Program Coordinator
About the role
The Program Coordinator will support the Program Manager in meeting established program targets and deliverables and successfully completing program objectives. This position will work closely with the customer, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure program success.
Responsibilities
- May interact with the customer on specific program-related information concerning Manufacturing, Design and Quality
- Communicate to and coordinate with Manufacturing customer specific requirements
- Maintain a working knowledge of customer carlines, Yazaki-supplied parts and Manufacturing / Quality processes
- Cook up and support continuous improvement activities
- Support long-range and short-term group forecasts, goals, objectives, and priorities
- May support the Program Manager in the following activities:
- Literally launch Readiness / Process Sign Off (PSO)
- Ensure all tasks are performed for launch readiness and PSO
- Coordinate all customer visits to the manufacturing facilities
- Aid in supplying requirements to Manufacturing
- Approve all resolutions to the follow-up issues that are presented to the customer
- Customer Contact
- Coordinate and lead for all customer-critical issues while individual departments handle day-to-day issues
- Review program metrics and satisfaction levels recurrently with the customer
- Coordinate and lead the critical build phases, while approving support activities to ensure successful delivery of the program
- Prepare regular reports for presentation to executive management, which address program progress status
- Schedule program coordination meetings regularly
- Lead the cross-functional program coordination meeting
- Review the meeting minutes to ensure timely completion of all tasks
- Open Issues
- Review and assign newly entered open issues
- Update issues in central tracking system
- Review issue statuses between program meetings
- Approve all closed issues
- Classify and archive closed and approved issues for continuous improvement
- Review open issues database for continuous improvement
- Address any scope, schedule, and budget changes to the program brought on by open issues
- Engineering Change: Review and coordinate Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) and eventual Process Change Request (PCR) and communicate and coordinate changes with the customer, affiliate and team members
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Management or related field; applicable experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
- 2 years of experience in Program Management or related Automotive training
- 4 years of experience in Program Management or related Automotive training preferred
- Ability to travel both domestically and internationally
- Ability to be on call as required
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Experience with project management tools and software
- Project Management
- Customer Relationship Management
- Collaboration and Teamwork
- Problem Solving
- Continuous Improvement
- Competitive compensation and benefits package including incentive compensation, 401K match, tuition assistance and a generous holiday schedule
- Hybrid work schedule
Requirements
Qualifications
Skills
Benefits
Pay
Compensation is commensurate with experience.
Schedule
Flexible work schedule available.
Company Information
Yazaki is a global leader in the research, development, and delivery of vehicle power and data solutions. Yazaki works with virtually every major auto manufacturer globally, and we've strived to maintain strategic and stable growth throughout our 84-year history. Today, we're looking for energetic people with the potential to perform and the ability to strengthen - and thrive in - the positive work environment we pride ourselves on.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, disability, handicap, veteran status, or other legally protected status or characteristic.