Program Manager

Program Manager

We are looking for a Program Manager to join our Automotive Electronic Products (AEP) team in our Logansport Indiana location. The Program Manager is responsible for meeting key customer relationships and organizing, coordinating, and executing a comprehensive program management process to achieve defined business objectives and ensure customer satisfaction. This position has a key role of facilitating communications both internally and externally as it pertains to the overall customer relationships with Compal.

Major responsibilities:

• Promote the Compal culture of Safety, Collaborative Innovation, Dedication to Quality, Continuous Improvement, and Integrity
• Accountable for planning, scheduling, organizing, directing, and controlling the program deliverables on an aggressive timeline while holding the team accountable to ensure program objectives are met.
• Manage the quotation process, review, and monitor the performance of all quotes for assigned customers in the pipeline.
• Lead communications and manage engagement with customers, internal cross functional teams, and third-party vendors.
• Ensure internal / external customer voices are understood and comprehended in program decision making and escalate as necessary to resolve potential risks.
• Provide support to the business development organization to drive programs designed to increase sales in existing customer accounts.
• Lead NPI (New Product Introduction) projects and maintain achievement planning documentation.
• Understand key drivers of customer program demand and financials and be fiscally responsible for customer programs.

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, or related discipline
• Minimum 5 years project/program management experience leading complex technology projects, preferably within an engineering or operations environment.
• Excellent presentation/facilitation, organizational, analytical, interpersonal, and written/oral communication skills up to and including C-Level communication
• Strong critical thinking and business curiosity, including exceptional analytical and creative problem-solving skills, strong ability to work with complex and detailed data to drive insights and decisions.
• Strong prioritization and time management skills, detail oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Travel:

• International travel up to 20%

Benefits at Compal USA (Indiana) Inc.

• Medical, dental vision and prescription drug insurance
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Excellent 401k plan with matching contributions
• Generous PTO policy
• Company paid holidays

Compal USA (Indiana) Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need without regard to any protected status.