Senior Program Manager

Posted:
10/17/2024, 10:50:35 PM

Location(s):
Aragon, Spain ⋅ Trenčín, Region of Trenčín, Slovakia ⋅ Siemianowice Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland ⋅ Świebodzin, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland ⋅ Central Transdanubia, Hungary ⋅ Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland ⋅ Opole Voivodeship, Poland ⋅ Silesian Voivodeship, Poland ⋅ Jimbolia, Romania ⋅ Alagón, Aragon, Spain ⋅ Region of Trenčín, Slovakia ⋅ Mór, Central Transdanubia, Hungary

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Product

JOB DESCRIPTION

Senior Program Manager

What can you expect?

Define and implement program plans, budgets and schedules ensuring coordinated planning and realization of BU product development, tooling and start-up programs.

Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With 70,000+ employees in 29 countries, Adient operates more than 200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual foam, trim and metal components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, visit www.adient.com.

What will your responsibilities be?

  • Manage the SDT and coordinate communication and deliverables between and within functional areas (e.g. engineering/manufacturing, engineering/sales)
  • Manage scope changes, communicate internally and to customer in a timely fashion to meet Cost/Time/Product/Quality targets
  • Develop, baseline and maintain the program timeline and ensure the program achieves customer milestones, internal deliverables, engineering deadlines and plant start-up
  • Meets 0-100-30 launch performance targets
  • Ensures that suppliers are prepared for launch via Supplier Advanced Quality Planning procedure and by working closely with the Advanced Quality Engineer
  • Full Responsibility for Finance and Launch execution results
  • Develop, in conjunction with other functional areas (within and across other BUs), the program cost targets (e.g. piece cost, investment, engineering budget)
  • Conduct Program Reviews and Phase Exit / Gate Reviews on a regular basis, ensure participation by relevant sponsor and stakeholders, report summary program status on monthly basis and ensure program documentation in actual system (e.g. Project File, SOW, timeline, PLUS deliverables)

Which qualifications are we looking for in potential employees?

  • Bachelor Degree or equivalent in Engineering or Business, MBA, PMP Certification or equivalent
  • At least 8 years experience in manufacturing industry (of which 2 are in an automotive manufacturing environment, preferably with Adient /JiT or an automotive Tier 1 supplier) in two SDT areas
  • Managing at least one product development program through to launch including budget ownership responsibility
  • Working knowledge of costing/quoting process
  • Business, commercial and financial understanding, MS Project, MS Office, Lotus Notes
  • Knowledge of manufacturing process specific to their products
  • Knowledge of design and development process                                                                                                                                                     

Adient is committed to equal employment opportunity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As a true global company, our leaders and employees come from various cultures across the world. Our diversity is a source of inspiration enabling us to achieve our goals and build an inclusive company culture.

We are looking forward to receiving your application including your salary expectations and your earliest availability date. If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dagmar Sováková on +421 910 828 746.

PRIMARY LOCATION

Mor Hungary