Candidates must have experience working as Program Manager, Launch Manager or similar within a Tier I Automotive environment.
- Customer focused lead – works directly with customer to manage program expectations, timing, and costs. Is the point for communication to the customer, driving internal support.
- Program leader coordinating the efforts of all departments to meet program objectives
- Responsible for meeting customer timing and deliverables
- Leads internal Product Development meetings, represents the client at customer meetings
- Coordinate RFQ/ECN/PCO change management with the commercial leads, program management and engineering
- Ensure that releases are accurate and reflect the intent of the change so that downstream actions are efficient without rejects/rewrites
- Work with cross-functional team members to scope product changes and follow through Client systems
- Summarize & Drive changes on tracking documents to ensure that information is consolidated and available
- Work with cross-functional team to improve “1st time through” rates for changes to streamline resources required to implement
- Point person on program launch to assure all products meet company objectives.IE:
- Run at Rate
- Cost Cards
- Scrap
- Cycle times
- All packaging fleet sizes
- Overall project Financial Health
- Participates in CI activities, 8D’s, Root Cause as products mature and next generations are developed.
- Leads the Run @ Rate process by both company and customer required deliverables. (Burst Builds)
- Participates in Warranty – weekly reviews at the various customer points & return centers.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications