Program Manager

Job DescriptionOur Tier-1 client, a leading supplier in the design & manufacturing of exterior structural components, is recruiting for a Program Manager NOTE: Must be willing and able to travel internationally, without restrictions, effective on the start date RESPONSIBILITIES: Oversee projects within a program to ensure that activities are carried out in accordance with established specifications, schedules, and budgets Lead program team and inter-departmental functions to achieve on-time completion of customer and company requirements; meets with program team members on a regular basis to review program status and plan future actions Identify customer and program deliverables, requirements, objectives, quality standards and timing requirements and communicate and update program status to the program team functions, our customer, and management Maintain and manage master program timing Ensure compliance with the Program Management Gateway system Generate and obtain program budget approval and track ongoing program costs Assure program budget conformance to margin, tooling, capital, and development costs Communicate program financial issues to the Account Manager for resolution with the customer Chair regularly scheduled program review meetings Delegate deliverables to the program team Support product design activities as defined by the program team; the customer as a product team member. Support early product build events and Assembly Plant product launches Assure APQP requirements are met on each program and adhere to established TS-16949 standards REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS: Technical degree and a minimum of 5 years of work experience in program management or a related field Program Management Certification preferred Minimum 5-10 years of risk management by assessing project risks by reviewing master program timing, control timing as well as program performance, reliability, manufacturability and market competitiveness Use of optimization modelling for status reviews Minimum 5-10 years analyzing company financial statements and regression models as well as generating and controlling program budgets to ensure conformance to margins, tooling, capital and development costs Minimum 5-10 years experience with full-cycle automotive engineering design concepts: research, design requirement, feasibility, conceptualization, preliminary design, detailed design, design for manufacturability and production planning Knowledge of customer procedures and expectations Experience with the Launch of Automotive OEM or Tier 1 suppliers' products Ability to communicate professionally with people at all levels of the organization; to successfully handle multiple priorities simultaneously A demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment, to be proactive, to work independently of day-to-day supervision Ability and willingness to travel worldwide without any restrictions Ability to lead a team of project engineers and manage resources to meet program requirements Bi-lingual: Nihonggo ( Japanese) and English is preferred MEDA offers an excellent referral bonus. Great candidates know great candidates Our Tier-1 client, a leading supplier in the design & manufacturing of exterior structural components, is recruiting for a Program Manager REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS: Technical degree and a minimum of 5 years of work experience in program management or a related field Program Management Certification preferred Minimum 5-10 years of risk management by assessing project risks by reviewing master program timing, control timing as well as program performance, reliability, manufacturability and market competitiveness Use of optimization modelling for status reviews Minimum 5-10 years analyzing company financial statements and regression models as well as generating and controlling program budgets to ensure conformance to margins, tooling, capital and development costs Minimum 5-10 years experience with full-cycle automotive engineering design concepts: research, design requirement, feasibility, conceptualization, preliminary design, detailed design, design for manufacturability and production planning Knowledge of customer procedures and expectations Experience with the Launch of Automotive OEM or Tier 1 suppliers' products Ability to communicate professionally with people at all levels of the organization; to successfully handle multiple priorities simultaneously A demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment, to be proactive, to work independently of day-to-day supervision Ability and willingness to travel worldwide without any restrictions Ability to lead a team of project engineers and manage resources to meet program requirements Bi-lingual: Nihonggo ( Japanese) and English is preferred MEDA offers an excellent referral bonus. Great candidates know great candidates