Project Manager I

ZF Group•Pontiac, MI

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

ZF CV Systems North America LLC has job openings (multiple) for the position of Project Manager I based out of its location in Auburn Hills, MI. This role is responsible for planning, controlling, and following up on multiple ongoing projects to ensure timely, accurate execution of project goals and deliverables. The Project Manager I will organize and oversee the execution of project work by cross-functional project teams, ensuring the execution of sales or change projects and timely delivery of assigned ADAS segment projects within scope and budget. The role involves driving projects through phases and gate reviews per the GDPEP development process, driving escalation and decision by regular reporting to management, and assisting in defining project scope and objectives. The Project Manager I will perform project risk assessments, measure project performance, and coordinate development activities and production with internal and customer teams. This position will also drive project management principles throughout the organization, adapt departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges, and provide technical guidance to project stakeholders and teams. A hybrid (in-office and telecommute) work schedule is available. Travel is up to 25%, primarily domestic with occasional international travel to meet with customers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Automotive Engineering, Engineering Management, Project Management, or closely related field
2 years of experience in project management, application, or project engineering occupations in the commercial vehicle industry
Demonstrated experience with Project management using GDPEP methodology
Demonstrated experience with Applying IATF 16949 to meet customers and internal requirements for product releases
Demonstrated experience with Building or contributing to business cases for large-scale automotive parts manufacturers
Demonstrated experience with Financial KPIs including FCM, GMP, and M-ROCE
Demonstrated experience with Commercial vehicle systems related to braking or ADAS
Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Project, including developing and managing Gantt charts with task dependencies, resource assignment, and workload allocation, creating and interpreting Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), and identifying critical paths
Demonstrated experience with 6 Sigma, Lean Methodologies, Kaizen, and 5S applied to problem solving and root cause identification
Demonstrated experience with SAP data visualization including customer demands and supplier demands
Basic knowledge of PLM

Responsibilities

Plan, control, and follow-up on multiple ongoing projects to ensure timely, accurate execution of project goals and deliverables.
Organize and oversee execution of project work by cross-functional project teams.
Ensure execution of sales or change projects.
Ensure assigned ADAS segment projects are timely delivered, within scope and budget.
Drive projects through phases and gate reviews per GDPEP development process.
Drive escalation and decision by regular reporting to management.
Assist in defining project scope and objectives, involving stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
Perform project risk assessments.
Measure project performance.
Coordinate development activities and production with internal and customer teams.
Drive project management principles throughout organization.
Adapt departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges.
Provide technical guidance to project stakeholders and teams.
Apply knowledge of related disciplines to address issues beyond own team.
Exercise judgment within set procedures and policies to determine appropriate action.
Identify applications of functional knowledge and existing methodologies to complex problems.