Customer Project Manager

Bosch Group•Plymouth Charter Township, MI

19h•Onsite

About The Position

At Bosch, we're proud to offer innovative products that meet or exceed the needs and wants of our customers. To help us continue to expand our offerings, we're in search of a Customer Project Manager to lead production projects in our braking product area.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field, or equivalent professional experience in project management
5+ years of project management experience with demonstrated success in launching automotive products into production
Experience managing projects with automotive OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) customers in a project management role
Demonstrated experience leading global cross-functional project teams, including engineering, purchasing, quality, and manufacturing functions

Nice To Haves

Experience in automotive sales, account management, or project management roles with JOEM customers
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent project management credential

Responsibilities

Ensure project objectives are met, including timing, specification, budget/profit, and customer satisfaction
Lead project cross-functional teams, including assigning responsibility for the different functional areas and holding the team accountable to achieve project deliverables and deadlines
Ensure customer sample requirements are met including on-time delivery, technical content, and part maturity
Serve as primary interface to customer new model launch and engineering teams for project deliverables and ongoing activities, including technical issues
Identify project risk items and lead mitigation and resolution efforts, including escalation as needed
Report status of project deliverables to internal stakeholders in periodic reviews (Project Reviews, Regional PRC, and Global PRC meetings)
Develop program timelines and activity reports to drive the on-time completion of critical tasks
Lead change management with the customer, including evaluation of customer change requests for product design, tooling, and process changes to assess risk, cost, and timing implications
Maintain project status in Bosch project management systems and customer portals
Make informed decisions on critical topics of complex nature and communicate decisions to all stakeholders using sound logic and clear communication
Travel up to 20% of the time, including some international travel, as required by the position