Program Manager

at  Garrett Advancing Motion

AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

Responsible to lead new product development project, ranging from new technology/platform development, ECOE subsystem project management, and customer specific Applications across multiple geographical regions.
Program 3-in-1 E-Axle for Electric Vehicles

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

• University degree with Management or Engineering.
• Program Management experience or relevant experience in a similar function (coordination of cross functional team).
• Experience in coordination of global team, ability to drive different functions to execution.
• Project management basics needed; external certification is a plus.
• Good understanding of financial drivers and basic financial concepts (CAPEX, expense, invoice vs payment).Customer facing working experience is a plus.

Initiate & Planning

• Initiate/Create the project and scope definition including (1) planning, (2) resource allocation, (3) financial summary, (4) technical information, (5) manufacturing and (6) supplier strategy, linked to new applications development.
• Develop a detailed project plan per the WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) of the NPI process with allocated resources and deliverables to each step.
• Align the timing plan with (1) key customer development milestones and (2) linked base product development key milestones, with cross functional alignment - including critical path identification.
• Maintain the project plan regularly with accurate data and escalate to the customer and key stakeholders any deviations to the baseline.

Execution

• Deliver to commitment as per scope, cost, quality, timing, resources and deliverables of the project, in line with organizational strategy and goals.
• Implement and drive a robust review mechanism with stakeholders to execute successfully the agreed plan.
• In case of any deviation to baseline, follow NPI change management process to identify and drive mitigation actions to address any issues compromising the initial objectives.
• Drive customer satisfaction and seek for regular feedback on launch performance.

Risk Management

• Assess and identify risks (technical, manufacturing, supplier, business/cost, baseline).
• Anticipate risks into planning.
• Mitigate risks (action plan and execution) and escalate to leadership when required.

Financial Management

• Plan, secure and control Product cost evolution through development (BOM cost).Plan, secure and control Project Budget and resources expenses (RD&E, CAPEX) including customer funding.