Program Manager II

Autoneum is globally leading in acoustic and thermal management for light and commercial vehicles. The Company develops and produces multifunctional, lightweight and sustainable components and systems for interior floor, interior trim as well as engine bay and underbody. Customers include almost all automobile manufacturers in Europe, North & South America, Asia and Africa. The Company with its head-quarters in Winterthur, Switzerland, is listed on the SIX Swiss Ex-change (ticker symbol AUTN).

Summary
The Program Manager II is responsible for leadership of the organization in regards to meeting customer expectations in terms of quality, cost and planning, as well as, managing Autoneum's cash and profitability. They obtain and direct all the activities of the program team members including Engineering, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Finance, Quality, Sales, R&D, HR, Systems Engineering, etc., to meet program requirements. They serve as the interface between the customer design and release engineers and the Autoneum cross-functional team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Provide a leadership role for the program team

Effectively utilizes the escalation process as required to close issues

Interfaces with customer and manages all customer activities and support

Establishes program organization and delegates program responsibilities

Organizes their projects and ensures adherence to APD tools and processes

Authorizes work to supporting organizations

Reviews staffing and organization plans related to cross functional support during project initiation phase

Reviews technical, cost and scheduling performance of the supporting organizations on a regular basis

Identifies critical problems and assigns responsibility for resolution

Provides coaching, training and support to individuals and cross functional teams as it pertains to Program Management techniques and best practices

Assures timely preparation of program status reviews (financials, schedule, tooling, action registers, etc.)

Assures timely preparation of design requirements, specifications, design reviews and other design parameters

Manages tooling and the associated WBS accounts, interfaces with purchasing and the Autoneum tooling group and ensures payment of customer tooling within established APD expectations

Sets up and manages Customer group Budgets for Prototypes, CapEx, Tooling, Launch

Other duties as assigned

Education / Experience

Bachelor's degree required in engineering, business administration, or economics

CAPM or PMP certification preferred

Technical training in product development preferred

Experience with High Complexity projects

Experience with Project Planning and related tools skills

Understanding of Decision Making skills

Experience with Problem Solving skills

Strong Knowledge in Risk Management

Strong Leadership and Organization skills

Minimum of 3 - 8 years of relative experience in project management with direct customer interface

Able to manage and direct the activities of multiple projects, resources and priorities with minimal direct supervision

Competencies required for Program Managers are defined based on Low, Medium, or Global/High level of program complexity. In less complex programs, technical skills are a decisive factor while managerial and leadership skills are predominate for more complex programs.

Product Skills

Product knowledge / experience with car manufacturer or Tier one system integrator (in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality or Purchasing)

Engineering, Design, and Testing experience

Plant/Production Skills

Preferred manufacturing experience through operational position with a plant

PMS / Program Tool Skills

Experience as a Program/Project Manager

Knowledge of AIAG, APQP and IATF procedures

Knowledge of all quality tools (FMEA, design of experiment, functional analysis, ...)

Implement and respect Program Management System

Manage Program progress through Program Management Tool, Launch Readiness Scorecard, Open Issues Lists, KPIs

Finance Skills

Knowledge of financial analysis skills with good understanding of Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, and cost drivers

Knowledge of Business Case creation and how to improve Contribution Margin

Experience in cost reduction action plans

Demonstrated vision to build the most relevant scenarios in terms of product design, industrial layout and commercial frames

Ensure that Change Management brings profitability improvement

Customer & Business Skills

Demonstrate ability to develop strong customer relationships with customer

Business / Negotiation experience with external customer and suppliers

Managerial & Personal Skills

Management by objectives

Matrix team management using management by objectives

Uses internal networks in order to obtain support for the program

Use of the escalation process to solve issues

Versed in internal team member conflict resolution

Able to make quick, tough decisions

Faces problems with structured approach, analyze the root causes of barriers, identifies solutions and influences decision makers

Demonstrate ability to solve crisis situations while protecting company's interests

Computer Skills

Working knowledge of SAP

This position works under pressure of deadlines with interruptions occurring regularly.

Travel required, by car or air, to visit customers and manufacturing locations. Some international travel could be required.

Position frequently requires more than 40 hours per week.

The primary purpose of this job description is to summarize the key/essential duties. Other duties may be assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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