Manufacturing Project Manager

Group Presentation

thyssenkrupp is an international industrial and technology group with around 98,000 employees. In the fiscal year 2023/2024, the company generated sales of €35 billion in 47 countries. Its business activities are bundled in five segments: Automotive Technology, Decarbon Technologies, Materials Services, Steel Europe and Marine Systems. With extensive technology know-how, the businesses develop innovative solutions for the challenges of the future, especially in the fields of climate protection, the energy transition, digital transformation in the industry and mobility of the future.

Company Presentation

thyssenkrupp Bilstein of America, Inc. is a world class manufacturer of suspension solutions headquartered in Hamilton, Ohio USA. thyssenkrupp Bilstein of America supplies products to a wide range of Original Equipment Automotive Manufacturers as well as Aftermarket and Motorsports customers. Our Aftermarket operations are based out of Poway, CA and our Motorsports operations are based out of Mooresville, NC.

For decades, the name BILSTEIN has been synonymous with high tech in suspension design, driving comfort, and safety. In order to expand this position BILSTEIN became a division of thyssenkrupp Technologies AG in 1988, and a wholly owned subsidiary in 2005. This partnership has enabled us to continue the BILSTEIN tradition of excellence.

Your Responsibilities

Summary: The Manufacturing Project Manager is responsible for acting as the key liaison among all involved BILSTEIN sites & functions. This role is responsible for planning, execution, monitoring, controlling, and closing new product development and launch projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintains a safe working environment by complying with all safety and environmental policies in the workplace. Advocates for and promotes a safe work environment by reporting Near Misses and/or other safety and environmental hazards, wearing all required PPE and encouraging others to do the same.
• Manages a project team without direct supervisory responsibility.
• Establishes the definition of projects and determines projects' scope with other stakeholders inside and outside of the company.
• Develops and follows project plans, (schedule, resource, and financial).
• Monitors progress of catalog projects, ensures that milestones are achieved, and conveys summary project status reports to leadership.
• Leads cross-functional/ cross-continental location Project Teams from Manufacturing, Quality, Design, Development, & Purchasing to bring new product into production per planned timetables.
• Supports plant production preparation activities.
• Evaluates project results, including confirmation of project deliverables, and coordinates lessons learned and opportunities for improvement for future project teams.
• Ability to problem solve to identify the root cause and lead a cross functional team to a resolution.
• Analyze data from each project to create and monitor dashboards and KPIs.
• Establishes and improves product development procedures with involvement from other departments.
• Works with applicable ERP and databases to track the status of projects at different stages, and/or create summary reports.
• Travels minimally nationally when necessary.
• Exercises independent judgement and discretion in connection with exercising job duties.
• Exhibits integrity through fair and ethical behaviors in all activities; maintains accountability for performance.
• Ensures compliance and safety of all activities within the organization standards and policies.
• Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Your Profile

Qualifications & Experience:

• Knowledge in APQP, process flows, and control plans required.
• Automotive experience required; Automotive Aftermarket experience preferred.
• Experience supervising technical personnel preferred.
• Lean Manufacturing experience.
• Fluent in the English language (both, oral/written) required; ability to speak Spanish preferred.
• Demonstrated ability managing cross-functional project teams for design, development, and introduction of new products.
• Experience in a technical role in the product lifecycle process.
• Must be able to multitask, handle diversity and provide leadership through problem resolution.
• Ability to communicate and work well with all levels of the organization.
• Inspiring degree of initiative and drive, including a dynamic personality with the ability to influence others.
• Demonstrates exceptional presentation ability, including written and oral, to all levels of management.
• Advanced working knowledge of Power Point, Visio, and Excel.
• Working knowledge with SAP, Agile/Oracle, MS Project & Suite, and SmartSheet are plus.
• Highly organized with ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Strong attention to detail with well-developed organizational and communication skills.
• Proven experience developing work processes to improve outcomes for the team/customers.
• Demonstrated successful employment track record, preferably in a manufacturing environment, and a strong personal desire to maintain a safe working environment.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent education and experience
• 3 years' experience in Project Management, Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) a plus

The [above] is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.