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Sr. Auto Professional (CS, PM, VE)

LG Display America, Inc. · Troy, MI · 1 wk ago
OTHR$107k/yrFull-time

Initial Communication & Issue Resolution

  • Serve as the first point of contact for any business-related issues, ensuring prompt and effective resolution.
  • Function as a liaison between customers and internal teams, facilitating clear and timely communication.

Coordination with Headquarters (HQ)

  • Work closely with HQ to monitor and resolve issues, ensuring alignment with company policies and procedures.
  • Provide regular updates to HQ on project status, customer feedback, and potential challenges.

Customer Requirement Analysis & Solution Provision

  • Clarify customer requirements through detailed discussions and documentation.
  • Provide tailored solutions to address both business and engineering-related challenges.

Customer Support & Engineering Collaboration

  • Assist customers in resolving technical and operational issues, ensuring smooth project execution.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to develop and implement effective solutions.

Program Leadership & Ownership

  • Own and manage assigned programs across the full product lifecycle, including program award, development, supplier selection, launch, series production, post-production performances and lessons learned, in alignment with the LGD product delivery process.
  • Establish, maintain, and monitor top-level programs plans, including customer milestones, internal deliverables, and resource requirements.

Customer & Stakeholder Interface

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for customers on assigned programs, leading all program-related communications.
  • Build strong customer relationships and represent with professionalism, accountability, and transparency.
  • Participate in lessons-learned analyses for both awarded and lost business opportunities.

Meeting Coordination & Facilitation

  • Arrange and facilitate meetings for design, innovative technology promotion, process, and business discussions between LG Display and customers.
  • Ensure all stakeholders are aligned on project goals, timelines, and deliverables.

Program Execution & Performance

  • Deliver business results that meet or exceed LGD expectations for awarded programs, with clear accountability for timing, quality performance.
  • Regularly communicate program status, risks, and mitigation plans to internal teams and management steering committees.
  • Coordinate and monitor program documentation, schedules, technical performance (including tooling, and capacity), quality deliverables, and production readiness.
  • Proactively manage risks, implement countermeasures, and escalate issues when required.

Change, Risk & Production Management

  • Lead the global Change Management process, ensuring alignment to design, specifications, cost, and timing commitments.
  • Manage the Series Production phase, including claims management, change execution, continuous improvement initiatives, ECR/APQP change/validation change activities, and ongoing commercial negotiations.
  • Ensure sufficient resources are planned and allocated to support quality, timing, safety, and security objectives.

Compliance, Quality & Safety

  • Ensure programs are executed in accordance with Supplier Quality Management System (SQMS) requirements.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable automotive standards and customer-specific requirements, including IATF 16949, Automotive SPICE, ISO 17025.
  • Maintain working knowledge of safety policies and regulations and ensure all program activities are performed in a safe manner.

Business Travel & Customer Support

  • Conduct business trips to manufacturing sites or HQ to support customer visits and project reviews.
  • Function as a key representative during customer visits, ensuring a positive and productive experience.

Requirements

  • Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in quality, engineering or related field required.
  • Professional Experience: 10+ years of experience in Automotive industry with at least 5+ years in the related field, proven history of managing complex projects and leading cross-functional teams.
  • Confidentiality & Information Management: Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information appropriately, ensuring data security and compliance.
  • Knowledge, Technical Skills, Abilities: Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to translate complex quality topics for varied audiences, solid understanding of applicable quality systems and regulations, effective program management skills with ability to coordinate actions across functions and sites, ability to demonstrate business insight and drive growth, proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), familiarity with quality management tools and software (e.g. Six sigma, VDA6.3, etc.), willingness (ability) to travel as required for business purposes.
  • Language Proficiency: English (preferred bilingual in Korean and English), ability to communicate effectively with global clients and internal teams.

Benefits

  • Health, Dental and Vision and Life Insurance covered at 100% for employees.
  • 401(K) plan with company match.
  • Paid Vacation/Sick.
  • Lunch provided.

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