Program Manager

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

REQUIREMENTS

• Degree or diploma in Engineering
• PMP certification, and/ or a degree in Business Administration, and/ or international experience would be an advantage
• Minimum of 5 years experience in the automotive sector (car manufacturer/ Tier) Project, Engineering, Quality, Purchasing or Manufacturing fields
• Ability to demonstrate product and process engineering experience
• Team management experience
• Experience in profit enhancement, cash flow management, and budget control
• Able to travel locally and abroad, and support periodic site visits across various sites of the Company as needed to achieve project deliverables

SKILLS

• Knowledge of quality tools (FMEA, design of experiment, problem-solving methodology skills)
• Finance skills (master business plan calculation)
• Program management knowledge and/ or program management methodologies experience in a matrix organisation
• Ability to develop strong customer relationships at the senior level
• Fluent in English
• Negotiation skills and customer orientation
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to build, develop, lead, and unite a diverse team in a matrix organisation
• Network animation and influencing skills
• Strategic, analytic, and problem-solving capabilities
• Ability to anticipate risks
• Accountability and transparency
• Ability to make quick and tough decisions
• International mindset
• Entrepreneurship mindset

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the program team as a functional manager, with an entrepreneurial mindset
• Meet financial targets (operating income, cash, internal rate of return, upfronts, etc.)
• Ensure customer satisfaction (timing, quality, costs, product performance, etc.)
• Plan and execute all activities which contribute to program success
• Ensure compliance with the code of ethics and code of management and escalate non-compliance items according to guidelines
• Protect the Company's interests and image
• Secure staffing with the appropriate skill level of the whole core team from the functions, in due time
• Build and monitor master schedules
• Achieve program targets through the development and deployment of program roadmaps and cascade program objectives and assignments to team members
• Use business plan tools and work closely with controlling, constructing business plans, and monitoring and managing convergence to financial expectations. The program manager owns the P&L of the program
• Manage the core team and ensure cooperation with the functions and the plant(s) (sales, controlling, purchasing, quality, plant launch, supply chain, product and process engineering)
• Apply program management systems (with successful and on-time achievement of work packages, mandatory deliverables, and key program milestones)
• Identify risks and opportunities
• Ensure risk management and alert processes are diligently executed
• Arbitrate top issues internally or externally within the program
• Act as official Company program representative towards the customer to support its expectations while preserving the company from risk exposure (like engineering change, planning, etc.)
• Negotiate the commercial aspects with the customers including engineering changes if needed
• Communicate and report program status to secure proper management support on program issues
• Ensure that program experience is capitalized in knowledge management to improve future program performance