The General Manager of the program team, responsible for the overall management, direction and execution of program launch(es). A leader who demonstrates and communicates the company’s vision, mission, and values to the program team
Reports to the MPPM (Manager, Plant Program Mgmt)

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/ Manufacturing or Business. Master’s Degree preferred.
Program Management Professional Certification (PMP) desired.
Five years’ experience in the automotive industry.
Experience in at least 3 of the following functional areas; Program Management, Launch Management, Quality, Manufacturing, Product Engineering, Finance, Operations, Sales, etc.
Six Sigma or Kepner-Tregoe certification preferred.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Leadership.
Team management.
Problem solving.
Ability to lead a cross-functional Program/ Launch team for the assigned programs
Communication skills
Decision making skills
High degree of task and objective orientation
Ability to insist trust and integrity

• Primary conduit for internal and external communication to and from the Program Team
• Manage team meetings for the assigned Programs of the Program teams
• Lead the cross functional team to achieve specific program goals for VCM growth (roadmaps), Enterproj and ClauS KPI’s & Deliverables, quality, timing, financial KPIs and product performance
• Achieve Launch Costs vs PCAQ / Budget
• Achieve a balance of external customer satisfaction and CS objectives
• Tracks and respects aspects of costs, validation, quality, and deadlines for the assigned projects through launch and serial production
• Facilitate the creation of an overall program schedule that achieves customer milestones but also protects CS financial interests; guide the team to maintain progress
• Guide the team to identify and mitigate risks, including appropriate, concise, effective escalation as required
• Make decisions that have a significant impact on the timing and quality of the customer product as well as profitability/cash flow and key operating metrics of the program/plant for assigned programs (launch and serial)
• Lead the team in issue resolution applying discipline problem solving techniques
• Maintain an orderly and efficient change management process for both internally and externally driven changes guiding the team to balance customer satisfaction and CS objectives
• Internal and external management status reporting including timing and financial status
• Engineering Change Coordination implementation in plant (CN leader)
• Ensures 6s and Health & Safety Standards are maintained.
• Complies with policies and procedures pertaining to facility or divisional adopted standards such as IATF 16949 and ISO 14001.
• Inter-Company and transfers Coordination
• Prototype Coordination
• Supports the Quotation Process
• Resolve cross functional conflict
• Maintain team morale
• Lead/Support Executive Program and Launch readiness reviews
• Model CS Leadership Capability values and Code of Conduct