Program Manager II

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide a leadership role for the program team
• Effectively utilizes the escalation process as required to close issues
• Interfaces with customer and manages all customer activities and support
• Establishes program organization and delegates program responsibilities
• Organizes their projects and ensures adherence to APD tools and processes
• Authorizes work to supporting organizations
• Reviews staffing and organization plans related to cross functional support during project initiation phase
• Reviews technical, cost and scheduling performance of the supporting organizations on a regular basis
• Identifies critical problems and assigns responsibility for resolution
• Provides coaching, training and support to individuals and cross functional teams as it pertains to Program Management techniques and best practices
• Affirms timely preparation of program status reviews (financials, schedule, tooling, action registers, etc.)
• Affirms timely preparation of design requirements, specifications, design reviews and other design parameters
• Manages tooling and the associated WBS accounts, interfaces with purchasing and the Autoneum tooling group and ensures payment of customer tooling within established APD expectations
• Sets up and manages Customer group Budgets for Prototypes, CapEx, Tooling, Launch
• Other duties as assigned

Education / Experience

Bachelor’s degree required in engineering, business administration, or economics
CAPM or PMP certification preferred
Technical training in product development preferred

Experience

Experience with High Complexity projects
Experience with Project Planning and related tools skills

Competencies

Strong Team Building skills
Understanding of Decision Making skills
Experience with Problem Solving skills
Strong Customer Relationship skills
Strong Communication skills
Strong Knowledge in Risk Management
Strong Leadership and Organization skills

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum of 3 - 8 years of relative experience in project management with direct customer interface
Able to manage and direct the activities of multiple projects, resources and priorities with minimal direct supervision

Product Skills

Product knowledge / experience with car manufacturer or Tier one system integrator (in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality or Purchasing)
Engineering, Design, and Testing experience
Plant/Production Skills
Preferrred manufacturing experience through operational position with a plant PMS / Program Tool Skills
Experience as a Program/Project Manager
Knowledge of AIAG, APQP and IATF procedures
Knowledge of all quality tools (FMEA, design of experiment, functional analysis, ...)

Finance Skills

Knowledge of financial analysis skills with good understanding of Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, and cost drivers
Knowledge of Business Case creation and how to improve Contribution Margin
Experience in cost reduction action plans
Demonstrated vision to build the most relevant scenarios in terms of product design, industrial layout and commercial frames
Affirms that Change Management brings profitability improvement

Customer & Business Skills

Demonstrate ability to develop strong customer relationships with customer
Business / Negotiation experience with external customer and suppliers

Managerial & Personal Skills

Management by objectives
Matrix team management using management by objectives
Uses internal networks in order to obtain support for the program
Uses the escalation process to solve issues
Versed in internal team member conflict resolution
Able to make quick, tough decisions
Faces problems with structured approach, analyzes the root causes of barriers, identifies solutions and influences decision makers
Demonstrate ability to solve crisis situations while protecting company’s interests

Computer Skills

MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, One Note, Outlook, PowerBI, Siemens Team Center, Internet, E-mail
Working knowledge of SAP

Work Environment

The primary purpose of this job description is to summarize the key/essential duties.
Other duties may be assigned.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Reasonable Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Travel

Travel required, by car or air, to visit customers and manufacturing locations. Some international travel could be required.

Hours

Position frequently requires more than 40 hours per week.