Program Manager

Role Summary:

Project Manager – The company will report to the Sales and Engineering Manager and will be responsible managing the technical sales activities for Body and Fuel products.

Primary Responsibilities:

•Program management: Plans and formulates project timetable after defining customer needs
•Communicates directly with customers (Automotive OEMs) and with global teams.
•Coordinates activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling and resolvingengineering design and test problems reporting results and status as needed.
•Innovates creative product solutions to meet customer needs and works with internal patentdepartment.
•Reviews product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards andcustomer contract requirements and related specifications.
•Acts as facilitator to ensure commitments to customer are met in a timely manner and withinbudget.
•Maintains personal knowledge in product, application and processes appropriate to projectsundertaken.
•Works with global team to develop new business opportunities.
•Review drawing changes, deviations, and Engineering Change Notices
•Interprets engineering specifications
•Interpret customer specifications.
•Prepare customer reviews, technical presentations and open issues list.
•Participate in APQP activities and meetings.
•Support customer build and launch activities.
•Maintain customer milestone timing in customer portals.
 

• Bachelor degree in engineering or equivalent
• 10 years of experience in Engineering/program management in automotive.
• Working experience at foreign based companies
• Knowledge in the plastic processing and plastic product design. Automotive industry experience is a must
• Proven ability to understand customer needs, engage in proactive feedback, and recommend solutions within process capabilities
• English capability under multinational working environment / fluent Japanese language (JLPT N2 or N1)
• Self-starter and Result-oriented personality