Description
DESCRIPTIONThe Presale Services Manager will establish project definition, select core team members, lead planning activities, secure resource commitments, monitor and track progress and manage performance to goals.
Responsibilities:
- Manages the development of the services quoting portion of the presale process.
- Coordinates departmental and cross-functional teams, focused on delivering accurate and timely proposals.
- Ensures that services quotes are completed on time, within budget, and within accepted quality metrics.
- Participates in project review and status meetings, and communicates project status.
- Utilizes six sigma and project management methodologies to ensure maximum project effectiveness.
- May assist in the development of business plans, strategies, and approaches to take advantage of business opportunities.
- Responsible for quoting life cycle services and providing this information to the Presale Business Manager for inclusion into the master costing Matrix sent to our financial teams.
- Accountable for delivering results.
Qualifications:
- Must have effective skills in project development using project management applications such as MS Project. This includes a clear understanding of system requirements to create a quality project plan, schedule and budget. (These project plans must be completed in compliance with all system requirements.)
- Certifications are nice to have (ESI Masters Certificate in Projects management & PMP certification are both good indication of these abilities.)
- Bachelors Degree and/or equivalent experience.
- Should be able to demonstrate an excellent ability to coordinate requirements and lead teams across a Matrix organization.
- Required to interface with PM Resource Managers, Sales Manager, Engineering Managers, Presale Business Managers and Senior Territory Staff to effectively coordinate presale services activity.
- Minimum of five years project management/life cycle services experience.
- Ability to effectively analyze a Project P&L and identify improvement solutions.
- Clear communications skills and the ability to effectively motivate teams efficiently to insure quality output while controlling cost.
- Ability to analyze trends and forecast business results.
- Demonstrated Project Management, Lifecycle Services and/or Engineering experience in Government and Public Safety market.
SKILLS
MS Project
Synectics is an Equal Opportunity Employer.