Program Manager

shapecareers; Athens (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

shapecareers is seeking a Program Manager to lead a cross-functional team through the product realization process, ensuring customer satisfaction, production readiness, and on-time PPAPs. You will manage scope, budgets, schedules, and risk, acting as the primary customer interface on assigned programs.

The role requires driving phase-gate reviews, coordinating design reviews, tooling, PRP gate reviews, and APQP/AIAG activities, while mentoring engineers in a global, multi-disciplinary

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years in a project/process/manufacturing management role.
• Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering or Business Administration.
• MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage the program scope on behalf of the company and its suppliers.
• Summarize and report status to teammates, suppliers, customers, and management.
• Initiate and manage programs through the product realization process, including engineering requests.
• Use the open issues matrix with risk mitigation plans.
• Develop and manage the program budget and provide updates to management.
• Drive program timing with internal milestones (design reviews, tooling, PRP gate reviews).
• Manage multiple engineering disciplines to meet TS16494, APQP, and AIAG requirements.
• Support strategic plans and communicate to stakeholders.
• Manage experimental process development activities as needed.
• Oversee new tooling engineering requests and program launches.
• Present phase-gate reviews to management.
• Participate in DVP&R, DFMEA, PFMEA development meetings.
• Support APQP and VA/VE activities.
• Supervise Quality Engineers and other engineers as requested.
• Mentor and develop direct/indirect reports.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Documentation & reporting

Communication skills

Technical interpretation

Time management

Mentoring/coaching

Global team collaboration

Risk management

Task dependency management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business

MBA preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Summary:

The Program Manager is responsible for managing a cross-functional Program Team to ensure successful program execution and launch throughout product life cycle. Responsible for facilitating the Product Realization Process (PRP) and Engineering Change Processes (PCR/ECN) to ensure Customer Satisfaction, Production Readiness, and PPAP's on time. Act as the primary customer interface on all assigned programs.

Essential Job Functions include, but not limited to, the following:

• Define and manage the scope of the program on behalf of the company and its suppliers.
• Summarize and report status to teammates, suppliers, customers, and management.
• Initiate and manage programs throughout the product realization process, including engineering requests of all types.
• Utilize the open issues matrix which includes risk mitigation plan.
• Develop and manage the program budget and report updates to management as required.
• Develop and drive program timing with internal milestones, e.g., design reviews, tooling, PRP gate reviews, and external milestones.
• Manage multiple discipline engineering teams to meet internal and customer requirements such as TS16494, APQP, and AIAG.
• Support the Business Unit or Regional Strategic Plan, facilitating activity execution and communicating to stakeholders as required.
• Manage experimental process development activities as needed.
• Manage new tooling engineering requests and program launches throughout the product realization process.
• Present required phase-gate reviews to management.
• Participate in DVP&R, DFMEA, and PFMEA development meetings.
• Support APQP and VA/VE activities.
• Supervise Quality Engineers, along with other functional Engineers as requested.
• Conduct timely and meaningful performance evaluations for direct reports, and provide input into the performance evaluations of associates reporting under your indirect supervision.
• Assess current and future development needs for direct reports and take steps to mentor and develop them accordingly.
• Set the direction for team members and hold individuals accountable to performance standards and strategic objectives.
• Identify and train a back-up(s) to manage key tasks when absent.
• Additional functions not specifically outlined in this position description as directed by the leader.

Position Skills and Experience Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty effectively. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

• Minimum of three years of post-undergraduate degree experience in a project/process/manufacturing management role.
• Bachelors of Science in Engineering or Business Administration.
• Masters of Business Administration preferred.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder management skills: effectively interacts and influences associates and customers at all levels.
• Ability to interpret and analyze technical procedures and customer specifications.
• Independent and organized work style: effectively manages time and prioritizes multiple tasks
• Prior experience working cross culturally on global teams.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex project plans and timelines based on input from other team members.
• Demonstrated experience managing task dependencies and risks.
• Prior experience managing or coaching less experienced team members.