Your role in our team:

• Ensure effective and efficient group-wide product development by…
• Support in defining and maintaining group-wide project management standards, processes and methods of Engineering (SUx and PUx) (plan, do, check, act)
  
• Review and improve quality of project management within R&D projects
• Support use of project management tools and methods​
• Application of Project Management for R&D projects (plan, do, check, act)
  
• Continuously improve project management for R&D projects together with development planners
• Continuously improve Simultaneous Engineering methodology
• Identify needs for PJM qualification
• Define PJM tool requirements and support tool application
• Provide project support (help project manager to help themselves)
• Continuously improve project management for R&D projects together with development planners
• Coordinate R&D multi-project management
• Prepare the A Project and Project Management Performance Report for the GEB
• Ensure "Manage Red” process for red A projects
• Define, implement and assure use of multi-project management process together with product strategy and development planners
• Execution of milestone maturity audits (M2, M4, M5) for R&D projects including documentation and reporting of the results based on the CLAAS development process and standards

Your profile:

• B. Sc., M. Sc. or comparable university education (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, computer science or similar)
• Proven strong competencies in project management (PMI, Prince, IPMA,.. certificates are a plus)
• A strong understanding of assessing the maturity of projects and products including subsequent areas such as production and after sales
• Minimum 10 years of professional and/or project management experience in R&D
• Experience in quality management is a plus
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, strong negotiation skills and convincing appearance
• Independent systematic way of working and strong analytical/conceptual thinking skills
• Excellent English skills, both written and spoken, openness to intercultural cooperation
• Be familiar with MS-Office and be open to other tools
• Ideally knowledge of the CLAAS organization

Your benefits:

• Attractive framework conditions: interesting remuneration, 30 days' vacation, flexible working and flexitime models, mobile working and much more
• Extensive social benefits: employee participation, sports navigation, family services, company restaurant, company doctor, and much more
• Personal development opportunities: individual training, eLearning, mentoring, support programs and much more