Project Manager - Delivery Assurance (Contract to Hire)

Job Title: Project Manager - Delivery Assurance (Contract to Hire)

Location: Columbus, OH, Westerville area Industry: Data Center Manufacturing Onsite Requirement: 4 days per week onsite Relocation Requirement: Must be willing to relocate upon conversion to FTE Contract Duration: 3–6 months, now through December 31, 2026, with strong possibility of extension Contract to Hire: Yes Pay Rate: $100/hour Employment Type: 1099 Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizens only; no visa sponsorship available

Position Overview

We are seeking a hands-on Program / Project Manager - Delivery Assurance to support large-scale manufacturing execution within the data center manufacturing sector. This role will support a dedicated manufacturing tower aligned to a specific client and product line, such as Power Skids, SmartRun, UPS, PDU, XDU, Thermal , or related data center infrastructure products.

This position will work closely with the Sr. Program Manager of Delivery Assurance and the Director of Large Program Execution to help drive day-to-day visibility, schedule coordination, action tracking, materials readiness, issue resolution, reporting, and delivery execution across assigned builds. While the Sr. Program Manager will own higher-level delivery assurance and tower-level execution strategy, this role will provide strong project management support to ensure tasks, risks, blockers, and recovery actions are tracked and driven to closure.

The ideal candidate has manufacturing, supply chain, operations, project management, or program coordination experience in a fast-paced production environment. This person should be comfortable working on the factory floor, coordinating with cross-functional teams, managing project details, preparing leadership updates, and supporting execution against committed customer delivery schedules.

Key Responsibilities

Manufacturing Tower Project Support

• Support delivery execution for an assigned manufacturing tower or product line dedicated to a specific client.

• Partner with the Sr. Program Manager of Delivery Assurance to monitor daily build progress, schedule adherence, material readiness, and shipment readiness.

• Track work-in-progress against customer required dates, production plans, and committed delivery milestones.

• Identify at-risk builds, open issues, missing actions, or schedule concerns and escalate to the appropriate owner.

• Help maintain visibility into all active builds within the assigned tower or product scope.

• Support follow-through on recovery actions until issues are closed.

Schedule, Action & Risk Tracking

• Maintain project trackers, action logs, RAIL logs, issue lists, risk logs, and delivery status reports.

• Support daily and weekly schedule reviews by collecting updates from production, materials, quality, test, engineering, and planning teams.

• Track assigned actions, owners, due dates, dependencies, and escalation needs.

• Help coordinate schedule recovery activities, pull-ahead opportunities, and mitigation plans as directed by program leadership.

• Document slippages, blockers, risks, and recovery actions in a clear and organized manner.

• Ensure execution details are visible and current for the Sr. Program Manager, Director of Large Program Execution, and factory leadership.

Materials, BOM & ERP Coordination

• Assist in validating that required components, subassemblies, and materials are available before build start.

• Partner with Materials, Master Data, Planning, and Supply Chain teams to track shortages, incorrect attributes, alternates, or ERP configuration issues.

• Support confirmation that BOM revisions used in the factory align with current released versions.

• Help coordinate with Engineering on design clarifications, part substitutions, and build readiness questions.

• Track issues related to ERP configurability, purchase order setup, material staging, and production readiness.

• Escalate material constraints that could impact delivery commitments.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Serve as a project coordination link across operations, materials, quality, test, engineering, planning, supply chain, and program leadership.

• Help ensure cross-functional stakeholders are aligned around build priorities, delivery dates, open risks, and next actions.

• Coordinate meetings, working sessions, recovery standups, and readiness reviews as needed.

• Follow up with owners to ensure actions are progressing and blockers are being addressed.

• Support clear communication between operators, planners, production supervisors, engineers, and program teams.

• Drive accountability through organized tracking, timely follow-up, and proactive escalation.

Reporting & Leadership Visibility

• Prepare daily and weekly delivery status updates for the Sr. Program Manager and Director of Large Program Execution.

• Support reporting on build progress, at-risk orders, material readiness, test readiness, quality issues, shipment status, and recovery actions.

• Maintain inputs for red line reports, action trackers, BOM maturity reports, shipment pacing updates, and leadership dashboards.

• Help ensure reporting is accurate, timely, and consistent across program forums.

• Summarize key risks, blockers, decisions, and escalations in a clear, concise format.

• Support executive and customer-facing reporting preparation as needed.

Process Improvement & Manufacturing Readiness

• Capture data related to cycle time, material issues, rework, test constraints, and production bottlenecks.

• Support process improvement efforts related to flow, sequencing, standard work, material staging, and production readiness.

• Participate in readiness reviews, manufacturing alignment meetings, and cross-site product forums.

• Help identify recurring issues that affect build execution, schedule performance, or delivery predictability.

• Support new product introduction or product ramp activities by tracking readiness actions and feedback from manufacturing teams.

• Assist with implementation of corrective actions and improved execution practices.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Support the Sr. Program Manager with daily build schedule tracking and delivery visibility.

• Track WIP progress against customer required dates and committed delivery milestones.

• Maintain action logs, issue trackers, recovery plans, and delivery status reports.

• Follow up with production, materials, quality, test, engineering, and planning teams on open items.

• Identify and escalate schedule risks, material shortages, ERP issues, BOM concerns, and test constraints.

• Support daily standups, weekly control tower reviews, readiness meetings, and escalation discussions.

• Prepare status updates, PowerPoint summaries, Excel trackers, and leadership reporting inputs.

• Coordinate with factory teams to confirm build readiness, material staging, and shipment readiness.

• Support process improvement and standard work efforts across the assigned manufacturing tower.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.

• 4–7 years of experience in project management, program coordination, manufacturing operations, supply chain, planning, delivery execution, or related work.

• Experience working in a manufacturing, industrial, supply chain, operations, or production environment.

• Ability to manage project details, action logs, risks, issues, dependencies, and deadlines.

• Strong organizational skills and high attention to detail.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to coordinate across cross-functional teams including operations, materials, quality, test, engineering, planning, and supply chain.

• Experience preparing status reports, leadership updates, trackers, meeting notes, or project documentation.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and related project tracking tools.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and urgent delivery timelines.

• Ability to work onsite 4 days per week in the Columbus, OH / Westerville area.

• Must be willing to relocate upon conversion to full-time employment.

• U.S. Citizen; no visa sponsorship available.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in data center manufacturing, electrical infrastructure, power products, industrial equipment, engineered-to-order manufacturing, or complex assembly environments.

• Experience supporting product lines such as Power Skids, SmartRun, UPS, PDU, XDU, Thermal, or related infrastructure products.

• Experience with ERP systems; Oracle experience preferred.

• Experience with Power BI or other reporting and analytics tools.

• Experience supporting BOM tracking, master data coordination, production scheduling, material readiness, or shipment readiness.

• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, continuous improvement, standard work, or manufacturing process improvement.

• Experience supporting large customer programs, client-dedicated production lines, or high-visibility delivery commitments.

• PMP, CAPM, Lean, Six Sigma, or formal project management training preferred.

Core Competencies

• Project Management

• Program Coordination

• Delivery Assurance Support

• Manufacturing Execution

• Production Schedule Tracking

• Action Tracking

• Risk and Issue Management

• WIP Tracking

• Material Readiness

• BOM Coordination

• ERP Coordination

• Factory Floor Communication

• Status Reporting

• Leadership Updates

• Cross-Functional Follow-Up

• Data Center Manufacturing

• Process Improvement

• Customer Delivery Support

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a highly organized project manager with strong manufacturing execution, supply chain, operations, or production coordination experience. They should be comfortable supporting senior program leaders, working directly with factory teams, tracking actions and risks, escalating blockers, and helping maintain delivery visibility across a client-dedicated manufacturing tower. The strongest candidates will bring experience in complex manufacturing environments, ERP-driven production, material readiness, schedule tracking, and cross-functional project execution.