Project Manager

Objectives:

(Fundamental goals as orientation for the incumbent)

Project Management

• Organizing and leading work preparation
• Organizing and leading project optimization
• Organization and coordination of new projects (planning, customer communication, budget)
• Quality, cost, and timely control and coordination, as well as implementation of projects and digital processes in the company, consistently using the company group standards for project management

Tasks:

(Important major tasks in logical order)

• Planning of value stream-oriented process flows, taking lean thinking into account.
• Initiating and controlling improvement projects, e.g. Proma, and product maturity projects.
• Controlling regular project communication and cross-project controlling.
• Support in the evaluation of CIP projects and involvement in optimization workshops.
• Planning and coordinating internal and production relocations between sites and ensuring that targets are achieved.
• Defining permanent interface optimization and the corresponding processes for projects
• Professional and disciplinary management of employees and personnel planning in the area of responsibility.
• Further development of the work preparation tasks: Time management, specification of process data, and feeding actual data back into calculations.
• Preparation of the personnel requirement plan and coordination with line managers.
• Monitoring approved investments within the area of responsibility.
• Implementing and further developing Lean Methods and tools in the area of responsibility.
• Involvement in the permanent optimization of the project management system and the work preparation in the group of companies and coordination with the process owner.

Competencies:

(Important competencies in logical order)

Project Management

• Access to all relevant information necessary to perform the tasks
• Control and prioritization of the department’s tasks
• Effective customer communication of milestones and readiness

Special Authorizations, Permissions and Permits

• Access to all related IT-systems and KPI.
• Authorization to sign contracts and purchase orders within the given rules.

Responsibility:

(Functional responsibility, responsibility for staff)

• Responsibility for change management.
• Responsibility for the disciplinary and specialist management of subordinates, including their qualifications.
• Responsible for the development and achievement of key performance indicators within the area of responsibility.
• Duty to inform business segment management and executive management.
• Cost center responsibility.
• Responsible for achieving corporate objectives in the assigned area of responsibility.
• Handover of project upon successful customer release process/PPAP to Industrial Project Engineer (IPE)

Environmental conditions at the workplace:

• Work area by using the office environment (computer etc.).
• Visits out to the shop floor (loud, hot, dirty)

Job Qualifications:

• Proven management skills and the ability to lead a dynamic team structure.
• Proficiency in various software applications (MS Office; SAP).
• At a minimum, fluency in English language with excellent reading and writing capabilities.
• Critical thinking abilities.
• Several years of experience in a similar position, ideally within an international company.
• Prefer automotive background.
• Excellent experience in Project Management.
• Excellent command of the required SAP applications and recognizes potential areas for improvement.
• Keenly aware of the relevant regulations of the USA required automotive industry standards and can apply these accordingly.

Personal Skills:

• High self-motivation and self-confidence.
• Ability for analytical and technical thinking.
• Excellent organizational skills
• Being authentic and having a hands-on mentality.
• Capacity for cooperation and critical thinking.
• Ability to lead negotiations and manage meetings.

• Flexibility to quickly adapt to new situations.
• Team player, reliable, keeping the commitments.
• Ability to work under pressure, having the right sense of responsibility.
• Willingness to travel frequently.
• Excellent communication skills and the proven ability to lead a dynamic team to meet the goals of the company.