Program Manager

Description

If you are a project management professional who enjoys leading cross-functional teams and delivering meaningful business results, Copeland has an exciting opportunity for you. Based in our Sidney, Ohio location, you will manage assigned projects and related initiatives supporting our Cold Chain business.

You will work with Product Management, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance and other stakeholders to turn agreed objectives into executable plans and successful delivery. Your responsibilities will include hands-on coordination, risk and issue resolution, gate preparation and readiness for launch or implementation.

As our team grows its program-management approach, you will progressively expand your coordination of related initiatives, dependencies and business outcomes. This is an opportunity to contribute strong execution fundamentals while growing broader program leadership capabilities.

As a Program Manager, you will:

• Own assigned delivery: Build and maintain integrated plans for scope, schedule, resources, costs and milestones; coordinate cross-functional work and drive completion of agreed commitments.
• Manage risks and issues: Identify execution constraints early, develop mitigation and recovery plans, and escalate issues with clear impacts and recommended actions.
• Apply execution governance: Maintain accurate baselines and project information, coordinate gate deliverables, and assess changes against approved objectives.
• Coordinate operational readiness: Align development, validation, manufacturing, supply chain and supporting functions to enable successful launch, implementation and handoff.
• Build program-level visibility: Identify dependencies among related initiatives and partner with business owners to connect project deliverables with intended benefits and business outcomes.
• Improve ways of working: Provide clear stakeholder communications, capture lessons learned, and contribute to consistent processes, effective tools and practical continuous improvement.
  

Required education, experiences & skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or a related field, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
• Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional projects in product development, engineering, manufacturing or a related environment
• Working proficiency in scope, schedule, cost, risk and issue management
• Ability to organize complex work, maintain reliable project information and manage competing priorities
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills, including the ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority
• Proficiency with project management systems and business reporting tools
• Ability to travel (10%) and collaborate across locations and time zones as business needs require
  
  

Preferred education, experiences & skills:

• PMP, PgMP or another relevant project/program management certification
• Experience in refrigeration, HVAC, compression, controls or related industrial products
• Experience with new product development, stage-gate processes and manufacturing or launch readiness.
• Experience coordinating related projects, managing dependencies or supporting business-case realization.
• Experience using Cora or comparable project and portfolio management platforms.
• Experience applying artificial intelligence to improve business processes, reporting, analysis or project/program management workflows, with appropriate human review and protection of company information
  
  

Why Work in the Greater Miami Valley Area  

Our facility is located in Sidney, OH conveniently located within driving distance to several larger cities, such as Dayton, Troy, and Columbus. The area’s generally low costs of living, excellent school systems, and low crime rates create a family-friendly environment. The area is home to several growing communities with restaurants, festivals, shopping, and arts scenes that make them exciting places to live and work.  

About our Location  

The newly renovated Sidney campus has 1M square feet of manufacturing floor with an additional 120k square feet of leading-edge lab facilities. This location is the headquarters for the air conditioning and cold chain businesses. Through our 30 years of scroll compressor expertise, our air conditioning-related products help bring comfort and convenience in commercial, industrial and residential spaces. The cold chain business helps ensure that food safely and efficiently travels from farm to fork. Approximately 1600 employees work in Sidney, who all support a multitude of business functions. With the blend of businesses and functions represented under this one roof, there are many opportunities for advancement within the Sidney location

Collaboration First Hybrid Work Arrangements:

This role is hybrid eligible with the requirement to be in office at least three days per week. Colleagues are expected to demonstrate a collaboration first mindset, which is the understanding that teams will work together in-person and colleagues should be flexible to adjust their hybrid days based on business needs. You will have an opportunity to work with your team and leader to determine when you should be in office to drive meaningful connections and to best serve our customers.

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