Program Manager

**Program Manager - Fountain Inn, SC Six-Twelve Month Contract Position Day Shift position: Monday-Friday 7:00am - 4:00pm, OT as needed Pay Rate: $48.00 - $57.00/hr. (based on proven work history) Responsibilities of the Program Manager:** Represent the Simultaneous Development Team (SDT) in a professional way. Motivate the team to meet commitments to the established timing. Resolve confilicts. Negotiate with internal & external groups, vendors, and customers. Ability to identify root cause of a problem, develop corrective action and lead team to resolution. Act as the central communication point for the SDT for deliverables, timing, and commitments at all times. Trains and coaches the SDT in corporate Product Launch process to ensure compliance. Manages the SDT to meet timing, cost, manufacturing, quality, and cost targets. Establishes the SDT meeting cadence, attendance tracking, agenda creation, schedules meetings, and keeps the meeting on tasks. Communicate the impact of scope changes to the customer and SDT in a timely manner. Manage the program scope and ensure all scope changes are captured in the appropriate documents. Differentiate scope changes from engineering changes. Manage the risk of changes and keep management informed. Ensure that financial performance is protected and enhanced by customer driven scope changes. Attain 0 recordable accidents, 0 rejected parts per million, 0 delivery misses, 100% of financial commitments at 90 days post launch. Schedules Finance SDT meeting once a month. Meet the financial targets of the program and manages Financial Roadmap dates, action, and cost. Solid financial base to understand how to utlize SDT to impact financial measures & the relationship between financial measures. Ensures the product(s) is designed to meet BOM cost targets by facilitating between engineering and finance to meet targets. Ability to create work breakdown structure (WBS) with customer milestones/deliverables used as the foundation. Responsible for the timeline and related timing documents, are consistent. Program timeline is utilized in weekly SDT to clearly communicate deliveralbe and due dates. Responsible for Gate exit reviews being held on time, regardless of whether or not exit can be achieved. Create issue list that are clear and concise with due dates and deliverables. Responsible for leading team to meet Craftsmanship objectives, action plan to address gaps. Audit cusotmer samples for customer satisfaction. Manage CAD schedule, prototype build schedule, and testing scheule and ensure any gaps are addressed to meet timelines. Audit ED, DV, and PV testing results and manage timing and corrective action to support launch. Facilitate change management meetings. Meet applicable product requirements including specifications, functional expectations and regulatory requirements. Fosters an effective personal working relationship with appropriate customer contacts. Maintain customer and personal credibility with customer. Function in a different culture while matching their interpersonal style to the culture they are working in. ** Qualifications of the Program Manager:** Bachelors degree in engineering or business; or equivalent experience 6 years working experience in one or more of the following areas preferred: engineering, manufacturing/quality, finance Previous program management experience in automotive industry required. BMW preferred 3 years of working experience in the automotive industry including at least one vehicle launch Demonstrated knowledge of automotive design/launch process Proven problem solving and negotiation class experience desired Working knowledge of program management processes and tools OEM experience preferred PMP certification desired ** Misc. information about the Program Manager:** Intermediate or above MS Suite experience (PowerPoint, Excel, and Project) Prefer automotive interior experience Will be working on the manufacturing floor Must have strong problem solving skills Excellent communication skills required (oral and written) Supports PM Lead role ** A successful candidate will be subject to a background check and must receive satisfactory results of the same, as a condition of joining the team. By applying for this role, you confirm that all information submitted is accurate and complete. You further acknowledge that providing false or fraudulent information during the application process is cause for denial of an offer, revocation of any existing offer, or other adverse action, up to and including termination after the start of your commencement of work. ** You should be proficient in: Driver's License OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturing) Leadership / People Management Bachelor's Degree Continuous Improvement CAD Software Mechanical Design & Engineering Lean Manufacturing Principles Engineering Degree Excellent Communication Skills Experience in a Manufacturing Environment Injection Molding Experience Basic Computer Skills Microsoft Excel

Salary : $48 - $57