Program Manager - OEM

Job Description

Job Description

Overview :

The Program Manager is accountable for achieving project targets and objectives, including quality, profitability, timing, and risks, which are validated by the steering committee at the start of the project. They lead projects in accordance with internal rules and principles to manage the core team. The Program Manager is responsible for defining profitability and cost targets by building the entire project plan, statement of work, timeline, and financials. The target candidate must be knowledgeable about seat engineering and the seating industry, with the ability to analyze, benchmark, and negotiate using these inputs to optimize the financials. They ensure internal and external customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities :

• Builds the entire project plan : Statement of Work, including Timeline and Financials.
• Responsible for working with finance, engineering, and purchasing to create and maintain the costed BOM. Also tracks its evolution, comparing actuals and estimate-at-completion with the revised and initial budgets, while incorporating approved changes.
• Gathers inputs from the functions with help from other team members to analyze, benchmark, challenge, and negotiate these inputs to optimize the financials for the Quote Event.
• Develops teamwork in a collaborative mode and works in synergy with all project team members to achieve project objectives.
• Manages development, tooling, and other expenses to maintain the project budget.
• Approves all expenditures and investments pertaining to the project, such as approvals for all Purchase Requisitions, Tool Launch Authorizations, and other requisitions utilizing the Accounting Jobs belonging to that project.
• Interfaces with the customer on all project issues and ensures good communication and information flow between both project teams.
• Oversees seamless launch, ensuring all marketing aspects are managed by the team, including instructions manuals and driving timing to the marketing team to support external market launches.
• Proposes and encourages cost savings (product, process) to achieve target costs and meet profitability.
• Tracks changes in a flawless and diligent manner through the Scope Changes, Budget Deviation, and the Change Tracking List. This includes submitting for approvals.
• Identifies project risks and implements action plans.
• Keeps team output on track by confirming details and creating follow-up frameworks to address specific progress issues.
• Facilitates and leads the project team through regular core team meetings (weekly), where the Issues List is tracked.
• Prepares and presents project status to Gate Reviews, monthly Program Reviews, and in other project reviews as requested by Management.
• For each build event, issues a Build Event Summary & Schedule form that summarizes needs and action plans for that specific build. This includes leading and following up on the procurement strategy with the team.
• Ensures effective management of the project throughout development and until closure, focusing on product and process productivity.
Key Interfaces :
• Sales
• Finance Team
• Engineering
• Purchasing
• Manufacturing & Operations
• Executive Teams

Requirements & Qualification :