JD – Program Manager (Electrification) | SL-America in Auburn Hills, Michigan at SL Tennessee

General Description

Lead Program Cross Functional Team (CFT) and manages complex projects from planning through delivery.

Responsibilities

• First point of contact for customer
• Utilize appropriate tools of project management activities
• Manage overall timing of project and milestones
• Manage overall program budget
• Participate in customer reviews: design/quality/specifications
• Lead Global Cross Functional Teams
• Support or maintain open issue list with project stakeholders
• Prepares agendas, meeting notes, and project summaries
• Lead PDT meetings with customer
• Lead internal PDT meetings
• Work with sales to support resolution of cost
• Support cost reduction planning and implementation
• Work is generally independent and collaborative in nature
• Lead complex aspects of a project
• Allocates resources, budgets, and hours to the project and adjusts allocations when necessary
• Domestic and International travel as needed
• Other responsibilities as assigned
• Follow the responsibilities in the internal companys program management system

Job Requirements

Work Experience & Education

• Bachelors degree or equivalent
• Occasionally directed in several aspects of the work
• 4-7 years of automotive Program Management experience or equivalent
• Equivalent to one full project development cycle

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent internal and customer facilitation and documentation skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Fluent in Project Management Body of Knowledge
• Fluent in MS Office products
• Fluent in MS Office Project
• Strong communication and documentation skills
• Strong problem solving and decision making skills
• 4-7 years of being organized and able to multitask
• 4-7 years leading problem solving activities
• Successfully pass random inspection of PMS activities and documentation with no required Supervision
• Able to complete training within the organization to align with SL role expectations
• 4-7 years previous product experience a plus