Head of Project Management

Project Manager
Schaeffler is a dynamic global technology company and its success has been a result of its entrepreneurial spirit and long history of private ownership. As a partner to all of the major automobile manufacturers, as well as key players in the aerospace and industrial sectors, we offer you many development opportunities.
Agree on project targets and contents and develop solution concepts with experts based on client requirements.
Ensure delivery of the projects assigned including all relevant steps, milestones, gateways and resources.
Monitor project progress in terms of time, costs, quality (TCQ) and derive measures in case of deviations or claims.
Steer and coordinate lessons learned and ensure proper documentation and project reviews.
Lead the project team members functionally and coordinate all involved external service providers, resources or stakeholders.
Analyses of lifecycle management at individual product level.
Market volume and car park age.
Failure rate in the field / Schaeffler Warranty Rate / Market Failure.
Tooling Management: Control of Schaeffler owned tool list. - Control of tool return to Customer (Customer owned tool).
Tooling ownership Assessment per R&M Target Product for Launch.
Phase-out Management: Coordination of ATB quantities with the KAMs and Customers.
Coordination of Inventory management - Forecast, Excessive/Obsolete disposition and scrapping residual components/Raw Material.
Relocations/technical changes to the OES product portfolio: Regional interface between internal project teams and KAMs.
Customer notification of the relocation or technical change according to CSR (e.g. Initiation of IOP process and management of product sample processes.
Project management for the EoP types/timing, safety stock, delivery reliability.
Ensure customer-specific requirements in regard to validation and quality requirements.
Business trips: customer visits and internal production plants.
Support on R&D Budget planning and monitoring.
Development and coordination of revaliation plan with Plant/Customer.
Monitor customer Portals and Drive Root Cause Analysis and improvement Action Plan for Customer Scorecard.
Monitor Business warehouse reports to Drive Root Cause Analysis and improvement Actions and Recovery plan for Backlogs.
Engineering Degree preferred or Bachelor with field relevant Automotive field/ aftermarket experience.

• Familiarity with regulatory standards and compliance requirements in the automotive industry.
• Strong Manufacturing and Operations knowledge.
• Knowledge of problem solving & Quality tools.
• Familiarity with Customer Specific Requirements sources.
• Strong knowledge on Microsoft office - Focus on PowerPoint and Excel.
• Experienced with SAP.
• Desirable knowledge on Customer portal Handling (GM, FORD, Stellantis).
• 4-6 years of experience in automotive project management, with demonstrated and documented experience.
• Spanish or Portuguese Language is a plus.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without employment visa or other sponsorship.

We look forward to your application.

All qualified candidates will receive equal employment opportunities and consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.
Keywords: Project Management, PMO & Agile Roles; Project Management, PMO & Agile Roles
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