Senior Program Manager at Morgan Truck Body

Posted in General Business 19 days ago.

Type: Full-Time
Location: Morgantown, Pennsylvania





Job Description:

SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER

Location: Morgantown, PA

How You Will Make an Impact?

This exciting role as the Senior Program Manager, will report to the Director of Marketing & Product Management and be responsible for overseeing the development of product programs that support an organization's main objectives in maintaining and increasing market share. This individual will also support and lead complexity reduction efforts by both streamlining and expanding product lines to fit customer needs. This individual will also support and lead projects to improve distribution and commercial performance to ensure the organization is aligned to deliver at a high level.

The Nuts and Bolts

  • Lead the development of the Program Approval and Launch Readiness stage gates for new product programs. Manage and present the Program Approval and Launch Readiness stage gates, keep management informed of significant changes and their effects on the program.
  • Identify and develop optimal product portfolio and specifications to reduce product complexity. Analyze sales and market data and gather subject matter expert feedback to drive decision-making. Lead complexity reduction initiatives to simply product offerings and streamline operational efficiencies in procurement, engineering, and production.
  • Support Marketing initiatives and campaigns with product content and key features.
  • Work with extended team to develop investment and variable cost targets for new product programs.
  • Meet weekly with stakeholders to discuss program status and deliverables. Create agenda, schedules meetings, and keeps the meeting on task. Manage product program and oversee cross-functional teams to ensure goals are met, including timing, cost, investment, and product attributes.
  • Motivate the team to meet commitments to the established timing, negotiate and resolve conflicts between departments, program objectives, and the product requirements.
  • Evaluate and assess programs' strengths and weaknesses, identify, and implement mitigating strategies to maintain program timing and objectives.
  • Special projects as assigned.
  • Required Credentials


    • BS/BA degree in engineering or equivalent experience in program management.
    • M.B.A. preferred.
    • Project Management mindset and 2-5 years' project management using a stage gate process.
    • Strong cross-functional team leadership, ability to work closely with sales, distributors, finance, engineering, and operations team members and leaders. Excellent interpersonal, communication, analytical skills
    • Strong analytical skills including the ability to collect and organize data from a variety of sources, concrete understanding of statistical techniques and the ability to visualize and communicate data.
    • Experience in Minitab, R or other statistical software is a plus (common analysis tools include correlation matrices, conjoint analysis, Sankey diagrams, regression analysis and standard data visualizations).
    • Expert knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and analytics platforms
    • J.D. Edwards experience a plus
    • Ability to identify the root cause of a problem, develop corrective action plans and lead the team to an effective resolution. Ability to take actions, decisions & to generate ideas, products, processes in promised timely manner; involvement in designs or other work requiring creative imagination.

    You Must Be Able to

    20% Travel, including overnight and occasional weekend.

    Working in an office environment in a seated position a minimum of eight hours per day is required. Individuals may need to sit or stand as needed. May require walking primarily on a level surface for periodic periods throughout the day. Reaching above shoulder heights, below the waist or lifting as required to file documents or store materials throughout the workday. Proper lifting techniques required. May include lifting up to 25 pounds for files, computer printouts on occasion.

    The performance of this position may occasionally require exposure to the manufacturing areas where certain areas require the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses with side shields and mandatory hearing protection. Primary environment: ambient room temperatures, lighting and traditional office equipment as found in a typical office environment.

    How We Make an Impact

    As the largest truck body builder in North America, Morgan Truck Body LLC is proud to produce, deliver, and service quality products. With a foundation built on innovative design and quality construction, Morgan has experienced tremendous growth. In addition to dry freight truck bodies, Morgan specializes in satisfying unique and custom truck body needs, including electric vehicles, mobile service units, and refrigerated products, serving farmers, ranchers, contractors, landscapers, equipment and material haulers, and more!

    Our shared values are the foundation upon which Morgan does business:


    • Appreciating the people who make our success possible.
    • Acting with integrity in all we do.
    • Delivering results for our customers.
    • Bringing an unbridled passion for our products.

    Some of Our Total Rewards

    We offer big company perks with small company culture:


    • Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life
    • 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Paid holidays and increasing vacation time with years of service
    • Generous Footwear, Eyewear, and Safety Equipment Discount Program
    • Paid Job and Leadership Development training

    Morgan Truck Body LLC is a business unit of the J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc. family and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

    This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

    Whether you are just beginning your career or taking the "next step," please visit our careers page - https://www.morgancorp.com/about/careers .

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    Required Education: Bachelor's Degree

    Travel Percentage: 20.0

    Travel Required: Yes

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