Program Manager II

Position Summary:The Program Manager is responsible for managing a cross-functional Program Team to ensure successful program execution and launch throughout product life cycle. Responsible for facilitating the Product Realization Process (PRP) and Engineering Change Processes (PCR/ECN) to ensure Customer Satisfaction, Production Readiness, and PPAP's on time. Act as the primary customer interface on all assigned programs.

Essential Job Functions include, but not limited to, the following:

• Define and manage the scope of the program on behalf of the company and its suppliers.

• Summarize and report status to teammates, suppliers, customers, and management.

• Initiate and manage programs throughout the product realization process, including engineering requests of all types.

• Utilize the open issues matrix which includes risk mitigation plan.

• Develop and manage the program budget and report updates to management as required.

• Develop and drive program timing with internal milestones, e.g., design reviews, tooling, PRP gate reviews, and external milestones.

• Manage multiple discipline engineering teams to meet internal and customer requirements such as TS16494, APQP, and AIAG.

• Support the Business Unit or Regional Strategic Plan, facilitating activity execution and communicating to stakeholders as required.

• Manage experimental process development activities as needed.

• Manage new tooling engineering requests and program launches throughout the product realization process.

• Present required phase-gate reviews to management.

• Participate in DVP&R, DFMEA, and PFMEA development meetings.

• Support APQP and VA/VE activities.

• Supervise Quality Engineers, along with other functional Engineers as requested.

• Conduct timely and meaningful performance evaluations for direct reports, and provide input into the performance evaluations of associates reporting under your indirect supervision.

• Assess current and future development needs for direct reports and take steps to mentor and develop them accordingly.

• Set the direction for team members and hold individuals accountable to performance standards and strategic objectives.

• Identify and train a back-up(s) to manage key tasks when absent.

• Additional functions not specifically outlined in this position description as directed by the leader.

Position Skills and Experience Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty effectively. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

• Minimum of three years of post-undergraduate degree experience in a project/process/manufacturing management role.

• Bachelors of Science in Engineering or Business Administration.

• Masters of Business Administration preferred.

• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong stakeholder management skills: effectively interacts and influences associates and customers at all levels.

• Ability to interpret and analyze technical procedures and customer specifications.

• Independent and organized work style: effectively manages time and prioritizes multiple tasks

• Prior experience working cross culturally on global teams.

• Demonstrated experience managing complex project plans and timelines based on input from other team members.

• Demonstrated experience managing task dependencies and risks.

• Prior experience managing or coaching less experienced team members.