Launch/Program Manager – Early Career

We are partnered up with an automotive supplier who is looking for someone to manage Core Team activities to help assure all program launch success requirements are met including safety, quality, delivery, cost and profitability goals adhering to their Product Development and Program Launch System. This role will focus on EV products: busbars, BDU (battery disconnect units), junction boxes, HV wire harnesses.

Company

• Global supplier of custom-engineered solutions
• Multiple industries served
• Opportunities to advance, multiple locations

Position

• Full Time Direct Hire
• Southfield, MI location

Job Responsibilities

• Lead assigned core team activities, establishing priorities when conflicts arise
• Escalate concerns to management in a timely fashion for resolution support
• Manage the program proactively to ensure timing and objectives are met for all customer milestones
• Identify and communicate impediments to the successful completion of program milestones
• Interface with required functional disciplines and departments for program support
• Ensure adherence to the (PDPLS) and assures completion of all deliverables
• Assists with phase and gate reviews
• Support master program timing that satisfies customer and internal requirements for product deliverables, cost performance and timing
• Facilitate interaction between the company, our customer and plant
• Coordinates and maintains communications with our design and operations staff and our customer for all program activities
• Escalate risks of any nonconformities relating to the product, process, and system to drive actions for resolution
• Identify and record any problems relating to the product, process, and quality system
• Initiate, recommend and provide solutions through designated channels
• Verify the implementation of change and follow processes for documenting changes
• Other duties as assigned

Background Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science required
• 3+ years of project management, program management, or other related experience
• Prior experience with automotive products, processes, and environment, particularly lighting (exterior/interior), electronics, injection molding, and Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
• Ability to interface and effectively communicate with customers and the core team at all levels
• Proficiency in structured problem-solving.
• Proficiency in MS Project, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (intermediate level or higher)
• Proven ability to overcome obstacles and get results
• Ability to travel up to 30% both domestic and international
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

Compensation

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive health care benefits
• Paid Vacation
• 401K with Matching

If you are interested and qualified, please send your updated resume as a MS Word document, and how you fit this specific position, referencing Process Engineer to

Thank you for your consideration!