Project Manager (Body)

Overview:

• This role is managing projects for plastic / injection molding products for body related applications.

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 resolving

  engineering design and test problems reporting results and status as needed.

• Innovates creative product solutions to meet customer needs and works with internal patent department.

• Reviews product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards and customer contract requirements and related specifications.

• Acts as facilitator to ensure commitments to customer are met in a timely manner and within budget.

• Maintains personal knowledge in product, application and processes appropriate to projects undertaken.

• 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.

• Lead customer, supplier and the company tooling and product design signoffs and kick offs.

• Support customer build and launch activities.

• Maintain customer milestone timing in customer portals.

• Coordinate drawing signoffs.

Experience:

• Bachelor or Master degree in engineering or equivalent

• 10 years of experience in Engineering/program management

• 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

• Fluent Japanese (JLPT N2 or higher) and English capability under multinational working environment (e.g. TOEIC 800 or equivalent)

• Self-starter and Result-oriented personality