Program Manager

Leggett & Platt; Lakeshore; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company is seeking a Program Manager to lead project teams in the automotive division. The role involves overseeing project planning, managing engineering changes, and ensuring a safety-first culture. Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience in an industrial environment, with a strong background in automotive and project management. Excellent communication and leadership skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of job experience in an industrial environment.
• Automotive experience preferred.
• 3-5 years of project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead interdisciplinary project team to meet targets.
• Create, communicate, and update project planning.
• Manage Engineering Changes in collaboration with the Launch Manager.
• Ensure a safety-first approach throughout the business.

Skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Leadership

Effective problem-solving

Planning skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Overview

We make life more comfortable.

Leggett & Platt’s overall mission is a commitment to enhance lives – by delivering quality products, offering empowering and rewarding careers, and doing our part in bringing about a better future.

Leggett & Platt’s inventive heritage and leadership in the residential products industry span more than 130 years and has divisions that design, manufacture, and sell a variety of products. Our reliable product development and launch capability, coupled with our global footprint, make us a trusted partner for customers in the aerospace, hydraulic cylinders, flooring, textile, and geo components industries.

Learn more about the history of Leggett :

The Program Manager / Automotive Division leads our cross-functional and international project teams to ensure the project targets for the assigned projects. Furthermore, the PM manages synergies and dependencies of projects and changes that belong to the same program.

What will you be doing as a Program Manager

1. Lead the interdisciplinary project team, ensure good collaboration and the focus on the project targets

2. Create, communicate and update project planning (milestones, deliverables, cost). Track and communicate status of projects (progress, risks, issues, impacts, profitability)

3. Start, support and follow up escalations in case that project targets get in danger. Drive solutions and decisions to ensure success of the program.

4. Provide input on sales prices for design changes, provide input on IC sales prices updates

5. Ensure that we follow the APQP and customer specific processes within our programs. Be key contact for our customer during the Program.

6. Manage Engineering Changes and VAVEs in collaboration with the Launch Manager.

7. Leading a Safety-first approach maintaining a zero accident culture. Ensure and monitor work, accident prevention and safe working environment across the business.

8. Fulfill assigned primary, secondary and or tertiary deputy / back-up roles as assigned and required on occasion by the business

What you need to be successful

Educational requirements, Certifications :

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or other equivalent

Experience :

• Minimum 5 years of job experience in an industrial environment
• Automotive experience preferred
• 3-5 years of project experience

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITY :

• Ability to work within cross-functional teams
• Ability to lead by convincing
• Effective problem-solving abilities
• Strong target-orientation and planning skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Able to show attention to detail whilst maintaining a view on the big picture
• Optimistic and engaging approach
• Strong skills in process management
• Sense of urgency in dealing with issues and tasks
• Strong ability to execute on time and budget