Program Manager

US Engine Valve•Westminster, SC

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Program Manager @ US Engine Valve is responsible for the successful execution of the NPD Program(s) and projects and their budget allocation. Lead the Integrated Program Team(s) to drive customer satisfaction, continuous improvement and life of the program financial performance by managing customer programs, contracts, and business relationships.

Requirements

Successful execution of NPD Program(s) and projects and their budget allocation.
Lead Integrated Program Team(s) to drive customer satisfaction, continuous improvement and life of the program financial performance.
Manage customer programs, contracts, and business relationships.
Manage Lifecycle Financials of NPD Program(s) and projects.
Responsibility, Authority and Accountability (RAA) for project scope delivery and execution within technical, schedule, cost and quality commitments.
Execute IPT leadership, seeking team input for issue resolution, coaching, and performance feedback.
Supervise Project Managers, establishing objectives and goals, and providing direction on customer concerns, scope changes, and risk assessment.
Facilitate program management processes.
Manage customer communications, improve responsiveness to requirements, and manage expectations and contractual commitments.
Ensure standard program management processes are utilized and adequate support to program and project teams.
Coordinate PM reviews, prepare and publish PM metrics and reports.
Maintain program metrics for quality, technical performance, and delivery through PRO Launch phases.
Coordinate risks and requirements into an integrated entity through planning, controlling, and measuring projects within programs.
Manage customer contracts, pricing, terms and conditions, and contractual flow-down.
Establish and negotiate pricing strategies.
Develop contract negotiation strategies.
Ensure effective change management process is utilized.
Provide periodic program updates (Program Status Report Green/Yellow/Red) on contractual milestones and risk areas.
Provide updates to business units, divisional, and group levels.
Develop new business proposals and execute the overall program plan.
Provide overall Program interface with the customer.

Responsibilities

Manages the Lifecycle Financials of the NPD Program(s) and projects.
Responsibility, Authority and Accountability (RAA) for every project scope delivery and successful execution within technical, schedule, cost and quality commitments.
Execute IPT leadership across the Program. Seeks team input to promote rapid resolution to issues. Coaches and provides feedback/rewards on performance indicators.
Supervises the Project Managers assigned to the Program. Establishes objectives and goals and provides direction to the program and project teams in areas of customer concerns, potential changes in scope and risk assessment. Facilitates the implementation of program management processes.
Manage effective customer communications. Improve organization responsiveness to customer requirements. Communication and manage customer expectations and contractual commitments internal to the business.
Ensure standard program management processes are utilized and adequate support to the program and project teams by coordinating PM reviews, preparing & publishing PM metrics and reports.
Maintain metrics for program for quality, technical performance and delivery through all of the PRO Launch phases.
Coordinates all risks and requirements of the program into a complete integrated entity. This is accomplished by planning, controlling, integrating all projects into the programs and measuring all elements to ensure the requirements and goals are successfully achieved.
Manage customer contract, pricing, terms and conditions and contractual flow-down through the organization. Establish and negotiate pricing strategies by system and/or product, market and by customer. Develop contract negotiation strategies. Ensure effective change management process is utilized.
Provides periodic program updates (Program Status Report Green/Yellow/Red) of current situation relating to contractual milestones and problem/high risk areas (e.g., technical, cost, and schedule). Provides updates to the business units as well as divisional, and group levels.
Plays a key role in developing new business proposals and executing the overall program plan.
Provides overall Program interface with the customer.