Project Manager

Freudenberg Group•Hopkinsville, KY

15d•Onsite

About The Position

The Project Manager will lead and manage design and development projects for regional OE customers in air filtration. This role involves ensuring efficient APQP project management for customer projects in OEM/OES/Tier1, adhering to automotive industry standards like IATF 16949 and VDA. The position requires regional project management with team involvement, driving APQP in production sites through launch managers until SOP and transfer to Sales/OPS. Additionally, the role involves initiating filter media development, driving PDP-Is, allocating work within the team, and contributing to technical/professional direction. The Project Manager will also actively contribute to Cockpit R&D/Engineering projects and prepare technical product argumentation for innovative air quality systems, influencing future trends. A key aspect of the role is monitoring and communicating global market trends and competitor activities.

Requirements

University degree in engineering (Bachelor/ Masters degree)
Min 3 years of substantial Market knowledge in air filtration and automotive industry
Strong project management skills
Good understanding of how the team integrates with others in accomplishing the objectives of the area
Good judgment-based analysis of information
Good controlling knowledge for cost model development
Knowledge of automotive sales and marketing aspects are also essential, given the necessary link to value selling of new innovative products and services.
Negotiation necessary for specification development with customers
Professional business English skills

Nice To Haves

Basic knowledge in business administration
High level of experience for advanced air filtration (particle, functional and adsorption)
Business acumen and project leadership skills, as well as significant understanding of automotive industry protocols and practices.
further language skills as a plus

Responsibilities

Leading and managing design and development projects for regional OE customers for air filtration
Ensuring efficient APQP project management for customer projects in OEM/OES/Tier1 in accordance with the requirements of the automotive industry
Follow IATF 16949, VDA and/or other customer-specific specifications
Regional project management with involvement of the regional project team
Managing the efficient and target fulfilling APQP in the production sites through launch managers up to the finalization of the internal/external approval, SOP and transfer to Sales/OPS
Initiating filter media development by definition of development requirements (external and/or internal motivation) in alignment with the superior functions
Drive and execute PDP-Is
Allocates/coordinates work within the team/project and/or contributes to technical/professional direction for a discipline
Active contribution of Cockpit R&D/Engineering projects
Active contribution in the preparation work for technical product argumentation for innovative air quality systems and setting/influencing the trend for the future
Monitor and communicate market trends and competitor activities/capabilities on a global basis