Program/Platform Manager

About the role

As a member of the Seating Program Management team, you will be responsible for ensuring the overall success of a program launch through strong leadership, excellent organizational skills and clear communication with internal and external disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Manage program timelines by directing, coordinating, and communicating to all functional groups assigned to the program as well as customer functional groups and platform teams
• Conduct planning activities to ensure programs launch on-time and meet deliverables
• Monitor timing, quality, scope, technical and financial risks and issues on assigned program, resolving risks where possible
• Managing engineering changes for profit and loss of your program
• Work with functional managers to communicate resource requirements and expectations
• Remain flexible to changing responsibilities and workload adjustments

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering or related field
• Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint proficiency
• Must be highly organized and display excellent leadership skills
• Willing to travel domestically up to one week per month
• 10 years automotive experience
• 5 years of project or program management experience

Bonus If You Have

• Siemens PLM Team Center system knowledge for Program and/or Sales functions
• German and/or Spanish language skills
• German Automotive experience
• Automotive Seating experience