Automotive Program Manager: Lead Cross‑Functional Launches

Flex-N-Gate LLC.; Effingham (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Flex-N-Gate LLC in the United States seeks a Program Manager to lead multiple automotive projects from award through 90 days after SOP. You will direct cross-functional teams from concept to launch, ensure alignment with customer specs, timing, and budgets.

You will communicate status within Flex-N-Gate and with customers, manage risks, maintain BOM and tooling costs, and uphold EMS and QMS standards across programs.

Qualifications

• 5 years of program management experience with engineered products.
• Multiple product launch experience in the automotive industry as a Tier 1 supplier
• Experience in manufacturing processes or product development
• Design, tooling or skilled trades experience in automotive manufacturing industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and project leadership in directing a cross-function team from concept to launch
• Meet project deliverables and project all requirements. Full knowledge of customer SOW and requirements
• Effectively communicate project status and proactively manage risk
• Acts as primary interface to customer for all project issues
• Maintain project costs within the baseline budgets for BOM, tooling, and investment
• Develop and maintain a project timing charts depicting ability to meet customer's milestones
• Establish countermeasures when the project deliverables are at risk
• Initiate, maintain, and publish the program open issues report
• Build and manage an effective team
• Initiate the review of lessons learned/best practices of other programs and document new ones from each project.
• Supports internal and external cost cutting requirements.
• Has awareness of the importance of conformance with environmental policies, procedures, and with the requirements of the EMS.
• Has awareness of the significant environmental aspects of own work activities and the benefits of improved personal performance.
• Other duties as assigned
• The incumbent is responsible for the awareness, understanding, specific responsibilities and management of the Environmental Management System (EMS) as stated in EMS policy CEVPL.00005.
• The incumbent is responsible for the awareness, understanding, specific responsibilities and management of the Quality Management System (QMS) as stated in

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Customer interface

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Job description

Flex-N-Gate LLC in the United States seeks a Program Manager to lead multiple automotive projects from award through 90 days after SOP. You will direct cross-functional teams from concept to launch, ensure alignment with customer specs, timing, and budgets.

You will communicate status within Flex-N-Gate and with customers, manage risks, maintain BOM and tooling costs, and uphold EMS and QMS standards across programs.