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For more than 160 years, Siemens has been an integral provider of infrastructure, electrification, and transportation solutions in the United States. Automation’s impact on the railway industry is second only to the effects of digitalization. Combine them and the results are transformative! We work at the leading edge of this movement, applying our proven expertise in digitalization to rail infrastructure and automation.

Our innovative solutions deliver greater safety, punctuality, reliability, and sustainability across the line, all while reducing costs for mass transit and freight transportation systems. We are continuously developing new answers for rail automation – often to questions that haven’t been asked yet.

Position Overview:

Siemens Mobility is seeking a Lead Commercial Project Manager - Factory for our Sacramento, CA Plant under Rolling Stock, Manufacturing North America to support current and future production backlog. You will be fully accountable to the commercial and financial operations management through the project execution as you collaborate with internal partners. An ability to multi-task and drive actions with Production Managers for keeping the projects on schedule, on budget, and with high quality, will be essential to the role. You will lead, guide, and support Commercial Project Managers, Factory, in their roles for successful project execution. This role will be based in Sacramento, CA with a hybrid work schedule.

What your day-to-day will look like:

• Provide oversight and support to Commercial Project Managers - Factory, in their responsibilities driving accountability and performance consistency.
• Establish KPIs
• Communicate risks and opportunities across platforms.
• Work with the Projects Team every month regarding the status of production hours (standard and non-standard) and any root causes identified to facilitate appropriate corrective measures, internally and/or externally to Operations
• Controlling manufacturing costs related to a platform
• Perform deviation analysis to standard hours; quarterly evaluation of the level of standard hours for platform/project and action for adjustments.
• Perform planning and reporting (monthly closing, forecasts, budget planning); identify key drivers impacting manufacturing performance.
• Ownership and creation of factory offers submitted to Rolling Stock Sales for opportunities
• Control and coordination of internal factory interfaces
• Implement and drive measures together with Production Managers to improve manufacturing performance and increase efficiency.
• Interface with functional teams, internal and external to Operations (Factory Management, Production, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Quality Management, Business Controlling, Enterprise Scheduling, Order Management, Performance Controlling, etc.) to drive continuous visibility on bottlenecks impacting the production value chain, and to enable the most current up to date view of any given project with the strive to proactively mitigate non-standard hours, delivering quality vehicles on time and within budget.
• Creation of incoming orders calculation

To thrive in this role, you have:

• Bachelor's degree required, with a major in Finance, Economics, Business, or Accounting preferred.
• 5+ years of validated experience with financial planning, accounting, and finance, with the ability to provide strategic insight through financial metrics.
• Sophisticated analytical abilities, financial modeling, strong Microsoft Excel, Knowledge of ERP systems (SAP a plus), and strong business modeling skills.
• Excellently proven verbal and written communication skills while interacting at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work in an agile environment.
• Focus on continuous improvement.

Why you'll love working for Siemens!

• Freedom and healthy work-life balance– Health, Dental, Vision Insurance, HSA/FSA, Commuter Benefits – starting Day 1!
• Solve the world's most significant problems – Be part of exciting and innovative projects.
• Engaging, challenging, and fast evolving, pioneering technological environment.
• Competitive total rewards package.
• Opportunities to contribute your innovative ideas and get paid for them! Please take advantage of our Tuition Reimbursement program, Mentor Programs, and your development through online learning.
• Employee perks and discounts in addition to our 401k match and generous Paid Time Off

What excites our people about Siemens Mobility Rolling Stock? (youtube.com)

This position is based in Sacramento, CA. We offer a variety of health and wellness benefits to employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here: https://www.benefitsquickstart.com/siemens/index.html. The base salary range for this position in Sacramento, CA, is $143,600 - $169,000 and the annual incentive target is 15% of the base salary. The salary may be higher or lower depending on the budget and the candidate's experience, knowledge, skills, and qualifications.

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