Senior Manager, Program Management

Gentherm-posted 4 months ago

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Novi, MI

5,001-10,000 employees

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

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As the global market leader of innovative thermal management and pneumatic comfort technologies for the automotive industry, Gentherm embraces the opportunity to create and deliver extraordinary solutions that make meaningful differences in everyday life. The Senior Manager, Program Manager is the leader of the program managers and key position that is driving the evolution of Gentherm. You will have a significant role in growing our North American Business as we focus on growth and expansion of our technological and manufacturing footprint. You will also collaborate closely with the company's business leaders and the world's largest Automotive OEMs and technology partners to launch new products to market, driving significant footprint and business growth for Gentherm!

Lead, mentor, and manage a team of program managers, providing guidance and support to ensure successful program delivery.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Sales, Engineering, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Operations and the customer to develop and implement project plans, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
Utilize strong financial acumen to manage project budgets, analyze financial reports, and make data-driven decisions.
Responsible for Project P&L for the assigned portfolio.
Accountable for all aspects of schedule, budget, cost, and scope for assigned products, pro-actively manage changes against defined baseline.
Actively Lead and Manage project progress, identify potential risks and issues, and provide recommendations for timely resolution.
Lead the Program Team to identify and achieve Continuous Improvement /cost reductions on programs.
Ensure customer involvement where necessary to achieve Continuous Improvement objectives by program to increase overall program margin.
Ensure compliance with industry regulations, standards, and best practices in the Automotive industry, focused on Thermal management, Pneumatics and Electronics systems.
Manage/ensure the APQP processes are executed from Acquisition to Launch through EOP.
Elevate red risk items to Top Management for immediate response and resolution on show stopper issues.
Assist in the development and review of contractual and business obligations.
Delegate tasks and responsibilities as appropriate, identify and resolve conflicts, manage project dependencies and constraints, and develop contingency plans where required.
Identify resource gaps and potential bottlenecks and develop strategies to mitigate risks.
Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the program management team.
Maintain and improve other project management tools as necessary to drive the development process.
Prepare and present reports periodically on the status of assigned programs.
Develop a training program for new hires as well as continuing education for the program management team.

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
Experience in managing systems with electronics components.
10 years of automotive experience.
Expert Program Management Knowledge.

Design engineering experience.
Experience in Thermal management, Pneumatic & Lumbar systems.
Experience with automotive seat systems and/or interiors is a plus.
MBA degree.
Working knowledge of APQP and IATF 16949, ASPICE and ISO 26262 functional safety.
Agile/lean experience in a product owner or scrum master role, organizations leveraging lean/agile methodologies and in-depth experience with specific agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban.
Confluence/Jira knowledge.

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