Application Manager

What You'll Do

Customer & Opportunity Leadership

• Partner with Regional Sales Managers to evaluate customer opportunities and develop solution strategies.
• Lead discussions with customers to understand application requirements, objectives, timelines, and project expectations.
• Act as the primary liaison between customers and internal stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure customer requirements are clearly communicated and translated into actionable deliverables.
• Build trusted relationships with customers while maintaining alignment with business objectives.

Project Management & Execution

• Lead custom application opportunities from initial concept through production launch.
• Coordinate activities across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Sales teams.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks, and proactively drive issue resolution.
• Facilitate project reviews, status updates, and stakeholder communications.
• Manage project scope changes and ensure alignment on customer expectations and business commitments.
• Coordinate with global ODU teams as required to support project execution and successful outcomes.

Quotation & Commercial Coordination

• Lead the quotation process for custom connector and cable assembly opportunities.
• Coordinate cross-functional input to develop accurate, competitive, and profitable proposals.
• Review project costs, assumptions, timelines, risks, and margin expectations.
• Maintain clear documentation of customer requirements, project commitments, and commercial assumptions.
• Support opportunity planning and successful transition into production.

Process Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve project visibility, communication, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Support implementation of tools, systems, and processes that improve project execution and customer experience.
• Contribute to best practices for managing custom opportunities from intake through production launch.

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, or a related field preferred.
• Experience in project management, technical sales, application engineering, operations, manufacturing, or a similar cross-functional role.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Strong organizational, communication, and customer relationship skills.
• Ability to translate technical and business requirements into actionable project plans.
• Proven ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, industrial, electronics, engineered products, connectors, or cable assemblies.
• Experience managing customer-facing projects involving custom solutions or new product introductions.
• Exposure to quotations, pricing, cost analysis, or commercial project evaluation.
• Experience coordinating projects across multiple departments and global teams.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or similar project management training is a plus.