Program Manager II

Autoneum Holding AG; Farmington Hills, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Autoneum is seeking a Program Manager II to lead cross-functional teams and ensure delivery against quality, cost, and schedule commitments. The role interfaces with engineering, purchasing, manufacturing, finance, quality, sales, and R&D to align program objectives with customer requirements.

You will direct the program lifecycle, manage budgets, and drive risk management while coordinating with internal stakeholders to meet aggressive timelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business administration, or economics is required.
• CAPM or PMP certification is preferred.
• Technical training in product development is preferred.
• 3-8 years of relative project management experience with direct customer interface.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and resources with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide a leadership role for the program team.
• Interface with customer and manage all customer activities and support.
• Establishes program organization and delegates responsibilities.
• Manage tooling and related budgets and payments within APD expectations.
• Set up and manage customer group budgets for prototypes, CapEx, tooling, and launch.
• Ensure timely preparation of program status reviews (financials, schedule, tooling).
• Travel to visit customers and manufacturing locations; some international travel may be required.

Skills

Leadership skills

Risk management

Decision making

Problem solving

Customer relationships

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering / business / economics

CAPM or PMP certification

Technical training in product development

3-8 years of project management experience

Experience with cross-functional teams

Tools

SAP

Program management tools

Launch readiness scorecard

Open issues lists

Job description

Autoneum is globally leading in acoustic and thermal management for light and commercial vehicles. The Company develops and produces multifunctional, lightweight and sustainable components and systems for interior floor, interior trim as well as engine bay and underbody. Customers include almost all automobile manufacturers in Europe, North & South America, Asia and Africa. The Company with its head-quarters in Winterthur, Switzerland, is listed on the SIX Swiss Ex-change (ticker symbol AUTN).

Summary

The Program Manager II is responsible for leadership of the organization in regards to meeting customer expectations in terms of quality, cost and planning, as well as, managing Autoneum’s cash and profitability. They obtain and direct all the activities of the program team members including Engineering, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Finance, Quality, Sales, R&D, HR, Systems Engineering, etc., to meet program requirements. They serve as the interface between the customer design and release engineers and the Autoneum cross-functional team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide a leadership role for the program team
• Effectively utilizes the escalation process as required to close issues
• Interfaces with customer and manages all customer activities and support
• Establishes program organization and delegates program responsibilities
• Organizes their projects and ensures adherence to APD tools and processes
• Authorizes work to supporting organizations
• Reviews staffing and organization plans related to cross functional support during project initiation phase
• Reviews technical, cost and scheduling performance of the supporting organizations on a regular basis
• Identifies critical problems and assigns responsibility for resolution
• Provides coaching, training and support to individuals and cross functional teams as it pertains to Program Management techniques and best practices
• Assures timely preparation of program status reviews (financials, schedule, tooling, action registers, etc.)
• Assures timely preparation of design requirements, specifications, design reviews and other design parameters
• Manages tooling and the associated WBS accounts, interfaces with purchasing and the Autoneum tooling group and ensures payment of customer tooling within established APD expectations
• Sets up and manages Customer group Budgets for Prototypes, CapEx, Tooling, Launch
• Other duties as assigned

Education / Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required in engineering, business administration, or economics
• CAPM or PMP certification preferred
• Technical training in product development preferred
• Experience with High Complexity projects
• Experience with Project Planning and related tools skills
• Understanding of Decision Making skills
• Experience with Problem Solving skills
• Strong Knowledge in Risk Management
• Strong Leadership and Organization skills
• Minimum of 3 - 8 years of relative experience in project management with direct customer interface
• Able to manage and direct the activities of multiple projects, resources and priorities with minimal direct supervision

Competencies required for Program Managers are defined based on Low, Medium, or Global/High level of program complexity. In less complex programs, technical skills are a decisive factor while managerial and leadership skills are predominate for more complex programs.

Product Skills

• Product knowledge / experience with car manufacturer or Tier one system integrator (in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality or Purchasing)
• Engineering, Design, and Testing experience

Plant/Production Skills

• Preferred manufacturing experience through operational position with a plant

PMS / Program Tool Skills

• Experience as a Program/Project Manager
• Knowledge of AIAG, APQP and IATF procedures
• Knowledge of all quality tools (FMEA, design of experiment, functional analysis, ...)
• Implement and respect Program Management System
• Manage Program progress through Program Management Tool, Launch Readiness Scorecard, Open Issues Lists, KPIs

Finance Skills

• Knowledge of financial analysis skills with good understanding of Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, and cost drivers
• Knowledge of Business Case creation and how to improve Contribution Margin
• Experience in cost reduction action plans
• Demonstrated vision to build the most relevant scenarios in terms of product design, industrial layout and commercial frames
• Ensure that Change Management brings profitability improvement

Customer & Business Skills

• Demonstrate ability to develop strong customer relationships with customer
• Business / Negotiation experience with external customer and suppliers

Managerial & Personal Skills

• Management by objectives
• Matrix team management using management by objectives
• Uses internal networks in order to obtain support for the program
• Use of the escalation process to solve issues
• Versed in internal team member conflict resolution
• Able to make quick, tough decisions
• Faces problems with structured approach, analyze the root causes of barriers, identifies solutions and influences decision makers
• Demonstrate ability to solve crisis situations while protecting company’s interests

Computer Skills

• Working knowledge of SAP

This position works under pressure of deadlines with interruptions occurring regularly.

Travel required, by car or air, to visit customers and manufacturing locations. Some international travel could be required.

Position frequently requires more than 40 hours per week .

The primary purpose of this job description is to summarize the key/essential duties. Other duties may be assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.