Project Manager, Operations Manager, Program ​/ Project Manager

Ready to shape the future of intelligent tools? As a Project Manager in Elyria, OH, you’ll provide proactive leadership for cross-functional teams, including engineering, sourcing, operations, quality, trade compliance, product management, and other business partners, responsible for developing new products. In this role, you will drive project execution by coordinating activities across functions, ensuring clarity of plans and milestones, identifying and mitigating risks early, and facilitating effective communication and alignment.

You will enable predictable delivery by anticipating challenges, driving accountability, promoting collaboration, and fostering continuous learning across projects. Your impact will be immediate and lasting – helping deliver solutions pros trust!

Emerson’s global Professional Tools business is an equal opportunity employer, offering the broadest portfolio of reliable tools and technologies for those working in mechanical, electrical, utility, and plumbing trades! With unparalleled expertise from RIDGID, Greenlee, HDE, and Klauke, we deliver tools our customers trust to handle their toughest challenges.

• Develop, maintain, and communicate integrated project plans, milestones, schedules, and risks with support from the team.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities across engineering, sourcing, operations, quality, compliance, and business partners to ensure clear expectations and effective progress tracking.
• Prepare for and lead project meetings, manage agendas and action items, and support timely decision-making.
• Facilitate milestone readiness reviews and ensure alignment on deliverables and requirements.

• Lead team efforts to identify emerging risks, dependencies, and constraints; drive early mitigation actions and elevate when necessary.
• Monitor work streams to surface bottlenecks or cross-functional challenges affecting project delivery.
• Develop appropriate responses to unforeseen project events, ensuring that the project goals (cost, schedule, specifications) are met.

• Prepare and deliver concise project updates, status reports, and communication materials for stakeholders and leadership.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages transparency, accountability, and constructive conflict resolution.

• Facilitate project-level retrospectives and ensure lessons learned are applied to future work.
• Champion use of NPD processes, tools, and templates and provide feedback for improvement opportunities.
• Contribute insights that support organizational learning and help enhance NPD practices.

• You represent own interests while being attentive to others’ interests as well.
• You effectively communicate in various settings: one-on-one, small and large groups, or among diverse styles and position levels.
• You structure work so it aligns with people’s goals and motivators.
• You anticipate land mines and plan approaches accordingly.
• You relate comfortably with people across levels, functions, cultures, and geography.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in project management in new product development or technology environments.
• Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, or equivalent).
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage structured project execution.
• Strong communication, organization, and facilitation skills.

• Experience with integrated hardware/software/firmware product development.
• Certifications and/or relevant experience with Agile or Modified Agile for Hardware and lean product development principles.
• Experience with PLM systems (Teamcenter preferred) and ERP systems (JD Edwards preferred).
• Background in process improvement and adoption of structured development methodologies.
• Exposure to procurement processes supporting project execution, including managing acquisition/appropriation requests (POs/ARs).
• PMP certification.