Project Manager

Who We Are:

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries. We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation and premium products to all of our customers.

Why We are Different:

At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are. We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members' unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.

What You will Get:

1. A unique, inclusive and supportive company culture.
2. Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more!
3. Fair and competitive compensation.
4. Career development and mentoring and opportunities to grow.
5. Holiday, personal and vacation days.

Summary/Objective:

The Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing, and closing projects that deliver defined outcomes on time, within scope, and within budget. This role partners with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business objectives into actionable project plans, manage risks and dependencies, and ensure consistent communication and governance throughout the project lifecycle.

Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Lead projects from initiation through closeout, including development of project charters, schedules, budgets, and risk registers.
2. Define project scope, objectives, success criteria, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders.
3. Manage project timelines, dependencies, and milestones to ensure delivery against commitments.
4. Partner with business, technical, and operational teams to ensure project requirements are understood and met.
5. Facilitate decision-making, issue resolution, and alignment across multiple teams and leadership levels.
6. Coordinate internal resources and external vendors as needed to support project execution.
7. Identify, assess, and proactively manage project risks, issues, and change requests.
8. Provide regular status updates, dashboards, and presentations to stakeholders and leadership.
9. Ensure projects comply with organizational standards, policies, and regulatory requirements.
10. Apply project management best practices, tools, and methodologies to improve delivery consistency.
11. Capture lessons learned and contribute to process improvements across the project portfolio.
12. Lead through example and always exhibit core values.
13. Enhance department reputation by accepting ownership over new and different cross functional demands and exploring opportunities to add value.

Working Conditions:

1. Primarily working indoors, office environment.
2. May sit for several hours at a time.
3. Prolonged exposure to computer screens.
4. Repetitive use of hands to operate computers, printers, and copiers.

Qualifications:

1. High school degree or GED

2. 3+ years of experience managing projects in a structured environment

Competencies:

1. Planning
2. Risk Management
3. Influencing
4. Problem-Solving
5. Stakeholder engagement
6. Change Management
7. Project Execution
8. Dependency management
9. Multitasking
10. Results driven
11. Attention to Detail
12. Written and verbal communication

Supervisory Responsibility:

This role does not have any supervisory responsibility upon hiring.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to count and record findings. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will regularly talk and listen. This position may require typing and sitting in a chair for up to 8 hours a day.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time salary position, and hours/days of work are decided by production schedules and your reporting manager.

Travel:

Travel is flexible and will be light to moderate. Less than 25% but this is dependent on location in the country. May require onsite visits in support of projects and in person meetings as scheduled.

Preferred Education and Experience:

1. Experience working on data warehouse and data analytics projects.
2. Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, information systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
3. Project management certification (PMP, CAPM, PRINCE2, or equivalent) Preferred
4. Experience working within an Enterprise PMO or portfolio management environment.
5. Familiarity with project management tools (e.g., ServiceNow SPM, MS Project).
6. Experience translating technical or operational work into executive-level communication

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters. All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lippert's strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership. Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

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