Project Manager, Value Delivery
El Segundo, CA

Job Description

KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG (KST), based in Tuttlingen, Germany, is a family-owned, global company committed to benefiting humanity by advancing medical technology through innovation and education.

For more than 70 years, KST has been dedicated to earning its international reputation as a leader that designs, engineers, manufactures, and markets all its products with an emphasis on visionary design, precision craftsmanship, and clinical effectiveness.

KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc. (KSEA), an affiliate of KST, is headquartered in El Segundo, California, and is responsible for all U.S. distribution and sales of endoscopes, instruments, imaging systems, electromechanical devices, and OR1® operating room integration technologies.

What does all that mean to you?

It means you would be joining an organization where you can be proud to play a part in making a difference in people's lives every day.

Being a part of KARL STORZ offers many additional rewards.

This includes a commitment to offering competitive compensation, as well as a 401(k) with a 60% match up to the first 6% of your base salary.

We support our employees' health goals by providing outstanding health benefits that include, but are not limited to, medical (PPO, HRA, HSA, and flex spending), dental and vision, as well as amazing wellness programs where you can earn cash or gift cards.

We encourage work/life balance so our employees can recharge and take care of themselves. We offer new employees 3 weeks of paid vacation in the first year, 10 paid holidays and paid sick leave that can also be used to take care of immediate family members.*

We strive to continuously learn and give back to our community. We offer our employees the same opportunity through tuition reimbursement, multiple company-sponsored charitable events and corporate matching for charitable giving.

If KARL STORZ sounds like a company you would like to be a part of, we invite you to learn about our opportunity below!

Overview:

The Finance department within KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc. (KSEA) has launched an initiative toward continuous improvement and efficiency. Some elements of this initiative are grass roots in nature, and others are strategic. Many of the elements will require significant problem solving, technology, outside expertise and other forms of work which should be managed professionally in the form of projects to increase their success rate.

Scope:

The Project Manager will serve as a member of the Value Delivery Office based in El Segundo, CA. He/she reports to the Sr. Manager, Value Delivery Office, and is responsible for business case development, project management and project results for KSEA business improvement initiatives.

To be successful, this individual must:

* Leverage experience to promote effective project management best practices
* Support development of detailed improvement proposals and presentation of business cases to demonstrate ROI to gain buy in of key stakeholders
* Apply experience and project management skills to execute projects and deliver results on time and within budget
* Work with project teams to understand, document and manage project objectives, requirements, scope, schedules and resources
* Lead and coordinate execution of project work
* Provide visibility to project status to key stakeholders and management
* Identify, communicate and manage risks and issues
* Manage project quality to ensure stakeholder satisfaction and value delivery
* Manage vendor selection process as required
* Report on project results after project closure


* Apply technical experience and expertise to ensure success of complex software and technology projects
* Thrive in a dynamic, fast paced environment with multiple, simultaneous and fluid priorities
* Successfully navigate the KARL STORZ organization and culture locally, as well as globally

Qualifications

* BS/BA required
* Advanced professional certification in project management required
* 5+ years relevant work experience required
* Agile experience required, Certified Scrum Master preferred
* Experience with complex software projects is required, ERP (SAP) application experience preferred
* Experience working with MS Project required, MS Project Server preferred
* Understanding of process improvement, accounting / finance principles and operations strongly preferred
* Sound foundation in IT solutions is required, ERP (SAP) application experience preferred
* Business Analyst experience preferred
* Healthcare, medical device or a related industry experience preferred

Prior experience working with global organizations preferred.

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KARL STORZ reserves the right to change or modify the employee's job description whether orally or in writing, at any time during the employment relationship. Additionally, KARL STORZ, through its supervisors, may require an employee to perform duties outside their normal description within the sole discretion of the supervisor. Employee must comply will all applicable KARL STORZ policies and procedures.

KSEA provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, KSEA complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment.

* Field sales, internships and part-time employees are not eligible for paid time off except for where required by state law.