Platform Manager - Industrial sector

Dikton; Ferrara; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Dikton, a leading Italian industrial company, seeks a Platform Manager to coordinate the product platform and ensure objectives in timing, cost, quality, and performance. You will collaborate with Engineering, R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, Sales, and Product Management to drive platform evolution and alignment with business goals.

The role requires experience in platform/program/project management within automotive or industrial environments, strong organizational and stakeholder

Qualifications

• University degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience in Platform Management, Program Management, or Project Management within structured automotive or industrial companies.
• Solid knowledge of product development processes and the main project/program management methodologies.
• Ability to manage multiple activities, stakeholders, and projects with high technical complexity.
• Good command of English.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Analytical approach, decision-making autonomy, and strong results orientation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the product platform roadmap and its evolution.
• Liaise with Engineering, R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, Sales, and Product Management.
• Monitor timing, costs, quality, performance and risks of development programs.
• Ensure coordination among different projects and interdependencies.
• Manage key milestones and support decision-making through analysis and reporting.
• Identify issues, risks and opportunities and define corrective actions.
• Foster alignment among internal and external stakeholders, including international environments.
• Contribute to platform evolution strategies and investment priorities.

Skills

Platform management

Program management

Project management

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Analytical approach

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related

Job description

For an Italian industrial company operating worldwide, specialized in the design and manufacturing of high-performance engines and propulsion systems for the highway, off-road and marine business sectors, we are looking for a PLATFORM MANAGER

The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating and managing activities related to the product platform, ensuring the achievement of project objectives in terms of timing, costs, quality, and performance, in collaboration with the various company functions and key technical and business stakeholders.

• Manage the product platform roadmap and its evolution, ensuring alignment with business and market objectives;
• Coordinate development and industrialization activities, liaising with Engineering, R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, Sales, and Product Management;
• Monitor timing, costs, quality, performance, and risks associated with development programs;
• Ensure coordination among different projects and manage their technical and organizational interdependencies;
• Manage key project milestones and support decision‑making processes through analysis and reporting;
• Identify issues, risks, and opportunities, defining and monitoring the related corrective actions;
• Foster alignment among internal and external stakeholders, including in international environments;
• Contribute to defining platform evolution strategies and related investment priorities;
• Ensure compliance with company standards and requirements applicable to the relevant industry.

Requisiti:

• University degree in Engineering or a related discipline;
• Experience in Platform Management, Program Management, or Project Management roles within structured automotive or industrial companies;
• Solid knowledge of product development processes and the main project/program management methodologies;
• Ability to manage multiple activities, stakeholders, and projects characterized by a high degree of technical complexity;
• Good command of English;
• Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills;
• Analytical approach, decision‑making autonomy, and strong results orientation.