Job Description
Key Responsibilities :
- Participate in the launch of new models and processes, as well as design change management to ensure cost, quality and timing targets are met.
- Responsible for processing engineering and launch activities on new models.
- Collect, analyze, and communicate divisional manufacturing capacity conditions.
- Participate in sourcing decisions based on cost and capacity study.
- Facilitate kickoff and review activities with tier suppliers and procuring divisions including New Model Reviews and milestone reviews.
- Creating, updating and communication of development schedules including customer schedules, build event schedules, tool build schedules and department schedules.
- Evaluate project timeliness and status on a weekly basis.
- Coordinate the transfer and buy-off of tooling and fixtures based on milestone review approvals and standards criteria.
Preferred Qualifications :
- College graduate or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum of 4 years relevant working experience within a similar role.
- Previous direct customer / supplier interface with positive outcome including alignment of customers and suppliers, especially Honda and Toyota.
- Previous program / project management experience.
- Previous process related / tooling history beneficial.
- Previous APQP experience preferred.
- Basic CAD, Advanced MS Office experience required.
- Root cause and problem solving involving data based decision making.
- Knowledge of welded assemblies, stamping dies, fixtures and gauges, GD&T.
- Self-motivated with the ability to execute project plans to meet program cost, quality and timing targets in a corporate environment.
- Organizational skills necessary to create, collect and maintain company records and meet timelines as may be required.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Foreign language skills are desired with preference given to Japanese, and / or German language experience preferred.
- Ability to travel to manufacturing sites, customer and supplier locations as necessary up to 25%.
30+ days ago