Program Manager

Minth North America•Gadsden, AL

37d•$90,000 - $110,000•Onsite

About The Position

Our Program Management team is expanding and looking to add a Program Manager. We are looking for a dynamic and driven candidate who is interested in joining a fast-growing global company in the automotive sector. Program Manager oversees projects within a program to ensure that activities are carried out in accordance with established specifications, schedules, and budgets; leads program team and inter-departmental functions to achieve on-time completion of customer and Minth requirements; meets with program team members on a regular basis to review program status and plan future actions. Other duties include: Identify customer and Minth program deliverables, requirements, objectives, quality standards and timing requirements and communicate and update program status to the program team functions, our customer, and management Maintain and manage master program timing Ensure compliance with the Minth Program Management Gateway system Generate and obtain program budget approval and track ongoing program costs Assure program budget conformance to margin, tooling, capital, and development costs Communicate program financial issues to the Account Manager for resolution with the customer Chair regularly scheduled program review meetings Delegate deliverables to the program team Support product design activities as defined by the program team; the customer as a product team member. Support early product build events and Assembly Plant product launches Assure APQP requirements are met on each program and adhere to established TS-16949 standards and Minth Americas policies

Requirements

A technical degree and a minimum of 5 years of work experience in program management or a related field
Minimum 5 years of risk management by assessing project risks by reviewing master program timing, control timing as well as program performance, reliability, manufacturability and market competitiveness
Use of optimization modelling for status reviews
Minimum 3 years analyzing company financial statements and regression models as well as generating and controlling program budgets to ensure conformance to margins, tooling, capital and development costs
Minimum 3 years of experience with full-cycle automotive engineering design concepts: research, design requirements, feasibility, conceptualization, preliminary design, detailed design, design for manufacturability and production planning
Strong experience in Aluminum Battery Tray product development and program management
Strong knowledge of aluminum melting, refining, degassing, casting, homogenization, and related foundry processes
Experience with melting furnaces, holding furnaces, casting machines, cooling systems, and utility infrastructure
Solid knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC, IATF16949
Knowledge of customer procedures and expectations
Experience with the Launch of Automotive OEM or Tier 1 suppliers' products

Nice To Haves

Program Management Certification preferred
MINTH Products experience preferred
Ability to communicate professionally with people at all levels of the organization; to successfully handle multiple priorities simultaneously
A demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment, to be proactive, to work independently of day-to-day supervision
Ability and willingness to travel worldwide without any restrictions
Ability to lead a team of project engineers and manage resources to meet program requirements
Bilingual: Korean and English are a must-have

Responsibilities

Identify customer and Minth program deliverables, requirements, objectives, quality standards and timing requirements and communicate and update program status to the program team functions, our customer, and management
Maintain and manage master program timing
Ensure compliance with the Minth Program Management Gateway system
Generate and obtain program budget approval and track ongoing program costs
Assure program budget conformance to margin, tooling, capital, and development costs
Communicate program financial issues to the Account Manager for resolution with the customer
Chair regularly scheduled program review meetings
Delegate deliverables to the program team
Support product design activities as defined by the program team; the customer as a product team member. Support early product build events and Assembly Plant product launches
Assure APQP requirements are met on each program and adhere to established TS-16949 standards and Minth Americas policies