Automotive Program Manager

Program Manager

Key Responsibilties 

 

• Project Integration Management - Ensures problem identification and resolution for his / her program. 

• Ensures a high level of integration and collaboration with the plants and Launch Managers in their program as well as alignment with the program team members in Engineering, Sales, Finance, Quality and Purchasing.

• Takes an active “go and verify” approach to his / her program by personally visiting the plants and suppliers at appropriate intervals. 

• Ensures the effectiveness of their program team meetings and customer review meetings. 

• Ensures effective communication with their program team. Acts as the central communication point for their programs. 

• Manages the program team from Gate 1 (Stage 2) through Gate 7.  

• Manages the quoting team during Phase 2. 

• Project Scope and Risk Management - Ensures effective and timely scope management with emphasis on customer scope changes and executes the Scope Change process and approval. 

• Ensures program trade off analysis – balancing cost, time, product and resources. 

• Identifies program risks early, develops and executes mitigation strategies and executes the Red Flag process. Escalates risk with mitigation strategies to the leadership team in a timely fashion. 

• Project Time and Resource Management - Creates high quality timing plans that are developed with the program team with effective buy in from all functional areas. 

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in the automotive industry and 5 years in Program Management.

• Experience in at least 2, preferably 3 key functional areas: Program Management, Engineering, Quality, Finance, Operations or Sales. 

 

Education/ Certification: 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.   

• Master’s degree in business administration is preferred. 

• PMP certification is preferred. 

• Min 5 years’ experience in handling OEMs

• Should have handled at least 2 OEMs (Passenger Car Manufacturers)

Experience Level

Mid Level