Project Manager Customer Team

Brose Group; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

Brose in Pune is seeking an experienced Project Manager for automotive seat structures and mechanisms. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage schedules, gates, and project budgets to ensure on-time launches and profitability.

The role requires 8+ years in the automotive industry with a structured, detail-oriented and proactive mindset. You will drive technical discussions, escalation as needed, and support commercial aspects with the sales team.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in the automotive industry.
• Background as a project manager in seat structures and mechanisms.
• Highly structured and detail-oriented.
• Self-dependent and responsible behavior.
• Systematic, engineer-like approach.
• Able to assert oneself and be creative.
• Ability to foresee weak points.

Responsibilities

• Performing the contract review in cooperation with all relevant functions
• Plan, invite and conduct project kick-off and product workshops
• Coordinate, create, permanently maintain and communicate the main schedule according to the customer schedule
• Preparation and preparation of Project Gate Reports according to Brose Product development process (main schedule) together with the project team
• Ensuring that the respective core team member takes responsibility for the technical aspects (if necessary, by escalation), especially in the Project Gate
• Maintain project profitability set by project committee
• Responsible for keeping project budgets within business case approved limits
• Responsible to meet agreed customer project launch timeline. Drive internal cross functional teams to meet customer timelines
• Co-ordinate engineering changes with sales and provide commercial facts for customer recoveries
• Support sales in case of price increases demand due to various factors like material price change, customer ECNs, volume drop,..etc
• Reporting of project status to management & Project gate committee

Skills

Project management

Automotive industry

Seat structures

Seat mechanisms

Structured & detail‑oriented

Self-driven

Systematic approach

Creativity

Risk identification

Job description

Brose invests in new technologies and business areas for a successful future. Let´s shape our future together. Are you ready for a career change?

Your Tasks

• Performing the contract review in cooperation with all relevant functions
• Plan, invite and conduct project kick-off and product workshops
• Coordinate, create, permanently maintain and communicate the main schedule according to the customer schedule
• Preparation and preparation of Project Gate Reports according to Brose Product development process (main schedule) together with the project team
• Ensuring that the respective core team member takes responsibility for the technical aspects (if necessary, by escalation), especially in the Project Gate
• Maintain project profitability set by project committee
• Responsible for keeping project budgets within business case approved limits
• Responsible to meet agreed customer project launch timeline. Drive internal cross functional teams to meet customer timelines
• Co-ordinate engineering changes with sales and provide commercial facts for customer recoveries
• Support sales in case of price increases demand due to various factors like material price change, customer ECNs, volume drop,..etc
• Reporting of project status to management & Project gate committee

Your Profile

• 8+ years in automobile industry.
• Project manager background in seat structures and mechanisms
• Highly Structured & Detail‑Oriented
• Self-dependent and responsible behavior
• Systematic, engineer-like course of action
• Ability to assert oneself, creativity
• Foresighted discovery of weak points

We offer you a modern working environment with our Brose working world. Are you ready to take the next step in your career, and take on new tasks? If you have any questions, your HR contact person is happy to answer them.

Department: IN/SP1

Location: Pune

Job Start Date: 06/08/2026

Job Type: Permanent

Temporary: Full-time