Project Manager, Transportation Solutions

Molex; Rochester Hills (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

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Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Infertility assistance

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Job summary

Molex is seeking a dynamic Project Manager for the Transportation Solutions Business Unit (TSBU) in Rochester Hills, MI. You will lead automotive connector projects through design, validation, and production, coordinating global teams and customers.

You will mentor team members, solve problems, and own project decisions, with travel as needed to support launches and customer milestones.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, manufacturing, or related field.
• 3+ years work experience in product development, business, engineering, supply chain, quality, or manufacturing.
• 3+ years of Project Management experience including managing multiple technical projects and achieving the approved financials, quality, and timing targets.
• Development and launching a new product from concept through development and industrialization, safe launch and/or post launch phases.
• Affinity for problem solving, risk management and finding creative solutions to complex problems.
• Project management experience specifically within leading automotive product launches.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver project scope, meeting all defined performance metrics and customer/company requirements; timing, financials, quality, customer satisfaction.
• Hold team members accountable on all product development related deliverables and lead team to achieve flawless project launches at our manufacturing plants.
• Partner with the Plant Project Manager on product launch strategy and support as needed.
• Maintain good communication and documentation among project team members, departments, and customers.
• Maintain and improve project financials, including bill of materials cost, development and industrialization investments.
• Transparently and proactively report out to key stakeholders regarding project status, challenges, risks, and accomplishments.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

MS Project

MS Office

Automotive launches

Problem solving

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

MS Project

Workflow tools

Job description

Your Job

Molex is seeking a dynamic and proactive Project Manager for our Transportation Solutions Business Unit (TSBU). Our Project Management team leads global, cross functional teams through the design, validation, and implementation of our products into best-in-class manufacturing processes.

The role will lead execution of automotive connector projects based in our Rochester Hills, Michigan Design Center.

As a Project Manager, you are comfortable leading diverse, global, cross functional teams, working directly with customers, mentoring team members, solving problems, and being accountable for project-level decisions and the associated outcomes. You have strong project management experience in technical manufacturing environments, specifically automotive supply.

The right fit candidate for this role will thrive on moving the needle to exceed business objectives that will take Molex and our customers to the next level.

What You Will Do

• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver project scope, meeting all defined performance metrics and customer/company requirements; timing, financials, quality, customer satisfaction.
• Hold team members accountable on all product development related deliverables and lead team to achieve flawless project launches at our manufacturing plants.
• Partner with the Plant Project Manager on product launch strategy and support as needed.
• Maintain good communication and documentation among project team members, departments, and customers.
• Maintain and improve project financials, including bill of materials cost, development and industrialization investments.
• Transparently and proactively report out to key stakeholders regarding project status, challenges, risks, and accomplishments.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, manufacturing, or related field
• Proven capability to lead with a sense of ownership and accountability
• 3+ years work experience in product development, business, engineering, supply chain, quality, or manufacturing
• 3+ years of Project Management experience including managing multiple technical projects simultaneously and achieving the approved financials, quality, and timing targets.
• Development and launching a new product from concept through development and industrialization, safe launch and/or post launch phases.
• Affinity for problem solving, risk management and finding creative solutions to complex problems.
• Project management experience specifically within leading automotive product launches
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Working experience of Automotive Product Development, Quality Management Systems, Advanced Quality Planning
• Strong working experience with MS Project, MS Office and workflow tools
• Engineering or Manufacturing degree or experience
• Experience working for an Automotive Tier 1/2 supplier
• Experience with automotive components, such as electro-mechanical devices

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Hiring Philosophy

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Who We Are

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Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending and health savings accounts
• life insurance
• ADD
• disability
• retirement
• paid vacation/time off
• educational assistance
• infertility assistance
• paid parental leave
• adoption assistance

Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.

This employer uses E-Verify.