Responsibilities
- Successfully launch your program meeting all internal and customer deliverables.
- Identify program manager and support timely assembly of the SDT for all new programs in liaison with functional managers. Decide program priorities when there are staff shortages.
- Coach and motivate program managers to ensure ownership of and responsibility for their programs.
- Ensure the program manager leads a program matching his experience and ability.
- Develop and follow-up individual development plans for their program managers.
- Assist in developing and enhancing program management systems, tools, training, and strategic planning.
- Review periodically program deliverables (e.g., timeline, SOW, Issues List) with the PM to ensure realistic planning and help review risks.
- Participate in Program Management Steering Committee meetings and Review PMP improvements with EDPM (based on “lessons learned” from running programs).
- Trouble-shoot on difficult program problems.
- Ensure full compliance with YF-IOS across all programs.
- Review business plans with senior management & identify program management needs (incl. BU Advance SDT planning).
- Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and / or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.
- Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers, and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.
- Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment (plant, corporate office, or remote).
- Support Program Reviews and Phase Exit Reviews on a regular basis and develop clear actions/takeaways.
- Travel expectations: 10-15%
Qualifications
- Degree in an Engineering or Business discipline, or equivalent, and compensating training in the other area.
- Program management certification and/or MBA preferred.
- 7-10+ years of experience in manufacturing industry in three SDT areas.
- 5+ years of experience in project management, of which at least 3 years are in the automotive industry.
- German OEM experience and German language proficiency preferred
- Automotive interior experience a plus
- Participation in 1 new product start-up.
- Customer and Supplier relationship management experience.
- BOS knowledge.
- Program management body of knowledge.
- Understanding of engineering development, drawings, and automotive production techniques & logistics.
- Cost and quality management.
- Business, commercial, and financial competence.
- MS-Project, MS-Office, Lotus Notes.
Essential Common Requirements for all Employees:
- Quality Systems: Understand, apply and meet all function related YF IOS requirements.
- Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand, apply and meet all function related EHS requirements.
- Product Safety: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
- Compliance: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Compliance requirements.
- Information Security: Understand, apply and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
- Must comply with all company policies and procedures.
- Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and / or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.
- Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.
- Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment (plant, corporate office, or remote).