Senior Serial Life Program Lead

Faurecia; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Forvia is seeking a seasoned Program Manager to lead cross-functional teams across Sales, Controlling, Quality, and Engineering. You will drive performance indicators, manage a team of direct reports, and act as the primary Faurecia program representative to customers.

Strong change management and organizational skills are essential. You will foster productivity ideas, ensure comprehensive program documentation, and coordinate with global sites to meet targets while upholding ethics and

Qualifications

• Master's degree in engineering or MBA.
• 6+ years experience in Design & Development or Industrial Operations in the automotive sector.
• Experience in a matrix organization.

Responsibilities

• Provide resources in time from the different functions (Sales, Controlling, Costing, Plant Purchasing, Quality, Product & Process Engineering).
• Manage serial life program performance through indicators (Customer PPM, Scrap, Operating Margin).
• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of direct reports.
• Direct report performance tracking and reviews.
• Initiate strong relationships with Operations and manage convergence plan to achieve the targets.
• Cascade program objectives onto the functions.
• Act as official Faurecia Program representative towards the customer.
• Apply Engineering Change Management process.
• Ensure a permanent reservoir of productivity ideas.
• Ensure program documentation organization for data continuity between customers, suppliers, R&D centers and plants.

Skills

FMEA

Design of Experiments

Functional Analysis

Matrix Organization

English Fluent

Communication Skills

Planning & Organizing

International Mindset

Influencing Skills

Team Leadership

Education

Master's degree in engineering

Master's degree in business administration

6+ years experience in Design & Development or Industrial Operations in the automotive sector

Job description

Forvia is seeking a seasoned Program Manager to lead cross-functional teams across Sales, Controlling, Quality, and Engineering. You will drive performance indicators, manage a team of direct reports, and act as the primary Faurecia program representative to customers.

Strong change management and organizational skills are essential. You will foster productivity ideas, ensure comprehensive program documentation, and coordinate with global sites to meet targets while upholding ethics and