Program Manager FCE (f/m/d), Wolfsburg

"Technical Perfection and automotive passion" is what defines Faurecia. We design, engineer and provide the best in technology, systems and services for automobile makers in every major market on all five continents. If you share our ambition for technical perfection and our passion for all things automotive, Faurecia has a career for you.

"Faurecia, a driving force…for your professional growth."

Main Missions

From program award until handover to production site, the Program Manager has the overall responsibility of the program in all aspects:

• Lead program team as functional manager, with an entrepreneurial mindset,
• Meet financial targets (operating income, cash, internal rate of return, upfronts...)
• Ensure customer satisfaction (timing, quality, costs, product performance...)
• Plan and execute all activities which contribute to program success
• Ensure compliance code of ethics and code of management and escalate non-compliance items according to guidelines
• Protect Faurecia interests and image

The main missions of the role are:

• Secure staffing with appropriate skill level of the whole core team from the functions, in due time
• Build and monitor master schedule
• Achieve program targets through development & deployment of program roadmaps and cascade program objectives and assignments to team members
• Use business plan to monitor permanently convergence to financial expectations
• Manage the core team and ensure cooperation with the functions and the plant(s),
• Apply Program Management System (with successful and on time achievement of work packages,mandatory deliverables and key program milestones)
• Identify risks and opportunities. Ensure risk management and alert process.
• Arbitrate top issues internally or externally within the program,
• Act as official Faurecia Program representative towards the customer to support its expectations whilpreserving company from risk exposure (like Engineering Change, planning...)
• Negotiate the commercial aspects with the customers including ECR’s if needed
• Communicate and report relevant program status to secure proper management support on program issues
• Ensure that program experience is capitalized in knowledge management to improve future programs’ performance

Profile

• Completed study course
• Demonstrate product and process engineer experience
• Experience in budget control and profit enhancement
• Seniority (inside or outside Faurecia)
• Experience in managing programs, ideally in the automotive field with regards to electronics product group
• Knowledge of quality tools (FMEA, design of experiment, “QRCI”/problem solving skills)
• Ability to develop strong customer relationships at senior level
• Fluency in English and German