Program Manager (m/w), Hagenbach

Faurecia steht für: Technische Perfektion und Leidenschaft für Automobile. Wir entwickeln, produzieren und liefern die besten Technologien, die besten Systeme und den besten Service für fast alle Automobilhersteller in jeder bedeutenden Sparte auf allen 5 Kontinenten. Wenn Sie unser Streben nach technischer Perfektion und unsere Leidenschaft für Automobile teilen, halten wir die passende Karriere für Sie bereit. Faurecia,... Motor für Ihre berufliche Entwicklung.

The main missions

• Develop strong relationships and manage the ongoing negotiations with the customer as the official Faurecia representative.
• Prepare and submit the RFQA to Management if relevant.
• Liaise with the Program Controller, build the initial Business Plan, define the Program investment scheme, and release investments in compliance with controlling procedures; take economical responsibility for all deviations from initial requirements.
• Launch and monitor the Program : track progress by updating Business Plan, Program Dashboard and Budget Reports, and by leading reviews of program steps and results.
• Conduct Risk/Opportunity analyses, and develop and implement appropriate action plans.
• Arbitrate any conflicts with the customer on financial and/or technical issues.
• Staff, manage and co-ordinate a cross-functional program team (Sales, Controlling, Purchasing, Quality, Production, Supply Chain, Product&Process engineering), and define team members' objectives and assignments.
• Create a "Program Management culture" by ensuring processes defined in the Faurecia Program Management System (PMS) are applied at all steps, and by developing synergies between all actors involved in the program.
• Organise communications throughout the program lifecycle.
• Ensure smooth program transfer from Development Centre to Production Plant.
• Organise key program information to ensure Program continuity and to contribute to knowledge management.

Profile

• Master's degree, ideally in engineering
• Minimum 4-7 years of job experience (in an industrial environment and/or with product experience a plus)
• Minimum 3-5 years of project experience (ideally within Faurecia)
• Results orientation
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Conflict management skills : ability to prevent and solve conflicts
• Ability to work in a matrixed organisation
• Good knowledge of PMS-Process
• Good knowledge of Program standards, tools and methods
• Fluent in English and in the customer language
• Ability to establish, develop, lead and unite a team
• Strong financial knowledge (incl. building and following a Business Plan)