Senior Project Manager (m/f/d) in Köln

Welcome to RIMOWA, the first German Maison of the LVMH Group. We are a global lifestyle brand with a mission to create the essential tools for a lifetime of travel. For more than 120 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to develop unique products where function coexists with luxury, heritage with innovation, and craftsmanship with design.

At RIMOWA we believe that great ambitions demand resilient companions. It’s why our tools are created with longevity in mind. Because the most meaningful journeys last more than a trip, they last a lifetime.

The Senior Project Manager (m/f/d) manages and leads the product definition and project for major projects. This role is responsible for:

• the major new products development pre-projects with Marketing and Design, technical design, cost and homologation, project schedule and budget management.
• the complex projects for continuous improvement and cost reduction

This permanent full-time position will report to the Head of Development and mainly collaborate with Style, Marketing, Technical designers, Prototypists, Purchasing, Engineering and Quality.

Job responsibilities

• Analyse marketing briefs and style design proposals
• Realize project feasibility studies
• Design products architectures proposals with key facts for exchange and decision-making: impact on style, on unit cost and investment, on project schedule, on products performances and quality
• Design and realize with development team most efficient deliverables to help decision-making: virtual and physical prototyping, style and technical mock ups, technical analysis and simulations, unit cost and budget estimations, project and product risk analysis
• Create and validate the product definition file (BOM, product specifications, …) referring to PDM process
• Create and validate the product design justification file (homologation, calculations,…) referring to Quality assurance processes

2. Project management

• Plan and implement pre-projects: define scope, goals and deliverables
• Create and manage the product and project risk analysis
• Define project schedule and milestones referring to product development process and project brief
• Define tasks and required resources, manage project team
• Define and manage project budget
• Calculate unit cost with purchasing and production teams, report unit cost and margin
• Monitor and report on project KPI’s and progress
• Identify and resolve issues and risks
• Provide technical and management support to the project team to reach project requirements
• Implement change practices

3. Technical leadership

• Identify best processes and technologies for virtual and physical prototyping with prototypists
• Identify best materials, technologies and suppliers to fulfill product requirements with technical designers
• Realize the Make or Buy study with Purchasing and Engineering teams
• Assure that product designs are competitive, evaluate and select optimum design alternatives
• Manage the homologation process for products and components with Homologation and Quality

4. Communication and stakeholder management

• Monitor project communication with all relevant internal and external stakeholders
• Assure effective liaison with other functions and departments to obtain all cooperation and support required for the success of assigned projects

Profile

• An engineering/technical bachelor's degree
• At least 7 years of work experience in a similar position
• Solid experience in data management, data analysis and usage of relevant tools
• Result driven, strong analytical and critical skills
• Experience in process standardization with the ability to lead and coordinate across cross-functional and multicultural teams
• Ability to simplify and communicate on complex topics
• Practical, innovative and agile mindset, proactive and solution minded
• Fluency in English; German or French would be a plus

Additional information

What you can expect from us:

• 30 days paid vacation per year
• RIMOWA Essential Cabin suitcase as a gift after the probationary period
• Corporate benefits and 30% discount on the RIMOWA assortment
• Company pension scheme with a high employer contribution or other capital-forming benefits
• Great canteen with freshly cooked and affordable food
• Urban Sports Club membership, public transportation ticket & job bike (partly subsidized)
• International environment and development opportunities within LVMH

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to RIMOWA’s DNA. We know that for our business to thrive, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow.

It is not only the ambition to craft exceptional luggage but also the courage to question the status quo that lies at the heart of everything RIMOWA does. Since its founding by Paul Morszeck in 1898, RIMOWA has cultivated the pioneering spirit that is evident in every suitcase built. Inheriting his father’s visionary approach, it was Richard Morszeck who – inspired by the early days of aviation – discovered grooved aluminium as the ideal lightweight material for RIMOWA suitcases. A design classic was born. With the same ingenuity and courage as his father and grandfather, third generation owner Dieter Morszeck paved the way for RIMOWA’s global success. Thanks to his focus on state-of-the-art technology, uncompromising quality and timeless design, RIMOWA suitcases have become the global companion of choice for a sophisticated clientele. Today, with 3,000 employees worldwide, RIMOWA continues to combine craftmanship with precision technology and a commitment to courageous innovation, staying true to its heritage in today’s ever-changing world.

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