Factory Project Manager (all genders)

Job Title

Factory Project Manager (all genders)

Job Description

As Project Manager BBN Factory, you will join the production and operations network of Philips' HPM manufacturing site in Böblingen and work closely with PIE, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Facility Management and the shop floor. In this high-impact role, you will translate strategic industrialization objectives into operational execution, ensuring the successful and timely introduction of new products in an international environment. As a central coordinator between local and global stakeholders, you will directly contribute to the sustainable development and future readiness of the Böblingen site.

You will take end-to-end ownership of complex, production-related projects within the BBN Factory environment, ensuring on-time industrialization and new-product introduction. Acting as the key interface between Product Industrialization Engineering (PIE), Production Process Engineering, the shop floor and other Operations functions, you will coordinate production-line setups, machinery and system implementations, and cross-site initiatives—playing a decisive role in achieving critical NPI milestones.

This is an opportunity to shape how innovative patient-monitoring solutions move from industrialization into reliable production, influence a broad international stakeholder network and leave a visible, lasting impact on Philips' global manufacturing organization.

Your Role:

• End-to-End Project Management: Plan, manage and execute multiple parallel production and industrialization projects in a manufacturing environment, including schedule, resource, cost and risk management.

• Interface & Stakeholder Management: Closely coordinate between PIE, Production Process Engineering, the shop floor, Facility Management, material supply, logistics, Production Management and operator resource management.

• QMS & Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and Quality Management System processes, particularly in the medical-technology environment, and create, maintain and secure approval of relevant production-side project and process documentation.

• Supplier & Partner Management: Manage relevant internal and external project partners and work closely with Calibration, Maintenance and Technical Support teams.

• International Project Coordination: Lead and coordinate international projects across multiple HPM locations, particularly programs involving several sites within a global matrix organization.

You're the right fit if:

• You have a bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations, industrial management, or a related field.

• You have at least 5 years of experience leading manufacturing or industrialization projects across multiple workstreams.

• You have experience with quality systems and compliance in a regulated sector.

• You have practical knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, and structured project management.

• You have experience coordinating global, cross-functional teams.

• You understand production processes, equipment, robotics, and NPI.

• You are able to influence without authority and drive actions.

• You have business-level German and fluent English, both spoken and written.

• You are able to deliver NPI, quality, and production-readiness milestones.

• You collaborate effectively across factory and operational functions.

Benefits include:

• Annual leave: 30 days

• Mobility and devices: subsidized Germany ticket, leasing opportunities for private use (bicycles, cars, smartphones,…)

• Philips University & Philips in Balance: Wide range of professional training courses and for personal development & Healthcare

• Philips Pension Fund: Employer-funded pension plan

• Philips "Partnerzeit": two paid weeks off after your partner has given birth

• Philips MyShop: Discount on Philips products

• Culture: Informal culture, a paid day for voluntary work, various team/cultural activities (on sustainability, diversity, ...), etc.

Doing meaningful work should come with fair, transparent rewards. The base salary range for this role is €103,510.62 – €138,014.16. We determine pay within the range using objective factors, like the skills the role requires, your relevant experience and the responsibility you'll have in this role, alongside internal equity and local market considerations.

This role is eligible for Short Term Incentive, with your rewards linked to individual performance and company results. We’ll share the full approach with you during the interview process, so you can make a clear, informed decision.

How we work together We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities.

About Philips Are you ready to do the work of your life to help the lives of others? Learn more about our business, discover our rich and exciting history and learn more about our purpose. If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care.

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