Program Manager

Sika; Chakan; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sika in Chakan-Pune is seeking a Program Manager to lead automotive parts projects, interfacing with customers, suppliers and internal teams. You will own the project scope, timing, budget, and documentation according to ISO/TS 16949/IATF standards, driving cost optimization and successful handover to production.

The role requires strong leadership, analytical thinking, and excellent communication to manage cross-functional teams and ensure QCD targets are met within the customer timeline.

Qualifications

• Experience leading automotive project teams with P&L responsibility
• Ability to manage functional requirements, specs, and feasibility studies
• Strong knowledge of ISO/TS 16949/IATF processes
• Proven cost optimization and budgeting skills

Responsibilities

• Lead project with focus on financial results and overall project responsibility
• Interface with Customer/Supplier/Internal departments
• Ensure functionality, timing plan and budget tracking for all parts in a project
• Comply with customer specs, functional analysis, internal specs and feasibility studies
• Perform risk assessments and cost calculations
• Support sales through feasibility studies and cost optimization
• Prepare project proposals, cost updates and documentation
• Lead project team reviews and kickoff meetings
• Maintain project files per ISO/TS 16949 in PLM system

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

Communication

Mentoring

Analytical skills

Decision making

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Tools

3DEx PLM

CAD

CAE

Job description

Title: Program Manager

Department: Automotive & Industry

Location: Chakan-Pune

Overview: Leader of Automotive Parts Project Team. Customer/Supplier/Internal interface, leading project according to Sika ISO/TS 16949/IATF processes.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Leader of Project with focus on financial results with overall project responsibility.
• Customer/Supplier/Internal department lead technical interface
• Is responsible for functionality, timing plan and budget tracking of all parts realized in a project.
• Is responsible to comply Customer Specs requirement documentation, Functional Analysis, Internal Specifications and Feasibility Study with CFT agreement.
• Is responsible for the risk assessments and cost calculation.
• Strong sales support to Must Wins & Quick Wins with feasibility support study.
• Project Summary & Cost proposal preparation, update and workflow follow-up, with appendixes (technical presentations, layouts...)
• Project team Reviews, Customer/Internal/Supplier Kick-Off meetings
• Create & maintain Project files records according to ISO/TS 16949 processes, in project database 3DEx PLM software.
• Ensures proper documentation and requests milestone approval according to project timeline.
• D-FMEA, DVP definition and follow-up – together with CAD, CAE, PE, TE, QA Design Reviews, Part functionality, Drawing Release with support from design lead – Internal/Customer/Supplier Challenge D&D group for Design to Cost Guidelines knowledge and feedback to D&D, return of experiences Technical Acquisitions Optimisation (EcoTech) based upon inputs of PM Group Leader
• Support to 8D reports (causes analysis)- during project start to SOP phase Definition of manufacturing technology, tooling layout, subcontracting Specs consolidation
• Involvement in nomination process and program targets, supplier evaluation
• Cost Optimisation reviews with suppliers Activity monthly/weekly review including RFQs plan, timing plan and schedules
• Project Management Reviews including scorecards
• Authority : Design approval of parts to start with manufacturing process and successful handover to production
• Develops the parts /protos according to Part Development Process and customer requirements and ensures that the parts meet producibility, function & performance, quality, and cost targets within the customer timeline.

functional & Behavioral Competencies

Automotive parts and manufacturing process and technology background

• Product & machine knowledge
• Time Management
• Commitment to IATF, TS, ISO 9001 & 14001 Standards 5S, TPM and Strong Problem-Solving capability.
• Ability of mentoring and coaching team.
• Great amount of analytical abilities.
• Clarity on thoughts and communication.
• Decision making skills
• Good inter personnel skills.