Program Coordinator

Lear Corporation • Southfield, MI

8d • Onsite

About The Position

As a member of the Seating team, the Program Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring the overall success of a program launch through strong leadership, excellent organizational skills, and clear communication with internal and external disciplines. Individual interacts with cross functional teams and senior management on programs that have significant impact enterprise-wide to ensure successful product launch.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field
• 3-5 years of experience in the automotive industry within program management, account management, or sales
• Ability to work in a highly productive, constantly changing environment with limited supervision
• Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint proficiency
• Demonstrated history in leading global or domestic programs with budget, timing, and cross functional team responsibility
• Must be highly organized and display excellent leadership skills
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time

Nice To Haves

• Automotive Seating experience
• European OEM experience

Responsibilities

• Manage program timelines by directing, coordinating, and communicating to all functional groups assigned to the program as well as customer functional groups and platform teams
• Conduct planning activities to ensure programs launch on-time and meet deliverables
• Monitor timing, quality, scope, technical and financial risks, and issues on assigned program, resolving risks where possible
• Managing and participating in program change control
• Work with functional managers to communicate resource requirements and expectations
• Understanding of industrial engineering concepts to communicate both externally and internally on required manufacturing readiness (EOL testers, assembly equipment, torque requirements, etc)
• Responsible to provide customer seat engineering testing requirements (H-Point, torso angle, seat density/hardness, etc)
• Ensure engineering BOM structure is to latest level on release and all applicable technical drawings are updated accordingly
• Remain flexible to changing responsibilities and workload adjustments

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level