Program Manager

Hendrickson • Woodridge, IL

30d • $100,000 - $160,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Truck Commercial Vehicle Systems Group of Hendrickson is looking for a Program Manager to join their team in Woodridge, IL. This role involves leading and managing teams for both new product launches and current product updates, developing project plans, managing budgets, and ensuring successful program execution from initiation through launch. The Program Manager will also be responsible for communication with various stakeholders, including customers, suppliers, and internal departments, and will play a key role in developing cost models and ensuring alignment between manufacturing strategies and program objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in program management, engineering, or business required.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in engineering, marketing, or business with at least 5 years of project management experience in an Industrial business environment, preferably in the commercial vehicle industry.
• Computer literacy in a Microsoft Office environment (Excel, Word, Project, PowerPoint), MRP (QAD) systems and PLM software (Teamcenter).
• Flexibility to travel overnight as required.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred
• Accounting and Financial planning skills desired.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Simultaneous Product and Process Development (SPPD) teams to ensure successful new product launches by establishing goals and objectives for each functional group and monitoring performance.
• Lead and manage Current Products (CP) teams to ensure successful implementation of internal and customer-driven product changes by establishing goals and objectives for each functional group and monitoring performance.
• Develop and/or manage project timing, capital requests (CERs), capital budgets and product objectives (cost, weight, performance etc.).
• Manage programs/projects from the study phase through the evaluation phase of the SOP4.4K process meeting the project schedule and ensuring proper submission of SOP4.4K deliverables.
• Develop and update program metrics using standardized reporting tools and other methods as required.
• Provide periodic updates to the SPPD Executive Committee.
• Develop QOS metrics for programs, projects and team performance and provides regular updates.
• Communicate regularly with all functional areas, including engineering, sales, marketing and supply chain management personnel regarding project goals, issues, and accomplishments.
• Lead customer program launch meetings once the program has been accepted and resourced in the customer’s organization.
• Coordinate communication between various divisions, joint ventures, engineering groups, and customers as required.
• Have frequent interface with customers, suppliers, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure return on investment strategies are maximized.
• Ensure manufacturing strategies are in alignment with program objectives.
• Be responsible for development and execution of program launch plans to assure there is a plan for every part of the bill of material.
• Facilitate development of cost models in generating customer proposals based on review of customer expectations, optimized sellable PN strategy and freight considerations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

What This Job Offers

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