Project Manager Automotive

3. Project Manager Automotive
** Ambition
* * More and more, electric driving is becoming the norm. As a result, air suspension is increasingly applied. Firestone Industrial Products has grown significantly in recent years. They produce air suspension systems for the truck, trailer, automotive and bus industries. It is Firestone's ambition to continue this growth. Developing new technologies and responding flexibly to customer needs are key. The ultimate goal: to reach the number 1 position by offering the best quality in the  market!
** Your assignment
** As Project Manager Automotive Europe you will contribute to the realization of the ambition. Your assignment is to bring new automotive OEM air spring projects for Firestone Industrial Products to the market. Your self-starting ability will be asked for. You feel ownership of your projects and you make sure that everything runs smoothly. You are satisfied when you can deliver successful projects.
** After 1 year
** You have found your way within the organization, the market, clients and projects. You take on projects from the start. You will independently manage 1 to 2 (new) programs.
* Organization with enormous growth potential; part of Bridgestone
* Dynamic, innovative and diverse team in which everyone wants to have a blast
* Family culture with a multicultural team
* The opportunity to help build the organization
* Independent function; opportunity to manage and expand new and existing customers
* Growth opportunities, Firestone is not standing still, so neither are you.
* Work with leading players in the automotive industry
** Director of your own story
** You see opportunities and respond to them proactively. Your commercial sense and your sense of Customer Intimacy play an important role here. You are in close contact with internal and external stakeholders during the progress of the project. Supervising and managing projects are the core of your job. You control and coordinate the implementation of all technical, financial, logistical and qualitative aspects of the project.

You are the director! You know how to keep the overview and lead everything in the right direction. You are fully responsible for the project. From A to Z! Through your knowledge and experience you know what the best approach is. A successful delivery of a project gives you satisfaction and energy.

The company behind the world's number one air spring! Firestone Industrial Products (FISP) - part of Bridgestone Americas with headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee USA - has production facilities in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia.

Over more than 70 years they have been making the world's best-selling air springs for the heavy trucks, trailers, passenger cars, pick-up trucks, buses, trains and industrial applications. More than 1500 employees work on four continents spread over the offices and production facilities. The organization has high-quality technological knowledge, works with professional partners on product development and provide excellent service.>
* Firestone Industrial Products doesn't just build products. They are a global entity with a responsibility to set the highest standards for the quality of our products and the way they build them. It's a responsibility they don't take lightly
* The European headquarters and technical center (40 FTE) in Arnhem is responsible for the development for the European market.
* Entrepreneurial, takes own responsibility, decisive
* Experience with doing business internationally, willingness to travel
* You are a team player, a frontrunner and can motivate others
* Solution- and customer-oriented and strong organizer/planner
* Background as project manager and years of experience in an equivalent position preferably in the automotive or related industry
* BA/BS degree and preferably PMP, Lean or Six Sigma certification
* Good command of English language;
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