Program Manager

Minth North America, Inc.; Wixom (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International development platform

Dynamic team environment

Competitive compensation package

Job summary

A global automotive supplier is seeking a Program Manager to oversee projects, manage budgets, and coordinate with the program team for successful project completion. The ideal candidate will have a technical degree, program management experience, and strong leadership skills. Additionally, proficiency in English and Japanese is required. Enjoy competitive compensation within a dynamic and efficient team environment. Applicants should be willing to travel globally as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of work experience in program management or a related field.
• Experience with automotive engineering design concepts.
• Proficient in analyzing company financial statements and creating budgets.

Responsibilities

• Oversee projects within a program to ensure compliance with specifications and budgets.
• Lead program team meetings to review program status.
• Communicate program status effectively to stakeholders.

Skills

Communication

Team leadership

Risk management

Budget control

Bilingual (Japanese and English)

Education

Technical degree

Program Management Certification

Job description

Our Program Management team is expanding and looking to add a Program Manager. We are looking for a dynamic and driven candidate who is interested in joining a fast-growing global company in the automotive sector.

Requirements

Program Manager oversees projects within a program to ensure that activities are carried out in accordance with established specifications, schedules, and budgets; leads program team and inter‑departmental functions to achieve on‑time completion of customer and Minth requirements; meets with program team members on a regular basis to review program status and plan future actions. Other duties include:

• Identify customer and Minth program deliverables, requirements, objectives, quality standards and timing requirements and communicate and update program status to the program team functions, our customer, and management
• Maintain and manage master program timing
• Ensure compliance with the Minth Program Management Gateway system
• Generate and obtain program budget approval and track ongoing program costs
• Assure program budget conformance to margin, tooling, capital, and development costs
• Communicate program financial issues to the Account Manager for resolution with the customer
• Chair regularly scheduled program review meetings
• Delegate deliverables to the program team
• Support product design activities as defined by the program team; the customer as a product team member. Support early product build events and Assembly Plant product launches
• Assure APQP requirements are met on each program and adhere to established TS‑16949 standards and Minth Americas policies

To qualify for this role you must meet the following

• A technical degree and a minimum of 3 years of work experience in program management or a related field
• Program Management Certification preferred
• Minimum 3 years of risk management by assessing project risks by reviewing master program timing, control timing as well as program performance, reliability, manufacturability and market competitiveness
• Use of optimization modeling for status reviews
• Minimum 3 years analyzing company financial statements and regression models as well as generating and controlling program budgets to ensure conformance to margins, tooling, capital and development costs
• Minimum 3 years experience with full‑cycle automotive engineering design concepts: research, design requirement, feasibility, conceptualization, preliminary design, detailed design, design for manufacturability and production planning
• MINTH Products experience preferred
• Knowledge of customer procedures and expectations
• Experience with the launch of Automotive OEM or Tier 1 suppliers' products

Key to being successful in this role

• Ability to communicate professionally with people at all levels of the organization; to successfully handle multiple priorities simultaneously
• A demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment, to be proactive, to work independently of day‑to‑day supervision
• Ability and willingness to travel worldwide without any restrictions
• Ability to lead a team of project engineers and manage resources to meet program requirements
• Bi‑lingual: Nihongo (Japanese) and English is a must have

Why work for Minth? Here are the advantages of working at Minth.

• International development platform
• Dynamic and efficient team
• All‑round personal improvement
• Personalized humanistic care
• Diversified working atmosphere
• Modern office setting
• Competitive compensation package