KASA Project Manager​/Project Leader; Manager, PLO

Position: KASA Project Manager / Project Leader (Manager, PLO)
Location: Northern

## KASA Project Manager / Project Leader (Manager, PLO)
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** Requisition :
** 73425
** About Whirlpool Corporation
** Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a leading home appliance company, in constant  pursuit of improving life  the only major U.S.

-based manufacturer of kitchen  and laundry appliances, the company is driving meaningful innovation to meet the evolving  needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, Kitchen Aid,  Jenn Air, Maytag, Amana, Brastemp, Consul, and In Sink Erator . In 2025, the company reported  approximately $16 billion in annual net sales - close to 90% of which were in the Americas -  41,000 employees, and 35 manufacturing and technology research centers.

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** The team you will be a part of
** The Product Delivery team plans and prepares manufacturing production schedules and departmental workflows to establish sequence and lead time of production operation to meet shipping dates. Expedites operations that delay schedules and alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions. Analyzes plant capacity and production requisition data to determine processes and resources; prepares production reports.##
** This role in summary
**** Kitchen aid Small Appliances (KASA)
** is currently seeking qualified candidates for our Project Leadership Office (PLO) as Project/Program Manager. The role is based at our
** Global Head Quarters located in Michigan, US.
** The Manager in the Project Leadership Office (PLO) leads cross-functional teams to deliver consumer relevant launches with speed, quality, and efficiency. The Project Manager drives the consistent application of the Whirlpool Product Development (WPD) system to enable disciplined execution and predictability, while enabling flexibility to meet consumer and business needs. Acting as a business integrator, the PLO Manager aligns stakeholders, clarifies ownership, and drives transparent decision-making, translating category strategies into actionable plans that balance scope, timing, cost, quality, and consumer impact while building trust, followership, and creating a culture of accountability that delivers meaningful outcomes for both consumers and the business.

Additionally, this role will act as a project leader for the KASA Test Kitchen, a strategic initiative to validate and de-risk new category entry into the small appliances space, ensuring that KASA can rapidly and systematically pursue its growth ambition.##
** Your responsibilities will include
*** Lead cross-functional project teams with clarity, ensuring accountability for scope, timing, cost, quality, consumer outcomes, and delivery against the business commitments.
* Apply the Whirlpool Product Development process with discipline and judgment, coaching teams on stage-rigor, deliverables, and governance while tailoring execution to project risk and complexity.
* Connect project execution to business outcomes by understanding the business case, defining success measures, and challenging assumptions when project decisions put expected consumers or business outcomes at risk.
* Lead and operationalize early-stage Advanced Development Projects (ADP) to de-risk execution, comfortably operating 'in the grey' to orchestrate the team through validating desirability, feasibility, and viability before business case commitment.
* Translate enterprise strategy and category priorities into actionable project plans, frame options, trade-offs, and recommendations to enable timely leadership decisions.
* Anticipate risks, escalate with transparency, and drive resolution through data-based decisions.
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