Senior Program Manager

Since 1965, Stoneridge has designed and manufactured advanced, award-winning technologies including driveline and transmission actuation systems, vision systems, emissions control systems, safety systems, and security and monitoring systems for vehicle OEMs in the commercial vehicle, automotive, off-highway and agricultural vehicle markets. We’re focused on the areas of greatest market need – both today and tomorrow. Our core products and technologies are aligned with industry megatrends including safety and security, vehicle intelligence, fuel efficiency and emissions. Join the Stoneridge Team as we continue to build upon our strong history and reputation for quality products to deliver innovative products and systems that address a need, exceed our customers’ expectations, and motivate our team.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Senior Program Manager is accountable for the achievement of project targets and objectives (quality, profitability, timing and risks) validated by the management. This role will lead project in accordance with SPLP rules and principles, manage the core team, and ensure customer satisfaction. The Senior Program Manager defines quality, profitability & cost targets and leads all project team members to achieve these targets with a permanent focus on cash while respecting timing and controlling risks.

PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Activity 1: Project Plan

Builds project plan.

Sets project planning, anticipates deviation risks and takes corrective actions.

Ensures management of the project during development until it is closed.

Ensures management of the project along production period and manages the productivity with effect on product/process.

Reviews with corporate legal function acceptability and consistency of all contractual and warranty obligations with the customer, suppliers and third parties.

Activity 2: Team Management

Develops teamwork on a collaborative mode and works in synergy with all project team members to achieve project objectives.

Secures availability of adequate resources with the Core Team Members

Contributes to appraisal process of core team members.

Ensures coordination and good information flow between project team and plant(s).

Activity 3: Financials

Establishes budget and manages development, tooling and other expenses of project within budget objectives and optimizing cash.

Issues regular reporting & re-forecasting of project profitability, project development costs, investments and cash (typically monthly).

Proposes cost savings.

Activity 4: Product/Process

Masters product and process design to achieve target costs and to meet profitability and cash-in/cash-out targets.

Makes sure that technical/process choices are made in accordance with quality targets.

Makes sure that quality targets will be reached, checking that all quality assessments (FMEA, …) are done properly.

Activity 5: Customer

Interfaces with the customer on all project issues, ensures good communication and information flow between the customer project team (including production sites) and the SRE project team (including production sites).

Activity 6: Steering

Organizes with the project team regular project meetings (weekly) and MPRs (monthly).

Prepares and presents project to gate reviews (and in any other program/project review as necessary).

Identifies project risks and implements action plans.

Records project history file and shares experience within SRE; Implements “lessons learned process” on the project.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE:

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in project management or engineering with strong academic results, or equivalent background
• Minimum 8 years work experience, knowhow and skills from working as a Program Manager and with customer relationships.
• Solid understanding of PM discipline and processes.
• Strong drive and focus on results.
• Organized, structured way of working, ability to take a holistic view still with attention to details.
• Proven people management and leadership skills, ability to lead and coach and get things done in cross-functional environments.
• Team player with excellent communication skills.
• Ability to instill a culture of accountability.
• Prepare relevant data to be able to make difficult decisions.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, manage tight deadlines, work under pressure.
• Under all circumstances and in front of customers always represent SRI with professionalism
• Ability to step into a difficult situation, perform root cause analysis and plan for way forward quickly.
• Strong in MS Project, MS Excel, and data management.
• Knowledge of automotive core tools such as PP