Program Manager

Flex-N-Gate • Effingham, IL

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About The Position

Flex-N-Gate is a manufacturer and supplier of components for the automotive industry. The Program Manager manages multiple projects from award through 90 days after SOP, ensuring tasks progress toward successful completion in accordance with customer specifications, project timing, and financial requirements. The role communicates project status effectively within Flex-N-Gate and with customers, and provides technical and project leadership to cross-functional teams from concept through launch.

The Program Manager serves as the primary customer interface for project issues, manages project budgets and timing, addresses risks to deliverables, and supports cost-cutting requirements. The role also includes responsibilities related to awareness and management of the Environmental Management System (EMS) and Quality Management System (QMS).

Requirements

• Five years of program management experience with engineered products.
• Multiple product launch experience in the automotive industry as a Tier 1 supplier.
• Experience in manufacturing processes or product development.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field preferred.
• Design, tooling, or skilled trades experience in the automotive manufacturing industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and project leadership to a cross-functional team from concept to launch.
• Meet project deliverables and requirements, maintaining full knowledge of the customer’s statement of work (SOW) and requirements.
• Communicate project status effectively and proactively manage risk.
• Act as the primary customer interface for project issues.
• Maintain project costs within baseline budgets for bill of materials (BOM), tooling, and investment.
• Develop and maintain project timing charts that show the ability to meet customer milestones.
• Establish countermeasures when project deliverables are at risk.
• Initiate, maintain, and publish the program open issues report.
• Build and manage an effective team.
• Review lessons learned and best practices from other programs, and document new lessons from each project.
• Support internal and external cost-cutting requirements.
• Maintain awareness of environmental policies, procedures, EMS requirements, significant environmental aspects of work activities, and the benefits of improved personal performance.
• Manage EMS responsibilities as stated in EMS policy CEVPL.00005.
• Maintain awareness, understanding, specific responsibilities, and management of the QMS as stated in the job description.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, prescription, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Flexible spending account.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
• Safety training, new hire orientation, and continuous learning and development programs.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Paid holidays and vacation time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed