Project Manager - Sensors

FORVIA HELLA; Northville (MI); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedules

Industry leading health benefits

Lucrative PTO policy

Competitive 401K matching

Annual Bonuses

Job summary

FORVIA HELLA, Northville, USA, is seeking a project manager to own assigned electronic programs in our components sensors team. You will coordinate international launches, build relationships with clients, and steer program goals from planning through control.

The role requires a university degree in engineering or related field and at least 3 years in automotive project management, with SAP knowledge, APQP, and strong communication and negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• University degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• 3+ years of project management experience in automotive industry.
• Working knowledge of SAP, APQP, and product development process.
• Strong verbal and written communication including presentations and negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance on new program to market launches including current sensor program.
• Build relationships with internal and external clients to establish and steer programs.
• Take ownership of international project goals including planning, steering, and controlling activities.
• Ensure achievement of project targets despite changing business environment to avoid scope creep.
• Oversee risk assessment and own change management for assigned programs.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Verbal and written communication

Negotiation

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

Location Northville, USA

Pacesetting. Passionate. Together. HELLA, one of the leading automotive suppliers worldwide, has shaped the industry with innovative lighting systems and vehicle electronics. In addition, the company is one of the most important partners of the aftermarket and independent workshops. What motivates us: Shaping the mobility of tomorrow and fostering the central market trends such as autonomous driving, efficiency and electrification, connectivity and digitization as well as individualization. Every day, 36,000 employees worldwide are committed to this with passion, know-how and innovative strength.

YOUR TASKS

Forvia Hella is seeking our next great project manager to join our components sensors team. The primary function of this role is to take ownership of assigned electronic based programs. This individual will be joining a well established team that supports a wide selection of automotive electronics programs.

About Us

HELLA is a listed, internationally positioned automotive supplier operating under the umbrella brand FORVIA. Within this factual group, HELLA stands for high-performance lighting technology and automotive electronics. At the same time, the Company covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special-purpose vehicles with its Lifecycle Solutions business group. HELLA has around 36,000 employees at more than 125 locations worldwide and generated sales of €4.4 billion in the seven‑month short fiscal year 2022.

Daily Responsibilities

• Provide guidance on new program to market launches including our current sensor programsl.
• Build relationships with both internal and external clients in order to establish and steer existing programs.
• Take ownership of assigned international project goals including planning, steering, and controlling activities.
• Ensure achievement of project targets in an ever changing business environment to prohibit scope creep.
• Vigilantly watch over risk assessment and own all change management functions of assigned programs.

Qualifications

• University degree in a related field of study (Engineering or other technical fields preferred)
• 3+ years experience of project management experience in the automotive industry.
• Working knowledge of SAP, APQP, and the product development process.
• Above average verbal and written communication skills including presentation and negotiation skills

Why Forvia Hella?

• Hybrid work schedules and flexible core hours
• Industry leading health benefits program
• Lucrative PTO policy
• Competitive 401K matching
• Extensive career and training opportunities
• Annual Bonuses
• On campus restaurant as well as employee water and coffee services
• Team and company wide events
• And much more!

HELLA Electronics Corp., USA

Eric Spence

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