Technical Program Manager

Posted on Sep 15, 2024 by Model1 Commercial Vehicles, Inc.
Indianapolis, IN
Admin & Secretarial
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Full-Time
Overview:

Come grow with us by joining our team as a Technical Program Manager!  In this role, you will play a critical role for the company and will work alongside other professionals within the team and other departments. We’re searching for a highly qualified technical program manager to help us maintain our position as a strategic authority. The ideal candidate will have industry experience and strong skills in developing and overseeing work plans. The technical program manager will also prepare and present updates regularly to relevant management channels, ensuring that our goals are being achieved.

Who is Model 1, formerly known as Creative Bus Sales?

Since we got our start in 1980, Model 1 Commercial Vehicles has grown to become the nation’s largest dealership, representing more than 20 top manufacturers across the U.S. And we did it all by listening to and investing in customers like you.  Customers who want more than a dealer. Customers who want a partner in creative solutions to the challenges you face today, and visionary thinking for what’s next.

It’s the strength of our relationships – both with customers and manufacturers – that allows us to keep a finger on the pulse of what you need and what’s possible to not just source but create together. Whether it’s custom-built vehicles or alternative fuel and electric vehicle (EV) options, you’ll have a partner from challenge all the way through solution and beyond.

Our Core Values: At Model 1, we are committed to living our core values:

Solving Problems: Trust what you know.  Work together to find solutions.  See every angle and figure it out.

Setting the Tone: Establish the mood that puts others at ease.  Be the person that you’d want to interact with – approachable and transparent.

Drive Forward: Keep your eyes up to see what’s ahead.  Imagine better methods.  Seize opportunities.  Move the business and the market, meaningfully.

Find Balance: Match your energy at work to your energy with family, friends, and community.  Decide and align your priorities.  Pour into yourself and those around you.

Own It: Take the extra step.  Fix issues when they come up.  Care from start to finish.  Do the right thing, every time.

What You Will Gain

Competitive benefits including health insurance, paid holidays, and vacation pay

Continuous training to provide you the opportunity to develop your full potential and be a true business partner

Access to an expansive network of mentors and networking opportunities

Top quality technology to assist in your daily responsibilities to allow for more efficiencies to deliver outstanding customer service

Responsibilities:

Below is an overview of the duties and responsibilities you would take on in this role:

Build and develop the team to ensure maximum performance, by providing purpose, direction, and motivation

Lead projects from requirements definition through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes and implementation plans, including risk mitigation

Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure that projects adhere to scope and schedule   

Analyze project status and, when necessary, revise the scope, schedule to ensure that project requirements can be met

Establish and maintain relationships with relevant client stakeholders, providing day-to-day contact on program or project status and changes

Stay informed about industry trends and new products

Develop and maintain partnerships with third-party resources, including vendors and manufacturers

Assign and monitor resources to ensure project efficiency and maximize deliverables

Report project outcomes and/or risks to the appropriate management channels and escalate issues, as necessary, according to project work plan

Provide technical expertise and manage qualification and evaluations of suppliers and manufacturers

Ownership of technical product information for all channels, internal and external.  Channels include, but are not exclusive to, print, email, digital, and internal documentation

Drive product and process improvements within the organization

Qualifications:

Minimum Job Requirements:

Four or more years of project or program management experience

4-year degree or relevant experience in business and or engineering

Strong attention to deadlines and budgetary guidelines

Proven success working with all levels of management

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Excellent presentation skills

Travel 10%

Physical Requirements

May be required to do frequent kneeling, stooping, squatting, crawling, and climbing to perform multiple tasks of position.

Must have good manual dexterity

Must have the ability to push, pull or lift up to 50 lbs.

Company retains the sole discretion to change the duties of the position at any time. 

Pay Range:

$100,000 to $130,000

Reference: 200041493

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Technical Program Manager

Posted on Sep 15, 2024 by Model1 Commercial Vehicles, Inc.

Indianapolis, IN
Admin & Secretarial
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Full-Time
Overview:

Come grow with us by joining our team as a Technical Program Manager!  In this role, you will play a critical role for the company and will work alongside other professionals within the team and other departments. We’re searching for a highly qualified technical program manager to help us maintain our position as a strategic authority. The ideal candidate will have industry experience and strong skills in developing and overseeing work plans. The technical program manager will also prepare and present updates regularly to relevant management channels, ensuring that our goals are being achieved.

Who is Model 1, formerly known as Creative Bus Sales?

Since we got our start in 1980, Model 1 Commercial Vehicles has grown to become the nation’s largest dealership, representing more than 20 top manufacturers across the U.S. And we did it all by listening to and investing in customers like you.  Customers who want more than a dealer. Customers who want a partner in creative solutions to the challenges you face today, and visionary thinking for what’s next.

It’s the strength of our relationships – both with customers and manufacturers – that allows us to keep a finger on the pulse of what you need and what’s possible to not just source but create together. Whether it’s custom-built vehicles or alternative fuel and electric vehicle (EV) options, you’ll have a partner from challenge all the way through solution and beyond.

Our Core Values: At Model 1, we are committed to living our core values:

Solving Problems: Trust what you know.  Work together to find solutions.  See every angle and figure it out.

Setting the Tone: Establish the mood that puts others at ease.  Be the person that you’d want to interact with – approachable and transparent.

Drive Forward: Keep your eyes up to see what’s ahead.  Imagine better methods.  Seize opportunities.  Move the business and the market, meaningfully.

Find Balance: Match your energy at work to your energy with family, friends, and community.  Decide and align your priorities.  Pour into yourself and those around you.

Own It: Take the extra step.  Fix issues when they come up.  Care from start to finish.  Do the right thing, every time.

What You Will Gain

Competitive benefits including health insurance, paid holidays, and vacation pay

Continuous training to provide you the opportunity to develop your full potential and be a true business partner

Access to an expansive network of mentors and networking opportunities

Top quality technology to assist in your daily responsibilities to allow for more efficiencies to deliver outstanding customer service

Responsibilities:

Below is an overview of the duties and responsibilities you would take on in this role:

Build and develop the team to ensure maximum performance, by providing purpose, direction, and motivation

Lead projects from requirements definition through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes and implementation plans, including risk mitigation

Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure that projects adhere to scope and schedule   

Analyze project status and, when necessary, revise the scope, schedule to ensure that project requirements can be met

Establish and maintain relationships with relevant client stakeholders, providing day-to-day contact on program or project status and changes

Stay informed about industry trends and new products

Develop and maintain partnerships with third-party resources, including vendors and manufacturers

Assign and monitor resources to ensure project efficiency and maximize deliverables

Report project outcomes and/or risks to the appropriate management channels and escalate issues, as necessary, according to project work plan

Provide technical expertise and manage qualification and evaluations of suppliers and manufacturers

Ownership of technical product information for all channels, internal and external.  Channels include, but are not exclusive to, print, email, digital, and internal documentation

Drive product and process improvements within the organization

Qualifications:

Minimum Job Requirements:

Four or more years of project or program management experience

4-year degree or relevant experience in business and or engineering

Strong attention to deadlines and budgetary guidelines

Proven success working with all levels of management

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Excellent presentation skills

Travel 10%

Physical Requirements

May be required to do frequent kneeling, stooping, squatting, crawling, and climbing to perform multiple tasks of position.

Must have good manual dexterity

Must have the ability to push, pull or lift up to 50 lbs.

Company retains the sole discretion to change the duties of the position at any time. 

Pay Range:

$100,000 to $130,000

Reference: 200041493

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