Project Manager

Project Manager - Automotive

Responsibilities:

• Project Management: Oversee the operational and functional aspects of assigned projects, focusing on OEM/OES projects involving components or systems with known technology.
• Project KPIs: Ensure achievement of project KPIs, including profitability (product/development vs. Development Activity Payback and Extended Margin), quality, and production readiness.
• Resource Management: Secure, manage, and control project resources, ensuring optimal allocation.
• Development Oversight: Lead and coordinate advanced/platform development actors involved in the project.
• Issue Resolution: Address and resolve project issues by leveraging support from relevant functions through project escalation procedures.
• Team Activity Supervision: Monitor and validate team activities, proposing schedules to meet milestones.
• Customer Orders: Lead competitive concept processes (RFI, RFQ, Change Requests) to secure customer orders.
• Budget and Scope Management: Define and manage project budgets and scope, ensuring alignment with objectives.
• Decision Preparation: Prepare decision-making processes for committees, ensuring project readiness and challenging the project team as needed.
• Business Cases: Prepare and submit business cases and investment plans, ensuring alignment with project/system objectives, and challenge Technical Project Managers or Launch Managers.
• Project Changes: Manage internal and customer-driven project changes, coordinating with the project team.
• Cost Management: Apply Design to Cost methodology across all stages of the project.
• Escalation: Identify gaps versus targets and escalate to the appropriate level with proper anticipation.
• Team Leadership: Lead appraisals, development, and performance reviews of project team members, set objectives, and provide guidance.

Customer Communication:

• Progress Updates: Keep clients informed on the progress of project development and align deliverables.
• Client Management: Manage technical discussions and coordinate communication between the project team and client.
• Problem Solving: Take ownership of issues, resolving problems in a timely manner.
• Reporting: Prepare and validate progress reports for management and governance stages as needed.
• Escalation Management: Ensure proper escalation of issues within the client relationship when necessary.