Assistant Program Manager

Location:

Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States

Job ID:

R0058811

Date Posted:

2024-08-06

Company Name:

HITACHI ASTEMO AMERICAS, INC.

Profession (Job Category):

Project/Program Management

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

Summary: Work with the Program Management team to plan and manage activities of a designated project(s) to ensure goals and objectives are accomplished within a prescribed time frame and within funding parameters by performing any combination of all essential duties and responsibilities. This individual is the “conductor” of a given project(s), and with management guidance, is responsible for a project’s success, removing roadblocks, and recovering from issues if they arise.

Essential Functions: Includes the following (other duties may be documented and assigned by local management and some duties may not apply dependent upon the requirements of the position at each specific Hitachi Astemo Americas, Inc (USAM) site and/or the strengths of the employee and the needs of the company):

• Support all business objectives of the company by aligning Program Management activities with the organizational goals and objectives.
• Under supervision, maintain master program book and coordinate APQP activities.

• Develop customer relationships and understanding of expectations.
• Under supervision, monitor prototype and pre-production builds for adherence to design intent. Identifies issues and leads resolution. 
• Support assigned program’s product launch phases (including control of program timing requirements, program issues and commercial impact of design changes).
• Under supervision, review program time frames, funding limitations, staffing requirements, project procedures and allotment of available resources for all phases of project and report issues or needs.
• Aid in management of internal project approval and cost details, technical and commercial change logs.
• Represent the company with assigned customers.
• Within the scope of their position, manage and track open issues. Drive open issues to closure through tracking, delegation and escalation.
• Assist in activities for continuous future development, growth and improvement of the program, department and company.
• Within the scope of responsibility, ensure customer satisfaction feasibility and design specifications, and keep record of customer designs.
• Travel to customer locations supporting product development throughout for product reviews, testing and change updates with periodic travel with customer to company manufacturing facilities (domestic and international).
• Develop program status reports and report status to management.
• Assist in technical reviews, including dry-runs to ensure customer expectations are addressed.
• Assist in coordinating product development activity between OEM customer and responsible departments within the company.
• Aid in coordination of manufacturing, quality, and engineering “exceptions” and/or clarifications lists. Ensure all customer requirements have been addressed. Work with teams to negotiate requirements with customer.
• Support customer strategic discussions for issue resolution.
• Assist in supporting project teams (engineer, quality, sales, etc.) and follow up on project related deliverables.

Qualifications (Skills and/or Special Knowledge)

The ideal candidate will:

• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Well organized, detail oriented
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Project
• Experience with high level of customer interface
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction.

Additionally, the ability to work independently with minimal direction is required as are strong verbal and written communication skills. 

Education: Possess a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Project/Program Management

Experience: 0-2 years with industry experience

Job level determined by various factors such as organization size, responsibility, career stage, and capabilities. 

Working Conditions:

Physical Demands: Required to sit or stand for long periods of time. The employee may occasional lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Have ability to work 40-60 hours per week.

Travel: Domestic and international travel may be required as needed.

Work Environment: Primarily in a professional business office with exposure to testing areas and periodic exposure to manufacturing environments.

Equal Opportunity Employer