Jan Papez

Manager Project Management

Manager Project Management at Copeland LP (2026-06 – Present)

• Lead a €10M+ annual European project portfolio, accountable for end-to-end delivery of customer projects across Industrial Heat Pumps and Refrigeration
• Drive strategic CAPEX initiatives supporting the expansion of European testing capabilities, including a new testing facility and ammonia test rig
• Build the European Project Management operating model, establishing governance, processes, standards and performance management
• Define and implement the European Supply Chain strategy, aligning sourcing, planning, logistics and project execution
• Lead the integration of Project Management, Supply Chain and Operations to improve order fulfilment and establish a scalable delivery organization

Senior Program Manager at Garrett Motion Inc (2023-08 – 2026-05)

Responsible for end-to-end NPI program, for management of various business projects that drive revenue, increase productivity and improve processes. It's customer and supplier facing role.

• Deliver to commitment as per scope, cost, quality, timing and deliverables of the project
• Plan, secure and control Project Budget and resources expenses (RD&E, CAPEX) including customer funding (RDE>$10M, CAPEX >$16M)
• Drive customer satisfaction
• Leading HW, SYS, SW integration (100 people working on the program)
• Coaching and leading project team across cultures and geographical regions
• Project direct reports – Product Lead Engineer, E/E Lead Engineer, SYS/SW Project Manager, NPI Launch Leader, Procurement Project Manager, NPI Manufacturing Leader, Cost Leader, Sales Manager, Customer Quality Leader
• Part of meetings with Senior Leadership team (Vice Presidents & General Managers)

Global Lab SIOP, Quality & Continuous Improvement Leader at Garrett Motion Inc. (2018-10 – 2023-07)

• Responsible for Global Sales, Inventory and Operations planning for testing in R&D engineering
• Leading Global Demand planning and global load balance
• Producing the global SIOP picture (Collect test demand volumes and compare with capacity)
• Reporting owner and supporting strategic decisions with Senior management
• Leading a team of 5 planners and planning activities for 10 Test Laboratories worldwide
• Promote and develop planning procedures between Test Laboratories and Prototype teams
• Manage last level of escalation for priorities with Enterprise Program Directors
• Responsible for Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement activities
• KPI's management, matrix manager to Test Lab Managers
• Improving the global labs operational model and support Global Laboratories Director
• Cooperating on Annual Operation Planning and Strategic Action Plan
• Leading 6 months project where I spent 3 months in Torrance, US – Change management (Global standard implementation in new laboratory)
• Driving GEM (Garrett excellence model) in Lab organization
• Part of board with senior management (VP Program management, VP QMS&GEM, Functional Directors)
• Project management - Improvement projects (Waterfall methodology)
• IT Apps development (via Agile Scrum methodology) & IT relationship
• WRS - core CRM apps
• eMOS - reporting and BI for Tier Accountability Meeting from level 1 to 5
• FlowEx – for test planning and managing CAPEX & A3 projects
• OIS – maintenance management
• GEM tools (Kaizen, 8D-RCCA, SDP, …)
• Responsibility for QMS activities
• relationship with global QMS team
• monitoring internal & external audits and support with implementation of corrective action to close non-conformities
• Process management (responsibility for global Lab procedure, official forms, process design)

Senior Forecasting and Demand planner EMEA at Zebra Technologies Corporation (2016-08 – 2018-10)

• Manage and be accountable for a defined portfolio (1000 items, turnover 1,5M pcs/Qtr, $70M revenue/Qtr)
• Forecasting and managing of incoming supply for large deals ($30-40M/Qtr)
• Managing inventory / safety stock levels ($20M)
• Supporting new product introduction and minimizing End of Life risks

Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Executive Management – EDU Effective Business School (2023 – 2024)

Bachelor's degree in Economics and Management – Brno International Business School (2012 – 2014)

Maturita in Operational electrical engineering – SOŠ & SOU mechanical and electrical engineering Brno, Trnková (2008 – 2010)

Výuční list in Electrician – SOŠ & SOU Hustopeče, Masarykovo nám. 1 (2006 – 2008)