Jul 2022 - Present
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
• Coordinate and own several large, highly complex, and multi-national projects.
• Negotiate the initial scope of the project, change orders, progress payments, terms and conditions and all additions or expansions to the project with the Customer, Local Business Partner/Sales Office and Global Industry Sales personnel.
o Quote and own the Lead-Time and Comments to the Manufacturing Specs during the pursuit phase
Approve the lead-time commitment, especially during negotiations
Approve any deviations to the Comments to the Manufacturing Specs and understand comments to the Commercial T&C’s, Legal T&C’s and Technical Product Spec
Participate in joint project review/discussion with the pursuit team
• Lead internal and external communication meetings to ensure alignment
o Lead the Customer Post Award meeting (or Pre-PO meeting) when the order is committed to Emerson
o Lead the Internal Kick-off Meeting to resolve all open issues and provide clarity to the Execution Plan
o Coordinate the Pre Inspection meeting with the Customer’s Inspector and achieve clarity to the inspection requirements and process.
• Ensure the PO to Quote reconciliation is completed, which includes resolving all issues prior to PO Acceptance.
• Develop and own the Project Plan that includes schedules, milestones, procurement strategy, execution strategy, financial targets, resources, communications and considerations of risks.
• Ensure alignment with the Customer on the Fisher Commitment Date and the Customer PO Dates including milestone dates for drawing and procedure submittals, drawing and procedures approvals, equipment inspection notifications, and “Ready for Inspection” dates.
• Effectively provide leadership for a comprehensive project team consisting of project administration, order administration, engineering and plant project personnel who are responsible for executing portions of the project. Provide input for performance evaluations.
• Establish and manage financial targets and metrics for the project with the help of the Project Financial Analyst.
• Coordinate manufacturing sites by taking into account material costs, project site location and best cost country capabilities through effective planning scheduling and management.
• Interface and continuously communicate with the Customer, Contractor and LBP throughout the life of the project to provide updates, milestones, and progress.
• Work with the Close Out Team to finalize completion of the project including the MRO handoff and documentation