Program Manager (f/m/d)

Your profile

• Bachelor’s Degree - In a technical / Engineering or business discipline
• 4+ years of project/program management experience within automotive industry or comparable engineering organization. 
• Project management certification preferred – PMP, Prince2, APM or proven knowledge.
• Knowledge of Customer Specific Requirements, IATF 16949.  
• Key IT tools: ERPs, PMS/PLMs; MS Project
• Language: English + local customer language 

Your tasks

Project Plan management
- defines Project plan using the MPDS aligned to the
  master timing plan. 
- assigns tasls to the project team in line with the re-
  source plan. 
- cascades the objectives to the project team. 
- prepares and presents gateway reviews in line with
  the MPS planning. 
- regularly ensures the project team complete and 
  update their MPDS tasks. 

• scope management 

- controls the scope basline register
- ensures the project plan is in line with the scope
- manages the scope change process
- ensures the breakdown of scope change costs is 
  sufficient to support the sales negotiation
- validates the handover of the scope baseline from
  the acquisition phase. 

• risk management 

- conducts regular risk reviews
- builds a risk treatment plan to reduce or mitigate
  threats 
- uses opportunities to coverge towards the project 
  objectives
- escalates risks to the management for support 

• project finance nd budget management 

- breaks down financial objectives to the team
- arbitrates financial decisions: sourcing, make/buy, 
  design for cost, etc. 
- validates all expenditures for the project according 
  to the budget. 
- with finance team, updates the project profitability 
- updates the forecasted project result based upon 
   the rist assessment. 
- manages the cash flow forecast in line with the 
  project timing plan
- validates the triggers for invoicing of the inflows 
   and outflows

• APQP and customer requirements

- ensures the core team adhere to the CSRs with 
   the support of quality
- ensures APQP/PPAP targets are met and part of 
   the timinig plan
- reporting and preparation for APQP reviews with 
  the customer & ensure B2B are updated. 
- identifies where new project team members 
  require training to the CSRs. 
- initiates a problem solving/corrective action 
   approach when required. 

• Team / Resource Management

- identifies additional resources required up and 
  above the original plan. 
- resolves conflicts and disagreements between 
  team members
- support, validate and provide feedback to the team
  performance. 
- contributes to the annual performance review of 
  each team member 

• communication and customer management 

- conducts weekly project reviews with the team
- reports the status of the project to the
   management on a periodic basis
- attends the customer project review
- defines who from MOBIS communicates what to 
  the customer and ensures timely responses

• timing plan managment 

- define and update the master timing plan regularly
- ensures the timing plan includes supplier planning
- ensures the timing plan contains a critical path and
  customer milestones
- build a launch plan with the plant to achieve the
  industrial objectives
- organize launch events to ensure a successful
  SOP