Configuration Manager

As part of the CADM team You are responsible for ensuring Company guidelines are adhered to and CM (Configuration Management) best practices are followed. You provide guidance to the CADM team stakeholders. You support process production/improvement. You support CM tools user guides production, CM tools improvement and CM tools new releases training. You work closely with project, product and service teams while being part of the CADM team. You are the 1st line of support and training for the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tool /Configuration Management Database (CMDB) users.

Responsibilities

You are responsible for performing CM activities (identification, control and planning, change, status accounting, audit).
You are responsible for recording, controlling, maintaining and distributing the controlled data.
You are responsible for providing reports to the CADM Team Lead and/or the project, product or service teams.
You work in a shared workload environment, and you specifically support 1 project/product or more as the CADM focal point supported by CADM team members.
You are responsible, jointly with the rest of the CADM team to maintain the PLM/CMDB in a fit state.
You may be required to manage data in more than 1 environment.
Ability to work autonomously, as well as be a team player within the greater functional team, efficiently and methodically with good organisational and interpersonal skills is essential.
Good communication/teamwork with all internal stakeholders is essential.
You will correspond with your nominated counterparts in the customer and suppliers, recording external documentation into the CMDB and sending internal documentation to external stakeholders.
You support all CM activities facing external stakeholder, providing evidence and supporting any related request.
You ensure CM compliance by contributing to project level activities with internal and external stakeholders.As part of the CADM team, your responsibilities will cover (not limited to):

Record documents / data in the CMDB.
Control of existing documents in the CMDB.
External/Internal Distribution of documents/data.
Monitor and control the quality of internal documents.
Creation and management of relevant structures in the CMDB.
Monitor and control the state of the CMDB.
Control access to the CMDB.
Support Project team members for CADM related queries, provide guidance on both Document and Data Management and CMDB use.
Propose process improvements.
Support the CADM team members.
Report on activities, CMDB state and documentation / data status.
Support CADM Team Leader.
You run the day-to-day management of the configuration status of the Project.
You produce the Project Configuration and Data Management Plan(s), Project Change Management Plan and/or Procedure in line with PLM processes.
You set up and run the CM activities as part of project lifecyle (inc. audits).
You manage the Project(s) workload and highlight any perceived adjustments that might be required to the Local Team Lead or Department Head.
You lead CADM team members assigned to 'your' project(s).
You work closely with the Customer and Project ensuring the requirements are maintained without additional cost or impact to Project or Customer.
You create, manage and distribute the relevant structures (BOMs, Product Trees, Equipment Assembly trees, etc.).
You support Project team members for CADM related queries and provide guidance on both Configuration Management and CMDB use.
You set up and run the CCB activities (Initiation, assessment, CCB facilitation, agenda and report).
You develop CM processes & Tool improvements.Skill Set

Essential

Digitally Literate and proficient with MS Office Tools
Previous experience of file/data management tools (MS Office, PDF editor, FTP, Nero, etc.).
Full Configuration Management knowledge (Configuration Identification, Configuration Structures (Assembly / Product etc), Baseline Management, Change Management, Status Accounting, Auditing).
Previous experience of Product Data Management tools (Windchill, Teamcenter, Aras Minerva, etc.) required
Understanding of project, product lifecycle highly desirable.
Exposure to APQP, CMII would be an asset
Experience setting up the Configuration processes on new project highly desirable.
Required qualification level
Good standard of education, Degree, HNC, Diploma, NVQ Level 5 or higher.
Oral & written English Language essential.
The role requires SC and eligibility to handle ITAR.Desirable

CM II or equivalent qualification desirable.
European languages advantageous.
Minimum 5 years Configuration Management experience in a technical or data management environment
Experience of working with Customers in a CM Liaison role
Experience in a sensitive data environment advantageous