Project Manager

Join our team! Do you have experience in championing the design and development of new and assigned products in a very busy, challenging environment? Come join us and inspire more people to experience the awe of the great outdoors!

At Johnson Outdoors we believe creating value goes beyond creating great products. We're passionate innovators who put people first, focused on helping to create the ultimate experiences for outdoor enthusiasts. And we're known for delivering on that promise. Our iconic brands include Old Town canoes and kayaks and Jetboil right here in Maine.

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About the Role:

Under general direction of department leadership and senior level program managers, the Project Manager organizes, tracks and champions the design and development of assigned products. Manages multiple simple to moderately complex projects to ensure that new products are completed to established specification, scheduling, and product cost requirements.

What you will do:

* Review project plan and proposals and work with management to develop project objectives. Identify project responsibilities by determining the phases and elements of the project.

* Determine project schedule and timelines by studying the project plan and specifications, calculating time requirements and sequencing project elements.

* Partner with marketing to determine requirements for a new product or product platform.

* Collaborate with engineering management to allocate technical resources for a project.

* Control and monitor project plans, review any design, specifications, plan, and schedule changes and recommend actions to improve project outcomes. Monitor product costs and capital spending. Propose and pursue solutions if either goes over budget.

* Advocate for the design team, identify and clear potential roadblocks.

* Identify manufacturing/operations and purchasing issues that require resolution to successfully complete a project and drive the decision process.

* Identify technology and design issues that require resolution to successfully complete a project and drive the decision process.

* Facilitate activities within the company in support of completing project milestones. Track project milestones and deliverables, and effectively maintain project documentation.

* Communicate with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis. Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends and recommend actions as needed to improve outcomes.

* Coordinate with production/operations to successfully transfer a new product to production.

* Perform other duties as assigned.

What you need to succeed:

* Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical engineering or equivalent.

* Typically requires a minimum of 2 years of experience in engineering related to design and/or project management.

* Broad technical knowledge and design experience relating to the core competency technologies used in similar product lines (as defined by hiring business unit).

* Skills and ability to effectively give direction and guidance and work well within the cooperative culture of the organization.

* Ability to take ownership of a project and be able to organize and manage it while motivating technical professionals to produce quality designs on schedule. Ability to conform to shifting priorities, requirements, and timelines.

* Project management skills and experience that demonstrates the candidate can effectively establish and accomplish product development objectives.

* Proactive management and problem troubleshooting techniques.

* Must be proficient in project management software, preferably Microsoft Project and or  software

* Effective written and verbal communication skills to effectively develop project documents and work with cross functional teams throughout the organization. Able to articulate a complete product development process from ideation to production.

A few pointers about our culture:

* Entrepreneurial spirit and innovation are in our bones! We authentically innovate trusted equipment that gets people out there.

* We are laser-focused on our consumers, and passionate…