Senior Project Manager (m/w/x)
Your Responsibilities
- You define and execute program strategies aligned with product line objectives and business targets
- You lead and oversee multiple global sourcing and development projects, ensuring delivery across technical scope, cost, quality, and timelines
- You coordinate and motivate cross-functional teams such as engineering, sourcing, quality, or operations in a matrix organization
- You proactively identify risks and deviations, and drive mitigation plans in alignment with senior stakeholders
- You organize and lead risk and governance meetings with management and key stakeholders
- You ensure structured and transparent project reporting (KPIs, budgets, milestones) in line with PMO standards
- You manage project planning and financial tracking using tools such as MS Project
- You ensure successful project closure, including post-project follow-up (SOP +6 months) and handover to Product Management
- You drive compliance with internal processes, including the Product Engineering Process
Your Profile
- You hold a degree in Engineering or a related field, combined with strong business acumen
- You bring extensive experience managing complex, cross-functional programs in an industrial and international environment
- You have solid experience in supply chain and sourcing activities, including supplier selection, cost management, and industrialization phases
- You demonstrate a proven track record delivering projects under cost, quality, and schedule constraints
- You have experience working in matrix organizations, coordinating teams without direct authority
- You possess strong stakeholder management skills and communicate effectively at all organizational levels, including senior leadership
- You have a structured, analytical mindset with strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities
- You ideally hold a project management certification such as IPMA (Level B or equivalent), PMI, or similar
- You are fluent in English, German and/or French are a strong plus
Our Offer
Can we inspire you to take on a responsible position in a dynamic and independent family business? We offer you room for ideas, a secure job, modern and family-friendly employment conditions such as flexible working hours, home office, a company restaurant, training opportunities as well as many benefits. The workplace is located in Bulle, surrounded by the wonderful nature of the Gruyère region. Start planning your personal and professional development with us.
In order to ensure a fair application process, we cannot accept applications by post or email.
This position is subject to a background check process; the process is conducted by our partner Aequivalent.
Have we awoken your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your online application. If you have any questions, please contact Sylvain STUDER.
One Passion. Many Opportunities.
The company
Liebherr Machines Bulle SA is the centre of excellence for combustion engines (diesel and gas engines) and hydraulic components (axial piston pumps and motors). The company develops and produces various products, which find their use in building construction and civil engineering, mining, agriculture, decentralised energy, machine and plant engineering, as well as aerospace.
Location
Liebherr Machines Bulle SA
7, Rue Hans-Liebherr
1630 Bulle
Switzerland (CH)
Contact
Sylvain STUDER
+41 26 913 34 00
