Roush
Title Prototype Program Manager
Location Livonia, MI
Category Project / Program Management
Hiring Type Full Time

We work alongside the best and brightest to do incredibly cool things you wouldn’t believe. At Roush, you’re part of building the future. Are you someone that has a passion for providing innovated solutions to complex challenges? Do you want to work someplace where creativity and new ideas are encouraged? If so, then keep reading.

We fuse technology and engineering to provide product development solutions to customers in a diverse range of industries. Widely recognized for providing engineering, testing, prototype, and manufacturing services to the transportation industry, Roush also provides significant support to the aerospace, defense and theme park industries. With over 2,400 employees in facilities throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America, our unique combination of creativity and tenacity activates big ideas on a global stage.

The Prototype Program Manager will lead a cross functional program team for the life cycle of the program, and act as the primary customer contact. The Prototype Program Manager will work on new and existing programs to customer specifications, contract deliverables and customer satisfaction. This is an on-site role based in Livonia, MI.

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As a Prototype Program Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Managing all aspects of a program over the entire life of the program
• Balancing competing program constraints and achieving high quality and customer satisfaction levels
• Developing and overseeing program schedules, tracking, and updating milestones, and key activity streams and keeping important milestones front and center and insisting on timely completion of deliverables
• Monitoring project progress through internal reviews, leading team meetings, and addressing and elevating issues internally and with the customer to ensure progress barriers are removed. (P&CS Business Group Guidelines)
• Communicating program status to program managers and senior management (financials, health, forecast, issues, risks)
• Monitoring changes in program scope and communicating with customers to capture costs or schedule changes
• Managing day-to-day client interaction, including setting and managing client expectations and ensuring a positive customer experience
• Identifying risks and managing and developing mitigation or contingency plans with key stakeholders, removing blockers and impediments to support team efforts
• Managing program budget, tracking financial status, and invoicing according to contract schedule
• Providing support for proposal development of new programs

To be considered as a Prototype Program Manager, you will need:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of 5 years of project coordination or project management experience
• U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident allowing for International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) compliance
• Ability to travel 10% of the time
• Excellent organizational, problem solving and analytical skills, high standards with attention to detail and strong time management skills
• Strong team leader fostering teamwork, cooperation and relationship building
• High levels of self-control, self-confidence and flexibility
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in MS applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

A successful candidate may also have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Business Administration, or a technical discipline
• Demonstrated experience in program management
• Experience in Materials Science or Textiles
• Experience in seating, automotive interiors, trim or sewing
• Familiarity with quality management systems
• Proficiency in CAD modeling
• Experience in low volume manufacturing
• Good understanding of engineering drawings, schematics, standards, and specifications
• Proficient in Peoplesoft Financials, HR, E-Procurement, and MS Project
• Ability to think creatively
• Ability to work overtime as needed including weekends

Our full-time benefits include: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, earned sick time, STD, LTD, 401K, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, paid holidays, and more.

If you share our passion for providing innovative solutions to complex challenges, we want you on our team.

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If you need a reasonable accommodation for our employment application process due to disability, please contact Roush Talent Acquisition at (734) 779-7087