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

• QUALIFICATIONS:

  Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• PMP Preferred
• Green Belt certification
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• Experience:

• 3 years of experience as an Engineer for an automotive manufacturer; or, other manufacturer of similar product structures. IE: Commercial vehicles, ATV, Motorcycle – complex component BOMs.
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• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Cost and price understanding and general knowledge of product change process
• General understanding of interior trim product and components of products
• Solid grasp of Microsoft Office programs, especially Excel
• Comfort in leading a team setting to discuss actions taken/information needed to execute tasks
• Ability to summarize actions and next steps via email or open issues matrices
• Ability to create and present data to support and drive activities for product/ program support.
• Ability to establish a follow up system to assure timely execution of goals and objectives.
• Sets the example in customer & Co-worker relationships while nurturing and mentoring .