serial life program manager | nagykáta

Cégleírás / Organisation/Department

We are looking for a Serial Life Program Manager for our multinational partner, who is a well-known manufacturer of car audio, automotive navigation systems, AutoPCs, visual equipment, bus equipment, and communication equipment. The partner has recently won more OEM projects, so the professional challenges are guaranteed! The position is currently being moved to the Hungarian plant from the foreign central office.

Pozíció leírása / Job description

The Serial Life Program Manager has the overall responsibility of the program in all aspects:

• Lead program team as a functional manager, with an entrepreneurial mindset,
• Meet financial targets (Operating Income, cash, Internal Rate of Return, Upfronts…)
• Ensure customer satisfaction (timing, quality, costs, product performance…)
• Plan and execute all activities which contribute to program success
• Ensure compliance code of ethics and code of management and escalate non-compliance items according to guidelines

Responsibilities:

• Is responsible for Serial Life Program Improvement Plan and Financial Objectives achievement up to the End Of Life of the Program.
• Identifies and presents Opportunities/Change Request to get approval for deployment
• Represent the program during Quarterly Performance Review 
• Identify risks and opportunities. Ensure risk management and alert process.
• Drives decision and make arbitration on a day-to-day basis
• Is the process owner of serial life program monitoring and schedule
• Manages Serial Life Program Team staffing/resource issues
• Prepares Performance Reviews and Change Control Board with relevant information
• Guaranty financial target achievement and Serial Life Program Budget respect
• Achieve program targets through development & deployment of program roadmaps and cascade program objectives and assignments to team members
• Use Business Plan to monitor permanently convergence to financial expectations
• Manage the core team and ensure cooperation with the functions and the plant(s),
• Apply Program Management System (with successful and on-time achievement of work packages, mandatory deliverables and key program milestones)
• Arbitrate top issues internally or externally within the program,
• Act as official Faurecia Program representative towards the customer to support its expectations while preserving the company from risk exposure (like Engineering Change, planning…)
• Support or take the lead of commercial negotiations for contract evolutions
• Communicate and report relevant program status to secure proper management support on program issues
• Ensure that program experience is capitalized in knowledge management to improve future programs’ performance

Elvárások / Requirements

Education:

• Master's degree in engineering

Experience:

• Experience in Engineering or Quality or Purchasing or Manufacturing in Automotive sector (car manufacturer/Tier)
• Demonstrate product and process engineer experience
• Team management experience
• Experience in budget control and profit enhancement
• Program manager: 3 years experience in project management.

​​​​​​​Nice to have:

• International experience (China/ Europe)
• Experience in Electronic and SW skills
• Experience in Infotainment System

 Technical skills:

• Program management knowledge in particularly in a matrix organization
• planning, risk management; decision matrix, task management
• Finance skills (master business plan calculation)
• Ability to develop strong customer relationships at senior level
• Knowledge of quality tools (FMEA, 5Why, 8D)
• English fluent

Behavioural skills:

• Negotiation skills & customer orientation
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to coach, support and challenge his/her team
• Ability to manage a team in a matrix organization using management by objectives
• Network animation and influencing skills
• Ability to anticipate risks
• Accountability and transparency
• Ability to make quick and tough decisions
• International mindset
• Entrepreneurship mindset

Amit kínálunk / Offer

• good salary package 
• constant professional challenges (and support of course!)
• real international experience (working in matrix-teams)
• high-tech machinery 

Kapcsolattartó / Information

Apply now!

If you are interested in the position, please click the "jelentkezem" or "apply now" button below and apply for the position with your English CV.

Other informations: Tamás IMRE| tamas.imre@randstad.hu