Mgr, Program (Division)

Magna International•Clinton, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are. Cosma provides a comprehensive range of body, chassis and engineering solutions to global customers. Through our robust product engineering, outstanding tooling capabilities and diverse process expertise, we continue to bring lightweight and innovative products to market. The Program Manager is accountable for organizing and leading projects, leading project teams, interfacing directly with the customer, vendors, Cosma and plant personnel. The role involves ensuring quality and conformance of product to customer specifications, meeting project timelines and budgets, and applying industry standards.

Requirements

3-5 years Program Management experience and/or training
Ability to interface with customer representatives, corporate personnel and all EBM team members on a professional level
Problem solving skills
Ability to plan and manage the APQP process
Ability to understand customer requirements; have blue print reading and G.D.&T
Effective communication with the customer, vendors and team members at all levels of the organization is a priority
Ability to conduct effective meetings
Ability to read, write and speak English
Ability to access data stored on LAN (Local Area Network) and PC (Personal Computer)
Bachelors Degree (B.S.) in Engineering or Management from a four year college or university; or three to five years Program Management experience and/or training

Responsibilities

Accountable for organizing and leading projects, leading project team, interfacing directly with the customer, vendors, Cosma and plant personnel
Responsibility for quality and conformance of product to customer specifications per control plans utilizing TS16949 & ISO14001 documented systems.
Responsibility for meeting overall project timeline and budget.
Authority to assign tasks and actions to team members.
Authority to stop non-conforming processes and report same to supervisor, Quality Assurance and/or Engineering department representative
Plan, coordinate, follow up and implement APQP (Advance Product Quality Planning) activities for assigned programs
Lead Cross Functional Team(s), responsible for each program, conduct regular team meetings, document open issues and actions, follow-up with individual team member’s assignments to ensure completion, ensure compliance with CPMP (Cosma Program Management Process).
Apply and comply with AIAG (Automotive Industry Action Group) & EBM standards & procedures
Interfaces with Product Engineering & Sales
Establish and maintain budgets for assigned programs
Provide customer interface for assigned programs.
Provide program engineering support for duration of program
Generate and implement Continuous Improvement projects
Housekeeping and other activities as assigned