Project Manager
Koch Industries
Project Manager
Koch Industries
Private conglomerate in energy and materials
Your Job
Project Manager / プロジェクトマネージャー
Our Team
Kagoshima Plant owns an integrated connector process and mass-productions of many market products using the latest technology within the C&CS Division. Value-added products are being introduced, and in the future, C&CS-standard products will be deployed at overseas plants. The project management group is organized within the manufacturing engineering department of the plant and handles the introduction and mass production of new products, project management of existing product prototypes, product cost and asset management, setup and management of information and documentation necessary for manufacturing, and product transfer to domestic and overseas sites. Due to the nature of our work, we often work directly or indirectly with all departments involved in manufacturing, enabling us to enhance our expertise and experience in the manufacturing industry. The divisions involved include the Product Strategy Division, PJM Division, Facilities Design Division, Purchasing Division, Quality Assurance and Control Division, and each process manufacturing division, and they work across the divisions. Recently, some part of manufacturing has been transferred to the CCS Division's overseas bases in Korea, Shanghai, Malaysia, and Vietnam, and global activities such as information sharing among the same PJM members are also conducted. Japan headquarters in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, functions as the headquarters of the CCS Division's manufacturing technology divisions in Shizuoka, Kagoshima, Shanghai, Korea, and other countries, where product design, purchasing, and product/manufacturing strategy divisions are concentrated.
What You Will Do
Project Management for Electrical Connector and/or Optical Connector Development
Project Planning and Scheduling:
This role is responsible for planning and scheduling of product and manufacturing processes development project. With timely monitoring the task progress and following up corresponding
stakeholders from equipment manufacturing to sample delivery and mass production ramping-up phases, this role ensures corresponding deliverables to be delivered on-time with quality by
understanding the project goals and requirements.
Resource Management:
This role manages and allocates the project's resources (people, materials, systems, and budget) by working together with corresponding function leaders.
This role creates tooling strategy which supports long-term success and continuous improvement in tool delivery performance.
This role helps product management group get proper budget for the project.
Project team coordination:
This role leads communication with stakeholders to clarify or adjust task priority, deliverables and the roles and responsibilities of each stakeholder to achieve the project goals.
Project progress support and risk management:
This role leads the progress of the project in cooperation with stakeholders in the project. This role identifies and manages project risks and escalates issues to executives as quickly as possible
to find solutions. This role discusses project priorities, coordination of delivery dates, prototype and mass production locations with the Product Management & Strategy, Sales, and Plants.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
・ Result driven & Strategical Mindset
・ Project Management Experience: Hands on experience of project management. Experience of multiple project management and overcoming project challenges (Electrical component development projects)
・ Communication Skill: Effective communication with team members and stakeholders. Clear and timely communication for smooth decision making
・ Leadership skills: Team building and leadership skill to align team for the goal
・ Scheduling & Planning skills: Setting timeline according to project tasks, monitoring the progress and rearranging the priorities with stakeholders
・ Risk management: Risk assessment, timely escalation, with leading team discussion to create solutions
・ Project management tool: MS Project、JIRA, etc. Project management tool experience
・ Japanese：Fluent level
・ English: Business level (TOEIC: 700+)
What Will Put You Ahead
・ Understanding of management systems (QMS, EMS/OHSMS, ISMS)
・ Mechanical engineering or industrial engineering background
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Private conglomerate in energy and materials
Koch Industries is a large, private, diversified conglomerate that operates in energy, chemical processing, and manufacturing. It started from an innovation that turned heavy crude oil into gasoline and grew through long‑term investments rather than short‑term market moves. The company generates value by refining fuels and producing chemical products, and it operates Georgia-Pacific, a major maker of paper and building products. Its business model relies on reinvesting most earnings back into the company to fund steady, long‑term growth rather than paying out frequent dividends or seeking quick profits. Koch differentiates itself from many competitors by staying privately owned, which reduces pressure from public markets and enables longer‑range planning. The company’s goal is to build scale and durability across its holdings by sustainable, multi‑decade growth rather than rapid, episodic gains.
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