Program Manager

About the role

We, at Leggett Dynamics, are searching for a Program Manager within our Automotive team to help support our Automotive business. Did you know we are the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of seating support and comfort systems for transportation manufacturers, as well as tier one and two suppliers within the automotive industry? That’s right! Our automotive products fall into four primary groups: Seating and Lumbar support, Motors, Actuators and Massage Systems. If you join our team, your work will ensure people across the world have a little more comfort in their lives. The Program Manager/Automotive Division leads our cross-functional and international project teams to ensure the project targets for the assigned projects. Furthermore, the PM manages synergies and dependencies of projects and changes that belong to the same program.

Responsibilities

• Lead the interdisciplinary project team, ensure good collaboration and the focus on the project targets
• Create, communicate and update project planning (milestones, deliverables, cost).
• Track and communicate status of projects (progress, risks, issues, impacts, profitability)
• Start, support and follow up escalations in case that project targets get in danger.
• Drive solutions and decisions to ensure success of the program.
• Provide input on sales prices for design changes, provide input on IC sales prices updates
• Ensure that we follow the APQP and customer specific processes within our programs.
• Be key contact for our customer during the Program.
• Manage Engineering Changes and VAVEs in collaboration with the Launch Manager.
• Leading a Safety-first approach maintaining a zero accident culture.
• Ensure and monitor work, accident prevention and safe working environment across the business.
• Fulfill assigned primary, secondary and or tertiary deputy/back-up roles as assigned and required on occasion by the business

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or other equivalent
• Minimum 5 years of job experience in an industrial environment
• Automotive experience preferred
• 3-5 years of project experience

Skills

• Ability to work within cross-functional teams
• Ability to lead by convincing
• Effective problem-solving abilities
• Strong target-orientation and planning skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Able to show attention to detail whilst maintaining a view on the big picture
• Optimistic and engaging approach
• Strong skills in process management
• Sense of urgency in dealing with issues