Automotive Project Lead - End-to-End Production Launch

Roechling Automotive; Duncan (SC); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Röchling Automotive in Duncan, SC, is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead customer-order projects from handover through SOP and final closure. You will connect technical execution with business goals, ensuring targets for timing, cost, quality, and profitability are met.

You will coordinate engineering, quality, purchasing, tooling, manufacturing, and logistics teams, monitor costs, and serve as the primary contact for customers and internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, or Automotive), Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field; equivalent professional experience will also be considered.
• More than 3 years of experience managing cross-functional customer projects, industrialization projects, or similar initiatives.
• Experience in the automotive industry or comparable high-volume manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Understanding of product and process development, tooling, equipment, quality planning, and production launches.
• Experience monitoring project costs, investments, revenue, profit margins, and financial performance.
• Knowledge of project planning, risk management, change management, and corrective action follow-up.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams, align stakeholders, manage competing priorities, and drive accountability without direct authority over every team member.
• Excellent customer communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to identify potential risks, facilitate decisions, and elevate issues when necessary.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 and project planning, tracking, or ERP/reporting systems.

Responsabilités

• Lead projects throughout the full project lifecycle, from handover to SOP and formal closure.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, timelines, milestones, resources, and deliverables.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, Tooling, Manufacturing, Operations, Commercial, and Logistics.
• Monitor project costs, development expenses, investments, customer revenue, and profit margins against approved targets.
• Serve as the primary project-related contact for customers and internal stakeholders.
• Track project risks, issues, open points, and changes, ensuring corrective actions are assigned and followed through.
• Evaluate the impact of project changes on timing, cost, quality, and technical performance, ensuring appropriate approvals are obtained before implementation.
• Lead project meetings and reviews, communicate progress, and drive timely decisions.
• Escalate risks and deviations to management before they affect project objectives.
• Ensure functional owners complete their assigned deliverables while maintaining accountability across the project team.
• Coordinate the handover to series production and support successful project closure.

Description du poste

Röchling Automotive in Duncan, SC, is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead customer-order projects from handover through SOP and final closure. You will connect technical execution with business goals, ensuring targets for timing, cost, quality, and profitability are met.

You will coordinate engineering, quality, purchasing, tooling, manufacturing, and logistics teams, monitor costs, and serve as the primary contact for customers and internal stakeholders.