Program Manager - Ford Business Unit

US Farathane  is seeking a  Program Manager to support our Ford Business Unit . This position is responsible for the overall management of assigned customer product development programs for the Ford business unit. The Program Manager will interface with all levels of internal and customer management on all aspects of planning, scheduling, is organizing, directing, and controlling the program is required. This position will sit fully onsite at our Corporate Tech Center in Auburn Hills, MI. US Farathane has been a leading source of plastics manufacturing, supplying the automotive industry for over 40 years. Through highly technical research and development, coupled with a diverse and knowledgeable Management Team and dedicated Associates, US Farathane has continued to grow each year. We provide customers with a wide range of full-service support from black box design concepts to highly engineered composites, TPE’s and TPO’s as well as specialized extrusion and compression technologies. Duties and Responsibilities :

• Establish program timeline with internal and external targets, objectives and deliverables that supports a successful launch by working with management, customers, and program team.
• Supports the manufacturing team in production builds, team meetings, plant based customer reviews and critical production preparation activities.
• Achieves all internal and external financial targets.
• Lead / manage assigned programs- plan, execute and finalize programs according to strict deadlines utilizing program management tools for tracking budget, open issues, APQP and timelines.
• Manage program from award through 90 days post SOP.
• Coordinate the efforts of team members in order to deliver programs according to plan. Collaborate with senior management and stakeholders.
• Obtain capital and tooling appropriation & release, support capital forecast updates, coordinate business case updates and cost reduction.
• Effectively communicate program expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
• Meet USF and customer needs relative to deliverables.
• Manage program risk activities; escalate issues in a timely fashion.
• Lead cross functional teams, conduct required APQP gate reviews, escalate risk issues for resolution.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential risks and devise contingency plans.
• Assure that program timelines are met, and flawless launch metrics are applied to every program.
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the program team.
• Conduct program executive reviews for USF senior leadership.
• Develop best practices and tools for program execution and management.

Qualifications :

US Farathane offers an impressive compensation and benefits package including :