Lennox (NYSE: LII) is an industry leader in energy-efficient climate-control solutions founded over a century ago on the principles of integrity and innovation. Dedicated to sustainability and creating comfortable, healthier environments for our residential and commercial customers while reducing their carbon footprint, we lead the field in innovation with our cooling, heating, indoor air quality, and refrigeration systems.
Job DescriptionWHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:
Innovate your career.
When you choose Lennox, you're getting the best.
When you work at Lennox, you’re among the best.
As a leading innovator of home and commercial, heating, cooling, refrigeration, air-quality, and related services, Lennox is committed to helping our people innovate our products and their careers.
At Lennox, we make your home, your businesses, and your work, a better place.
DUTIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
Work closely with management and business leaders to create the program scope, objectives, and risk assessment.Manage and facilitate execution and operating mechanisms coordinated with business cadence.Manage program kick-off, cross-functional core team meetings, complexity assessment, scope/change management, risk management, integrated program planning/execution, and communication.Work closely with product marketing to finalize and document customer and product requirements.Direct and coordinate activities of the core cross-functional team to ensure that the project progresses on schedule and within budget while meeting established system requirements.Confer with project team leaders to develop plans and to assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority.Review status reports prepared by project team leaders and combines information into a program status report to present and/or submit to management and others.Confer with program personnel to provide technical advice and problem resolution.Prepare and/or facilitate development of program objectives, milestones, meeting minutes, risk assessment meetings, escalation meetings, design reviews, and design changes.Work on process improvement initiatives related to New Product Development (NPD) or Cost Reduction processes.Work with sourcing, engineering, manufacturing, supplier development engineers (SDE), and external partners (suppliers/vendors) with project execution.Travel up to 20% to start for building relationships and network with Division and Factory Engineering and Operations teams.
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QualificationsWHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
Key Competencies/Capabilities:
Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to drive program specific issues and goals to closure.Ability to integrate business, marketing, and technical elements.Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.Self-starter who is proactive, accountable, engaged and takes initiative.Able to function in a team environment and ability to successfully negotiate and build consensus.Takes responsibility for project execution and drives projects to successful completion. Skilled at problem solving, developing alternatives, and presenting recommendations.Proficient at defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts, and drawing valid conclusions.Ability to develop detailed project schedules and perform cross functional risk management.Demonstrated ability to work with all levels of management.Good understanding of consumer products, software, and hardware development preferred.Experience with project management software a plus.Qualifications:
BS degree, Engineering discipline preferred with 5 plus years of related experience. MBA, additional project management training or PMP certification a plus.Experience leading one or more complex development projects.Experience working with product development and cost reduction processes.Experience working with virtual and offshore teams preferred.Experience with HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration) systems preferred.Six Sigma or Lean certification preferred.
WHAT WE OFFER:
At Lennox, our greatest assets are our employees, and we are committed to providing limitless opportunities for growth and development of all, largely promoting from within the organization. This position is ideal for anyone looking for a diverse working environment with long term growth possibilities. This role is designated hybrid. In the office Monday - Thursday, remote on Friday.
BENEFITS:
Competitive base salaryExcellent medical plans designed to support healthy lifestylesMental and financial health programsOutstanding 401k with company matchingEmployee stock purchase programCommunity involvement opportunitiesRobust employee assistance programAnd much, much more!
WE VALUE DIVERSITY:
Here at Lennox, diversity and inclusion is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Our goal is to build workplaces that reflect the communities where we live and work, support the growth and development of each team member as they strive to reach their full potential, and empower them to be their authentic selves. Lennox is an equal opportunity employer.
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