Program Manager

Description:

The program manager has the overall responsibility of the program in all aspects:

• Lead program team as 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:

• Build and monitor Master Schedule
• 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)
• Identify risks and opportunities. Ensure risk management and alert process.
• Escalate top issues internally or externally within the program,
• Act as the program representative towards the customer to support its expectations while preserving 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

Education:

• Bachelor degree Engineering or equivalent technical education

Experience:

• Background in Engineering or Quality or Purchasing or Manufacturing in Automotive sector (car manufacturer/Tier)
• Program manager: minimum 5 years experience including with project launch / SOP
• Experience working with metal products / thermal / engine related
• Demonstrate product and process engineer experience
• Team management experience
• Experience in budget control and profit enhancement
• Knowledge of quality tools (FMEA, design of experiment, “QRCI”/problem solving skills)
• Japanese fluent speaker with a good command of English
• MUST be residing in Japan (Applicants outside of Japan will not be accepted)