Automotive Program Manager

• Manage programs (New and Revised) from Customer Business Award to Successful Production Sign off of Launch
• Assemble and Lead APQP team to ensure launch is completed on time, on budget and all Customer and company requirements are met
• Supervise Project and/or Design Engineers activities related to your program.
• Provide DFM/DFA best practice / feasibility improvements to the customer.
• Create and Maintain the program APQP binder and orderly filing of engineering drawings, specifications, BOM, change notices and project history
• Co-ordinate and Ensure the preparation of prototype/production sample submission
• Co-ordinate and Ensure through Quality resources that all required dimensional, appearance and laboratory data is properly submitted on a timely basis
• Co-ordinate and Ensure production readiness through Engineering resources on team for facility changes, equipment installations, packaging
• Participate in design and readiness reviews with the customer and support Assembly plants during build events and during launch.
• Manage Sub-Suppliers during launch with help of purchasing and quality.
• Manage tooling suppliers including costing, tool designs, builds, trials and production sign off
• After Launch, support program through Engineering Changes
• Prepare cost reduction proposals
  • Review programs for continuous improvement
• Root cause all verbal and written customer concerns during launch
• Participate in costing of new programs
• Provide supplier performance information to the Purchasing group
• Visit customer and supplier locations

What you must have:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in computer systems (MSOffice, Project, Windows, Macros and Data base)
• 5 years program management and 5 years engineering experience in an automotive environment.
• Experience with injection moulding, painting and assembly a must.
• Experience with GD&T, ADVP&R, principles of APQP, injection mold tooling
• Experience with automotive exterior plastic a must. Ie bumper assemblies, fascias, top caps, rockers
• Experience with launching GM, Stellantis, Ford, or Toyota programs a must
• Must have and maintain a valid passport and be able to travel to US and internationally
• Regular travel required to customer, sub-supplier and tooling supplier locations