Job Information
Applied Materials Project Manager Assistant in Grenoble, France
Applied Materials’ APG (Automation Products Group, factory solution software group) seeks to hire a Project Manager Assistant to support our projects in Europe, in collaboration with the Lead Project Manager.
Presales :
Work with Sales team to collect information to build the Profit and Loss workbook.
Review with customer Request For Quote.
Construct the Profit and Loss workbook to define the cost structure including effort, travels, licenses, maintenance, risks, and other costs.
Monitor the approval process of the Profit and Loss workbook and make adjustment based on feedbacks
Build the proposal slides for the services related tasks
Establish high level project plan, project charter, define assumptions, out of scope items, resource plan, risk matrix.
Work with regional manager and deployment manager to build the resource plan
Create statement of work based on proposal and customer purchase order.
Drive Statement of work completion within the review and approval process with PMO team, Customer, Sales, Legal and Management
Report progress during weekly internal status meeting on presales
Project Management
Initiation
Prepare kick off slides
Align with customer on project plan, milestones, deliverables
Create project plan in MS project
Validate resource plan with Deployment Manager and Regional Manager
Establish project information in SAP
Execution/monitoring/closure
Ensure that project remains on track in scope, time and quality by monitoring project activities and updating project plan
Review project dashboard by aligning with internal stakeholders and customer project team
Ensure good teamwork for project success
Ensure management team is setting effective goals, communicating with clarity and transparency to the organization and taking effective action on team culture topics
Control project actual (effort and travel) in sap
Run project review with customer
Run monthly review with applied management
Create project change request as needed during the project (PCR, NPC, PoP extension, ...)
Organize customer visits during project execution activities.
Address first level escalation
Prepare and run steering committee
Monitor second level escalation
Work with customer to project acceptance document signature.
Prepare and run project closure meeting
Report progress during weekly internal status meeting on running projects
Perform internal administrative project closure
Collect information within project team on lessons learn and present them to management.
Role Expectation
Regular travels to customers sites (20 to 50% of the time depending on activities)
Have good level of project management skills (PMI certified is strongly recommended)
Proficient in project management tools (MS project, SAP, Pert, SWOT, scrum...)
Master’s degree
Fluent in English – German is a plus
Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor's Degree
Skills:
Certifications:
Languages:
Years of Experience:
1 - 2 Years
Work Experience:
Additional Information
Time Type:
Full time
Employee Type:
Assignee / Regular
Travel:
Yes, 25% of the Time
Relocation Eligible:
No
Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.