Launch Manager

Benteler Automotive Corporation; Wyoming (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

BENTELER Automotive Corporation is seeking an experienced Launch Manager in the United States to lead production-line projects, manage equipment installation and commissioning, and ensure timely, budget-conscious readiness for production launches.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, optimize processes, and drive continuous improvement across the PDP, with strong emphasis on APQP/PPAP practices and documentation in SAP.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years experience.
• APQP/PPAP experience.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Planning, design and development of production lines, production processes and value streams.
• Creating of technical documentation, approval and release of technical equipment, follow up on open issues, review and evaluation of technical documentation and supplier offers.
• Responsible for the execution of the work packages as defined in the PDP and maintain the requested documentation in SAP and in project folder.
• Coordination of project specific processes in the PDP with the corresponding participants (BU, CoCs, proto shop, plants, suppliers, …)
• Process related optimization of products in alignment with the BAT development departments
• Creating of launch plan for a project in a plant incl. timing, costs, single part deliveries, machine capacity, manning in the different departments (of the plant) and summary in a launch budget
• Run project in QCT and reporting for the projects in area of responsibility with the requested tools
• Evaluation, try out and implementation of new technologies
• Consolidated reporting (QCT) to projects in the area of responsibility, staffing of upcoming projects with all project participants and planning of capacities and budget in the department

Skills

APQP/PPAP experience

Cross-functional coordination

Lean manufacturing

Continuous improvement

Project planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or a related field

Job description

Division: BENTELER Automotive
Functional Area: Engineering
Career Level: Professional
Contract Type: Permanent/Full-time
Weekly Working Hours: 40.00
Required Languages: English
Requisition ID: 47746

At BENTELER, we make it possible. From promoting individual talents to international career prospects, or from generous opportunities for designing your career to personal development opportunities—at BENTELER, we always have answers to your questions about the future, based entirely on your personal needs. Diverse options that makes sure you can be anything and everything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!

In your role as the Launch Manager, you will lead vendor management, equipment refurbishment, automation upgrades, equipment installation, commissioning, process validation, launch readiness activities, and overall industrialization and launch execution to achieve timing, budget, and production readiness objectives.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Planning, design and development of production lines, production processes and value streams
• Creating of technical documentation, approval and release of technical equipment, follow up on open issues, review and evaluation of technical documentation and supplier offers
• Responsible for the execution of the work packages as defined in the PDP and maintain the requested documentation in SAP and in project folder
• Coordination of project specific processes in the PDP with the corresponding participants (BU, CoCs, proto shop, plants, suppliers, …)
• Process related optimization of products in alignment with the BAT development departments
• Creating of launch plan for a project in a plant incl. timing, costs, single part deliveries, machine capacity, manning in the different departments (of the plant) and summary in a launch budget
• Run project in QCT and reporting for the projects in area of responsibility with the requested tools
• Evaluation, try out and implementation of new technologies
• Consolidated reporting (QCT) to projects in the area of responsibility, staffing of upcoming projects with all project participants and planning of capacities and budget in the department

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or a related field

• Minimum 8 years experience

APQP/PPAP experience

Experience coordinating cross-functional teams

Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies

Your contact

Natana Dos Santos Nascimento Ramos Cristina
BENTELER Human Resources

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