Project Manager, Operations Manager

Project Manager – Johnson Outdoors

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. The role manages multiple simple to moderately complex projects to ensure that new products are completed to established specifications, schedules, and product cost requirements.

• 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 milestones and deliverables, and 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.
• Coordinate with production/operations to successfully transfer a new product to production.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• 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.
• 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, adapting to shifting priorities, requirements, and timelines.
• Project management skills and experience that demonstrate 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
• Effective written and verbal communication skills to develop project documents and work with cross‑functional teams throughout the organization. Able to articulate a complete product development process from ideation to production.

• 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 about inspiring people to actively engage with the amazing awe of the outdoors again and again.
• We strive to create meaningful, healthy change in the world as individuals and as a family of brands.
• We value team members who are willing to wear many hats; who take personal initiative, anticipating what needs to be done, and figuring things out to make them happen; but who are also willing to ask for help, to assist others, and work together.

• Share in the company’s success with competitive base salary, with additional earning potential through participation in the annual discretionary cash profit‑sharing program, eligibility for annual pay increases, and employee stock purchase plans.
• Find work/life balance with generous paid time off and holiday…