Sustaining Tooling Project Manager

TE Connectivity Ltd•Tangier, VA

29d

About The Position

The Project Manager Sustaining Projects AUT EMEA is responsible for initiating, preparing, executing, monitoring and actively driving replacement and duplication projects within AUT EMEA.

Requirements

Engineering Degree in a related field
5+ years of experience in project management, with the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives.
Strong knowledge of tool and equipment build processes.
Practical expertise in manufacturing processes, particularly plastic injection molding, stamping, and assembly.
High level of engagement, assertiveness, and proactive attitude.
Demonstrated project leadership skills with a focus on delivering results.
Strong customer orientation and a high level of dedication.
Understanding of TE plants, tool shops, and supplier capabilities.
Solid knowledge of the TE product portfolio and scope.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Fluency in Englis

Nice To Haves

Experience in supplier management is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

Define the right project team set-up, negotiate resources, conduct regular Go-Meetings and prepare/maintain an Open Point Tracking list
Dedicated assignments and targets will be defined by the Sustaining Manager and/or the Director Sustaining Tooling Capacity (Plant and or Supplier responsibility)
Close the projects on time and support the overall target approach to shorten the time to market of sustaining projects from appr. 2 years to less than 1 year
Support to develop fast track decisions in all project phases from request to industrialization, including e.g. make/ buy decisions, value stream, CER and business case preparation, if needed
Continuously improve the tracking and reporting of sustaining supplier activities (tool needs), such as duplication and replacement by entering all needed data into the sustaining tool app
Solve project related cross functional issues between team members and work on quick and pragmatic solutions
As a project leader he/she takes care about the development of all project steps and aligns with pears and managers of all areas needed such as: o Compare and define best replacement/duplication concept in close cooperation with project team and strive for Capex and Opex approval o Initiate Clearing-House Process and stakeholder analysis and do a sanity check together with the project team to ensure a qualitative and complete product release concept/sample matrix o Coordinate a senseful PCN process for adequate communication between TE Sales and Marketing and their customers or in case of complex projects align on the validation and customer approval strategy o Coordinate validation execution in close alignment with product engineering and test competence center and go for testing capacity in time o Drive the defined organizations for customer approvals
He/She supports the defined system development initiatives and raises ideas for improvements
He/She supports to maintain and develop the "Sustaining Tool App" towards a more effective and efficient data base
He/She is accountable for following the relevant standards, e.g. QMP and SWI, and is responsible to raise improvement ideas
Work closely together with Core Team leaders in order to define and execute customer needs (PCN, Validation concepts, Customer approvals, …)