Date: Jun 17, 2025
Location: Alken, BE, 3570
Company: Datwyler
In billions of syringes and in every second car worldwide, Datwyler components make an important contribution to the safety of patients and drivers. The high-tech company focuses on high-quality, system-critical elastomer components and holds leading positions in attractive global markets such as healthcare, mobility, connectivity, general industry and food & beverage. With over 25 production sites on four continents, sales in more than 100 countries and over 8,000 employees, the company, headquartered in Switzerland, generates annual sales of more than CHF 1,000 million.
Our employees are the heart of Datwyler - we treat each other with respect, trust and appreciation. We have strong roots and values that have been well established in our 100-year corporate history. Become part of our great team as a...
Program Manager
Goal
You will lead critical customer-facing projects while driving continuous improvement of our internal business processes. This dual focus role is pivotal in ensuring seamless project execution for key clients and optimizing operational effectiveness, including our PLM environment.
Your Responsibilities
- Lead cross-functional teams to deliver complex customer projects on time, within scope and budget
- Serve as the primary interface with strategic customers, ensuring their needs and expectations are understood and met
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans including risk assessments and progress reporting
- Coordinate across R&D, operations, quality and commercial teams to ensure alignment and accountability
- Facilitate communication between customers and internal stakeholders to resolve issues and align priorities
- Analyze, design and implement improvements to core business processes, with a focus on scalability, efficiency and quality
- Champion the optimization and adoption of PLM processes, tools and workflows across departments
- Collborate with process owners to document current practices, identify pain points and implement improvements
- Drive digitization initiatives related to process performance and transparency
- Monitor and report on the effectiveness of changes through KPI's and continuous feedback
Your Profile
- A Bachelor or Master in Engineering, Business Administration or a related field
- Minimum 5 years of experience in project / program management, ideally in a manufacturing, medtech or pharma environment
- Strong understanding of product development processes, especially within regulated industries
- Experience developing and deploying PLM processes and systems
- Proven ability to manage complex stakeholder networks and deliver cross-functional programs
- Fluent in English, other European languages are an asset (e.g. Dutch, German, French)
Our Offer to you
As a global company, Datwyler is always on the lookout for talented and qualified employees. Here you work for exciting industries, use state-of-the-art technologies and are a member of highly motivated teams. Our path is littered with daily challenges, which we like to tackle as one team . We treat each other with respect, trust and loyalty . Mutual respect and appreciation are essential. We are looking for determined and committed individuals who strive to reach their full potential: together we will achieve great things . In this role you proactively contribute to innovative products that are used in vital applications. You can count on an extensive salary package including company car, fuel card, meal vouchers, group insurance, hospitalization insurance and a favorable leave scheme.
Be yourself at Datwyler
We are convinced that people make the difference. At Datwyler, you will experience diversity and a wide range of career opportunities that only an international company can provide. Together, we are increasing our agility, accelerating digitalization and fostering sustainability. For motivated and talented employees, we offer interesting development opportunities with training and assignments in a global environment. With us, you can contribute with all of your creativity and all your ideas.