Asst. Manager / Dy. Manager - Program

Mployee.me; Pune District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Mployee.me in Pune is seeking a Program Planning & Execution lead to drive end-to-end programs from customer nomination to SOP. You will create and oversee detailed timelines, milestones, and risk plans to ensure on-time delivery per customer and organizational needs.

The role interfaces with customers and internal teams, coordinating engineering changes, timelines, and status updates. You will lead APQP activities and ensure production readiness while managing cost and schedule.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end program management activities from customer nomination to SOP (Start of Production).
• Develop and track detailed project timelines, milestones, deliverables, and risk mitigation plans.
• Ensure timely completion of project activities as per customer and organizational requirements.
• Monitor program health and elevate critical issues proactively.
• Act as the primary point of contact between customers and internal functions.
• Coordinate customer requirements, engineering changes, timelines, and status updates.
• Participate in customer reviews, program meetings, and launch readiness assessments.
• Ensure achievement of customer milestones and satisfaction targets.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Production, Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, and Manufacturing teams.
• Drive project reviews and ensure closure of action items.
• Facilitate smooth communication across all stakeholders.
• Manage APQP activities and ensure successful product industrialization.
• Track prototype development, testing, validation, and production readiness.
• Ensure compliance with customer-specific requirements and automotive standards.
• Identify project risks and develop mitigation plans.
• Monitor engineering changes and assess impact on cost, timing, and quality.
• Drive issue resolution through structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Monitor project budgets and program profitability.
• Track investment requirements, tooling costs, and project expenditures.
• Collaborate with Finance and Procurement teams for cost optimization initiatives.
• Ensure successful product launch as per agreed timelines.
• Coordinate readiness reviews covering quality, manufacturing, logistics, and supplier preparedness.
• Track launch issues and ensure timely closure.
• Prepare and present program status reports to management and customers.
• Develop dashboards highlighting project progress, risks, quality, cost, and timing.

Job description

Program Planning & Execution

• Lead end-to-end program management activities from customer nomination to SOP (Start of Production).
• Develop and track detailed project timelines, milestones, deliverables, and risk mitigation plans.
• Ensure timely completion of project activities as per customer and organizational requirements.
• Monitor program health and elevate critical issues proactively.

Customer Interface Management

• Act as the primary point of contact between customers and internal functions.
• Coordinate customer requirements, engineering changes, timelines, and status updates.
• Participate in customer reviews, program meetings, and launch readiness assessments.
• Ensure achievement of customer milestones and satisfaction targets.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Coordinate with Engineering, Production, Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, and Manufacturing teams.
• Drive project reviews and ensure closure of action items.
• Facilitate smooth communication across all stakeholders.

New Product Development (NPD)

• Manage APQP activities and ensure successful product industrialization.
• Track prototype development, testing, validation, and production readiness.
• Ensure compliance with customer-specific requirements and automotive standards.

Risk & Change Management

• Identify project risks and develop mitigation plans.
• Monitor engineering changes and assess impact on cost, timing, and quality.
• Drive issue resolution through structured problem-solving methodologies.

Budget & Cost Management

• Monitor project budgets and program profitability.
• Track investment requirements, tooling costs, and project expenditures.
• Collaborate with Finance and Procurement teams for cost optimization initiatives.

Launch Management

• Ensure successful product launch as per agreed timelines.
• Coordinate readiness reviews covering quality, manufacturing, logistics, and supplier preparedness.
• Track launch issues and ensure timely closure.

Reporting & Governance

• Prepare and present program status reports to management and customers.
• Develop dashboards highlighting project progress, risks, quality, cost, and timing.