CSD Regional Support Center, Quality Assurance, Finance and the Divisions when setting up or initiating an improvement project
• Manage relevant outside vendors, as required
• Ensure compliance to the Quality Management System and Business Processes
• Ensure that Cook’s Code of Conduct is considered in all business matters carried out on Cook’s behalf
• Must work and interact effectively and professionally with and for others throughout various levels of the global organization

• A formal business / project management qualification and / or a proven track record in complex operational business / project management preferably in the Supply Chain arena and spanning multiple functions globally
• Experience with managing and directing project team members towards a defined objective

• Proven written and verbal skills with ability to synthesize information into well organized plans, proposals and presentations
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven understanding and experience of systems
• Strong knowledge of Quality Management System (QMS) principles (preferably ISO13485)
• Ability to prioritize workloads meet deadlines and follow up on issues

• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Cook does not intend to provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B or TN status) for this employment position

Physical Requirements:

• Travel including domestic, international and weekends as needed
• Attends and leads various strategic and informational meetings
• Works under general office environmental conditions
• Sitting for extended periods, utilizes close visual acuity for working with computers, etc.

• The employee is occasionally required to stand for extended periods
• The employee is occasionally required to walk and stoop, kneel or crouch

**Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States.  Cook does not intend to provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B or TN status) of this employment position.**

“We are proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer for minorities, women, protected veterans, disabled individuals, and any other protected class.”

Cook will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state/province and local law.