Program & Portfolio Manager – Product Cost and Business Optimization

Program & Portfolio Manager – Product Cost and Business Optimization 

Role Overview and Responsibilities

• Manage a range of strategic initiatives focused on product cost efficiency, technology development, and business performance, translating organizational priorities into measurable outcomes.
  
  
• Bring together multidisciplinary teams across product engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, supply chain, and commercial functions to deliver complex improvement programs.
  
  
• Evaluate investment proposals and business opportunities, assess financial implications, track expected savings, and measure the impact of implemented initiatives.
  
  
• Develop a structured approach to portfolio management, ensuring clear priorities, consistent project oversight, effective decision-making processes, and reliable progress reporting.
  
  
• Improve project management practices, governance frameworks, and supporting tools to increase transparency, accountability, and execution effectiveness.
  
  
• Consolidate portfolio performance data and prepare management-level updates, recommendations, and analyses to support strategic planning and business transformation.
  
  
• Identify opportunities to improve collaboration, streamline decision-making, and maximize the commercial value of product and technology initiatives.
  
  

Required Experience and Competencies

• University degree in engineering, technology, business, project management, or a comparable discipline.
  
  
• Professional background in program or portfolio management, PMO, product cost optimization, or a related function within a manufacturing or technology-oriented business.
  
  
• Understanding of product lifecycle and development activities, and the coordination of cross-functional engineering initiatives.
  
  
• Practical experience in financial modelling, cost analysis, business case preparation, savings calculations, or value improvement programs.
  
  
• Ability to translate technical and financial information into actionable business recommendations and monitor results against defined objectives.
  
  
• Strong communication and presentation capabilities, with confidence in working with senior management and influencing stakeholders across different functions.
  
  
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to coordinate multiple initiatives in a complex, international business environment.
  
  

What the Company Provides

• A professional development path within an international business environment.
  
  
• Access to an online learning platform and a broad range of development resources.
  
  
• Medical coverage and additional employee benefits.
  
  

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.