Senior Program Manager

000305 Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership; Arkansas; On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership is seeking an engineering project professional to guide cross-functional teams through new business development, design changes, and production launches. The role emphasizes schedules, budgets, and supplier collaboration across Product Engineering, Quality, and Metrology.

Candidates should bring a relevant degree and industry experience, with strong communication in English and a customer-centric mindset for delivering quality outcomes on time and within cost

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred or equivalent experience.
• Industry-relevant professional experience is required.
• Certifications, system experience, and training as applicable.
• Professional-level English language skills preferred.
• Strong communication and collaboration with all organizational levels.
• Customer-centric approach with solution development.
• Innovation mindset with risk-aware decision making.
• Proactive drive to identify tasks and execute plans.

Responsibilities

• Guide and manage cross-functional project milestones and communications for engineering projects.
• Track schedules across the product life cycle using appropriate methodologies.
• Manage supplier relationships to meet budgets and milestones.
• Collect prototype submissions and launch production docs.
• Vet customer prototypes through Quality department.
• Coordinate with Product Engineering, Quality, and Metrology during prototyping.
• Identify and manage deviations from contracts and assess risks.
• Ensure on-time product launch within budget and cost constraints.
• Serve as primary customer interface with updates and tracking reports.
• Communicate budget, plan, and schedule variances to Product Marketing and Management.

Skills

Communication & Collaboration

Customer Focus

Innovation

Drive & Execution

Professional English

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Relevant Field

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!

Responsibilities:

• Offers guidance, provides project milestones, communications, and facilitation to the cross-functional team for engineering projects related to new business development and existing design/material change management.
• Tracks, monitors, and manages projects through providing schedules throughout the Product Life Cycle and applying relevant methodologies.
• Manages internal and external supplier relationships to ensure completion of projects and milestones that stay within defined budget.
• Collects prototype submissions and new launch production documentation from internal and external suppliers.
• Vets customer prototype and production submissions through the Quality department.
• Coordinates with Product Engineering, Quality, and Metrology departments during prototype kick-off to determine equipment measurements, techniques, and product layout.
• Identifies and manages the resolution of deviations from the quote/contract or defined project agreement, while determining risks.
• Ensures the product is launched on-time, at or under budget, and with consideration to material cost.
• Serves as primary interface to the customer, with support from the cross-functional team, through providing updates and tracking reports.
• Communicates variances in project budgets, plans, and schedules with Product Marketing and Management.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Relevant Field; advanced degree preferred or compensating years of experience
• Specified Years of Industry-relevant professional experience
• Relevant certifications, system experience, and training
• Professional-Level English language skills preferred
• Communication & Collaboration: Communicates clearly and concisely, while engaging proactively with colleagues at all levels of the organization.
• Value for Customers: Anticipates, understands and meets internal/external customers’ needs and expectations. Develops solutions based on a customer centric approach.
• Innovation: Drives and supports innovative ideas, while taking informed risks to seek and develop new or improved solutions.
• Drive & Execution: Proactively identifies what needs to be done and takes action. Explores new ways and pursues new opportunities.

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Freudenberg‑NOK General Partnership

Welcome to Freudenberg Without Freudenberg, indoor air would not be as clean, cars would not drive and wounds would not heal as quickly. And these are just three examples from thousands of our applications. Working at Freudenberg: "We will wow your world!" This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 51,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments.