Project Manager, Manufacturing Transformation
XylemXylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23,000 employees operating in over 150 countries, Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the world's most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team, dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions. The Role The Project Manager, Manufacturing Transformation leads the planning and execution of complex manufacturing initiatives across a multi-site network. The role converts manufacturing strategy into executable programs, with responsibility for plant closures and openings, site consolidations, product line transfers, capacity changes, and other high-impact operational transformations. This leader coordinates cross-functional teams from business case and planning through transfer, launch, stabilization, and benefits realization. Success requires disciplined program management, practical manufacturing experience, strong financial acumen, and the ability to maintain customer, quality, safety, and delivery performance during significant change. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Lead end-to-end execution of plant closures, facility openings, consolidations, expansions, and manufacturing footprint initiatives. Lead domestic and international product line transfers, including movement of equipment, tooling, inventory, documentation, and process knowledge. Translate network and manufacturing strategies into integrated project plans with clear scope, milestones, owners, dependencies, budgets, and decision gates. Coordinate sending-site ramp-down and receiving-site readiness, including capacity, staffing, layout, equipment, materials, quality, supply chain, IT, facilities, EHS, and training requirements. Build and maintain program governance, including workstream reviews, risk and issue management, change control, executive status reporting, and escalation paths. Partner with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, HR, EHS, IT, Legal, Commercial, and site leadership to drive timely decisions and execution. Develop and support business cases, restructuring estimates, capital requests, cost-to-move assessments, savings plans, and post-implementation financial tracking. Protect customer continuity by establishing inventory buffers, production cutover plans, qualification requirements, contingency plans, and launch stabilization metrics. Manage external partners as needed, including equipment movers, contractors, engineering firms, logistics providers, and other project resources. Capture lessons learned and standardize playbooks, checklists, templates, and stage-gate practices for future manufacturing transformation programs. Key Deliverables Approved project charter, business case, governance model, integrated master schedule, and resource plan. Workstream-specific readiness plans for people, process, equipment, materials, systems, quality, facilities, and customer continuity. Reporting on milestones, budget, risks, decisions, savings, and operational readiness. Controlled production cutover, qualification, ramp-up, and stabilization plan for each receiving location. Benefits realization review confirming cost, service, capacity, and strategic outcomes. Qualifications Required Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field. 8+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing, operations, engineering, supply chain, or program management. Demonstrated leadership of complex, cross-functional manufacturing projects in a multi-site environment. Direct experience with at least two of the following: plant closure, plant startup, site consolidation, product line transfer, capacity expansion, manufacturing network redesign, or post-acquisition integration. Ability to develop and manage proj…