Program Manager

The Program Manager is a thinker who will facilitate all program deliverables, supporting OEM requirements from prototype through Automotive Retrofit Repair. The Program Manager leads cross-functional initiatives by setting clear goals, defining priorities, and allocating resources effectively. Leveraging both technical expertise and leadership skills, the Program Manager steers projects beyond daily operations, delivers measurable outcomes, and positions the organization for long-term success.

Our company is at the forefront of excellence in quality and that begins with building better teams solely dedicated to our customers. Achieving excellence at every level of execution through a combination of experience, expertise, and a passion for what we do.

Why us?

Competitive Wages, Paid Holidays & Paid Time Off (PTO), Company paid Medical and Dental Plans, 401K with Company Match, guaranteed 40-hour work week. Opportunity to work with new technologies and on new vehicles.

Responsibilities:
• Functions as the single point of contact with the following customer functions (Product Engineering, Program Management, Launch Team, Plant Team, and Supplier Quality) from PSO kick-off through project completion.
• Maintains and facilitates the internal and external program open issues lists documenting actions items and closure dates.
• Communicates all customer program changes via maintenance of the program timing plan.
• Manages successful execution of all prototype and preproduction build events.
• Supports all customer program meetings as required.
• Supports Quality in the successful completion of internal requirements
• Leads regular directed/non-directed supplier meetings through PSO and support post SOP.
• Organizes and tracks completion of projects from the customer defining the program requirements.
• Supports all required customer change meetings.
• Maintains/reports internal program health status.
• When role requires, assumes responsibilities of a Program Manager in which there are additional responsibilities for, but not limited to maintaining regular contact with the customer, suppliers, and internal program support team.

Qualifications:
• Ability to Manage People
• Strong People Skills
• Self-Starter
• A minimum of three to five (3-5) years of experience with MS Word, Excel
• Ability to Travel
• Ability to Multitask
• Ability to work overtime
• Ability to work in different environments: Automotive shop, OEM Tent, Yard etc.

Preferred Skills:
• Experience in the automotive and or repair industry preferred.
• Familiarity with OEM systems/processes.
• CDA / Flash experience a plus
• Car enthusiast is a plus