Program Manager

Antolín Group.; Puebla de Zaragoza; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Antolin Puebla is seeking a Program Manager to lead automotive programs, ensuring quality, cost, timing, and regulatory compliance. You will liaise with customers and coordinate with the Customer Account Manager and Plant Management.

The role requires senior program management experience in automotive manufacturing, with strong planning, budgeting, and cross-functional leadership capabilities. Travel availability is expected and location is Puebla, Mexico.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with engineering applications.
• 5+ years in automotive context; 7+ years program management preferred.
• 10+ years in automotive manufacturing/engineering with team leadership.
• Conversational English.
• Location: Antolin Puebla; willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Maintain program engineering direction and monitor all activities.
• Create and manage program budget to meet targets.
• Plan resources, guidelines, and program readiness with cross-functional teams.
• Coordinate with customer and internal management; lead program reviews.
• Ensure product development aligns with objectives, timing, cost and quality.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Planning & scheduling

Budget management

Customer interaction

Quality assurance

English (conversational)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Related field

Job description

Date: Jul 22, 2026 Location: Puebla, PUE, MX Company: Antolin Mexico S.A de C.V (ATI)

Program Manager

PROGRAM MANAGER - ANTOLIN PUEBLA Mission: As a PROGRAM MANAGER you are responsible for automotive Programs for Antolin Mexico, and assurance of compliance with established targets related to Quality, Costs, Timing, Profitability and Regulatory requirements and serve as the key manager interacting with the customer, bearing responsibility for the Program and managing the program in co-ordination with the Customer Account Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the maintenance of Antolin program engineering direction.
• Plan and monitor all activities for the program.
• Establish and plan the effective use of resources required in achieving targets.
• Establish the necessary guidelines for Program Team operation.
• Create the program budget and manage it to guarantee its accomplishment.
• Assures identification of current and future customer and internal program requirements throughout the organization with respect to: Program Timing, Quality, Content, Manufacturing requirements, Cost, Program contracts, Program resource allocation and Profitability
• Assures appropriate program planning to confirm that product development is consistent with established program objectives and company needs:
• Content
• Consistent with program objectives
• Cost, weight, tooling, and engineering design
• Maintained within program targets.
• Quality
• Program objectives met
• Supplier Base
• Establish base to meet program requirements
• Program Readiness
• Meet targeted timing and production scheduling.
• Facilitates executive-level interaction with Customer, Plant and Internal Management
• Establishes and plans the effective use of resources required for achieving targets
• Promotes coordination and communication of program team
• Participates with manufacturing engineering in group lead design control activities
• Initiates PO’s for required Design/Engineering work
• Coordinates, monitors and executes the closing of Project Phases
• Coordinates and maintains communications with the customer, departments and Plant Operations for all program activities
• Leads Cross Functional Program team in execution of Quality requirements and delivery process during development phases
• Establishes and communicates to team the corporate, division and program specific deliverable requirements with respect to timing quality and completeness, monitors and tracks progress, leads monthly program reviews with executive management, and leads all program phase and gate review activities

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or other related field with specific engineering applications.
• Must have 5 years professional experience, specifically related to the automotive industry. Non-technical four-year degree with substantial manufacturing experience are minimal requirements. 7+ years of automotive program management experience is required.
• Minimum of 10 years in automotive manufacturing/engineering environment with prior project team management responsibility.
• Conversational English
• Location: Antolin Puebla
• Availability to travel

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