Project Manager

What you can look forward to as Program Manager?

•  Manage the overall launch project, ensuring the successful launch of all product variants with the customer and achieving all scope, timing, budget, and quality targets.
• Analyze and resolve risks/problems throughout the project. /  Set up, track, and ensure the technical project plan is compliant with the GDPEP  (how to run PM in ZF) process. (governing rules for the program management process)
• Manage and ensure product maturity within the development regarding fulfillment of customer specifications, ZF and customer quality requirements, safety regulations, and legal requirements.
• Own the business case and take budget responsibility for all project expenses, ensuring cross-functional alignment to reach financial contribution targets and managing the risks to secure the project targets.
•  Identify, track, and manage any scope changes to assess the impact on the Quality Cost and Timing baseline to capitalize on those changes.
• Responsible for project performance monitoring and risk management./ Coordinate validation/prototype activities within testing centers./Coordinate and execute system, interface, and design FMEAs/PFMEA
•  Act as main customer liaison and balance internal and external interests, act as key point of contact for all Intercompany suppliers.
• Ensure team resources, set annual targets to functional project team members, and provide performance feedback and development needs.

Your profile as Program Manager:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Technology, or Business Management
• Minimum of 5 years of automotive business-related experience with a minimum of 5 years of project management experience, including experience dealing with large Commercial Vehicle OEMs; New Automotive, IAM and Fleets Customers.
• Professional in Project/Program Management standards and methods (PMP certification preferred).
• Leadership experience in North America commercial vehicle or automotive industry.
• After Market product portfolio know-how, preferably in Commercial Vehicles.
• Extensive experience with engineering systems, change management, and product development./ Experience in business implementation as well as production, plant and customer launches.
• Knowledge of project finance, business case leadership, and strategy understanding.
• Demonstrated social and interpersonal competencies (verbal and written communication, relationships, conflict management).
• Fluent in English (in German preferred)

Why to choose ZF at GDL or México City?

• benefits above the law