Project Manager

Primary skills and responsibilities:

• Proven team player skills with ability to build and maintain internal and external relationships
• Ability to build excellent relationships with key stakeholders.
• Ability to effectively delegate while maintaining forward motion on key deliverables
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work within a matrixed management structure in an agile and non-siloed manner.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, excellent business and technical writing
• Capable of managing multiple projects
• Capable of reading drawings and schematics
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite
• Demonstrated commitment to safe working practices
• Monitor performance metrics to measure success as a group and by plant to ensure quality, cost and delivery goals are met.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain responsibility and accountability for new part introduction/launch process.
• Confers with customers or vendors to determine or review product specifications and manufacturing capabilities.
• Plan and formulate specifications of project, cost of project, and equipment.
• Plan to determine time frame, procedures for accomplishing project and allotment of available resources to various phases of project.
• Work with various departments to determine manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, quality processes and other procedures to ensure efficient production methods.
• Coordinate activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within budget.
• Confer with project team to troubleshoot and work through any processing problems and/or outside vendor issues, and provide technical advice to resolve problems.
• Prepare status reports and modify schedules or plans as required.
• Update database (JobBoss) with revision and process changes.
• Evaluate parts for continuous improvements to increase quality and profitability.

Minimum Requirements:

• BS Degree in Engineering, or equivalent experience in  Automotive focused Manufacturing environment.
• Good understanding of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
• Experience interfacing directly with customers.
• Strong English written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with JobBoss or equivalent MRP systems, with the ability to provide inputs to the ERP system, bill of materials, routings, hours, etc. 
• Great understanding of the importance of the schedule and how on time delivery to the customer is always the goal.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross functional teams; strong project management skills.
• Strong presentation skills along with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-directed and motivated to get things done.  Solves problems with a “can do” attitude.