Industrial Business Project Engineer (M/F)

Job Description:

LHH Recruitment Solutions, a recruitment consulting firm specializing in temporary staffing, interim management, and expert assessment for executives and managers, is searching for its client, a specialist in the design and manufacture of storage equipment, a Series Life Manager (M/F). The position is a permanent contract (CDI) located near Chatellerault (86).

Integrated into the R&D Department, under the responsibility of the Senior Director Product Development, you will lead the Series Life Support team to ensure the stability, improvement, and evolution of products in production. This is a cross-functional position with strong interaction with R&D, Quality, Production, Purchasing, Marketing, and Operations.

Main Missions: Lead the product modification process and coordinate with the relevant departments (Quality, Purchasing, Production, Logistics, modules, BE). Point of entry for modification committees and follow-up on decisions.

• Lead quality improvement activities for series products: failure analysis, investigations, implementation of corrective actions, and effectiveness monitoring.
• Lead product cost improvement activities: identification of reduction areas, feasibility studies, validation of QCD impacts.
• Manage customer requests for the evolution of series products (main interface for Marketing): collection, prioritization, impact analysis, and proposal of solutions.
• Provide technical support to Operations on series forklifts: diagnosis, assistance to lines, coordination of actions with field teams and suppliers.
• Manage and develop the Series Life Support team (objectives, recruitment, onboarding, development plans) while ensuring project governance.
• Facilitate and chair the modification committee / project committees: prepare files, propose decisions, follow up on commitments and arbitrations.
• Prioritize and plan projects according to customer impact, risks, and ROI; define the roadmap and orchestrate internal/external resources.
• Manage cross-functional interfaces and suppliers: contracting of deliverables, milestone tracking, and quality assurance of service providers.
• Implement project reporting (KPI, dashboards, review meetings) and communicate regularly to Management regarding progress, risks, and decisions to be arbitrated.

Profile Description:

Desired Profile: Engineering degree (Bac+5) or equivalent, you have a proven experience of at least 10 years in an industrial environment.

• Proven experience in managing cross-functional projects: change management, coordination of multiple stakeholders, management of schedules and budgets.
• Good operational understanding of handling products and processes is appreciated, without requiring deep technical expertise.
• Strong skills in project management, communication, negotiation, and facilitating multidisciplinary workshops; mastery of project management tools (MS Project, PLM/ticketing tools or equivalents). Project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2) is appreciated but not mandatory.
• Professional English is essential.

CDI, executive status, remuneration according to profile.

Apply online by attaching your CV & cover letter in a single document to the attention of Maryse Hervouet, LHH Poitiers agency.