Project Manager in Product Development and Industrialization

Join an IoT specialist with an international reputation

Founded in 2000, Telecom Design develops and markets comprehensive and innovative IoT solutions for several high-growth markets : connected security for goods and people, healthcare and ageing well.

Its ambition is to give individuals and businesses alike peace of mind in their day-to-day lives, and to enable seniors to live better and longer.

Based in the Bordeaux area, Telecom Design employs over 70 people, 50% of whom are engineers.

For several years now, the company has enjoyed strong growth thanks to its ability to diversify geographically on a global scale and to find major customers for its innovations.

It has become one of the European leaders in the Internet of Things, with more than 2,000,000 products sold every year. After raising capital of €70 million in 2022, Telecom Design is continuing to expand into new markets.

In this context, we are expanding our team and are looking for a Project Manager in Product development and industrialization.

Work on large-scale projects that help to improve the lives of millions of people

Purpose of the job.

From Request for Quotation until handover to production site, the project manager has the overall responsibility of his / hers projects in all aspects :

• Lead program team as functional manager, with an entrepreneurial mindset
• Meet financial targets (Gross Margin, Non-Recurrent Engineering costs)
• Ensure customer satisfaction (timing, quality, costs, product performance )
• Plan and execute all activities which contribute to project success
• Protect TELECOM DESIGN interests and image

Responsibilities

S)he has to :

• Secure staffing of the Project Team and external resources / functions in due time
• Build and monitor Master Schedule
• Achieve project targets through development and cascade program objectives and assignments to team

members

• Monitor permanently convergence to financial expectations
• Manage the Project team and ensure cooperation with the functions and the plant(s),
• Apply 6-Gates Project Management System (with successful and on time achievement of work packages, mandatory deliverables and key project milestones)
• Identify risks and opportunities. Ensure risk management and alert process.
• Arbitrate top issues internally or externally within the project,
• Act as official TELECOM DESIGN Project representative towards the customer to support its expectations while preserving company from risk exposure (like Engineering Change, planning )
• Support commercial negotiations for contract evolutions
• Communicate and report relevant projects status to secure proper management support on program issues
• Ensure that project experience is capitalized to improve future programs’ performance

Why you will be the One

At Telecom Design, we attach great importance to the fact that everyone is able to express their full potential in a collaborative environment.

For your personal development, as well as ours, we ensure that your experience and skills will enrich the team.

The ideal candidate will have / be :

Education

Master’s degree in engineering

Experience

• Experience in Engineering or Quality or Purchasing or Manufacturing in an industrial sector (Consumer Electronical sector as a nice to have)
• Demonstrate product and process engineer experience
• Team management experience
• Experience in budget control and profit enhancement
• Seniority : 3 to 5 years experience in the functions above.

Nice to have

International experience

Technical skills

• Knowledge of quality tools (FMEA, 8D problem solving skills)
• Project management knowledge in matrix organization
• Ability to develop strong customer relationships
• English fluent
• Spanish as a nice to have.

Behavioural skills

• Negotiation skills & customer orientation
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to coach, support and challenge his / her team
• Ability to manage a team in a matrix organization using management by objectives
• Network animation and influencing skills
• Ability to anticipate risks
• Accountability and transparency
• Ability to make quick and tough decision
• International mind set
• Entrepreneurship mindset

What is it like working for us?

By joining the Telecom Design adventure you :

• will be part of a company which is committed to protecting property, people and their elders through technological innovation.
• will be working in a stimulating environment with high-calibre teams who are passionate about their work and motivated by collective success.
• will be part of a human-sized company that guarantees a collaborative atmosphere and convivial moments of sharing between employees (in-house activities, external events, etc.)
• will have the opportunity to develop within a company that has the ambition and the resources to become the undisputed European leader in its market sectors.
• will work at our premises in the Bordeaux region, which include areas for employees to share time together (console, table football, etc.

and are located close to sports facilities (Basic Fit, Urban Soccer, Badminton, etc.).

• will enjoy an attractive remuneration package that recognizes your experience and potential, as well as the opportunity to work from home.
• Not forgetting the benefits offered to each employee :

An advantageous health insurance plan which covers the whole family.

Restaurant and holiday vouchers

Advantageous offers thanks to our CSE (workers’ committee)

Our selection process :

Your recruitment process will consist of an initial interview, which can be conducted by videoconference, followed by a second interview on our premises.

The position is available immediately

For reasons of accessibility, we ask applicants to have a driving licence (B) and a vehicle.

So if you like innovation, challenge and teamwork, send your application to the following address :

[email protected]