Project Manager – Commercial Steering

Company Description

As one of the world's leading automotive steering suppliers, Robert Bosch Automotive Steering LLC is growing in the market and must continue to innovate and develop new products to meet customer needs. Our project management, engineering, sales, and technical purchasing teams are located in our Plymouth, MI office fully supporting regional customers and providing local support for global projects. The production facilities in Florence, KY and Queretaro, MX manufacture and deliver products for the North American region.

Job Description

• Ensure project objectives are met per given parameters, including timing, specification, profit, cost, and budget
• Ensure clean launch of project based on customer and Bosch processes, requirements, and expectations
• Ensure customer sample requirements are met including on-time delivery, technical content, and part maturity
• Lead the project core team, including assigning responsibility for the different functional areas and holding the team accountable to achieve project deliverables and deadlines
• Support evaluation of project core team member performance
• Primary interface to the customer on project activities and deliverables, including technical issues
• Identify project risk items, and lead effort for mitigation/resolution including escalation as needed
• Develop program timelines and activity reports to drive the on-time completion of critical tasks.
• Responsible for organizing, leading and tracking activities for implementation of engineering changes within the project
• Coordinate and report status of internal project deliverables (Project Reviews, PER, CPR, etc) using Bosch tools.
• Review timing plans, change requests, specifications, drawings, requirements, etc. to evaluate impact against initial project premises & coordinate change points with applicable stakeholders.
• Create internal sample orders for products & services.
• Manage / communicate internally customer program data for forecast / planning activities.
• Manage data in customer portals and project folders.
• Plan and manage project resources in Bosch cost management database
• Expected travel at least up to 15% of the time including some international travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 4+ years of previous Program Management experience
• Ability to travel up to 15% of the time domestic and international.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, preferably mechanical or mechatronics 
• 3+ years of automotive Sales / account / project management experience
• PMQ/PMP preferred.
• Excellent oral and written (English) language skills required. German or Portuguese skill a plus.
• Leadership of global project
• Individual must have ability to make independent decisions that may be of a complex nature.
• Ability to create a goal, strategy and plan to support achievement of the mission for the department and the project. This would include understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the organization and individual team members along with the challenges of each project, defining the priorities and strategy to fulfill specific objectives of the mission, and motivating / supporting / developing / leading the team to execute the proper plans to fulfill the mission.
• Ability to create and deliver clear, concise presentations.
• Must have moderate to advanced computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint and Outlook software. Must be capable of learning other software packages (Ex: SAP, SharePoint).
• Individual must possess the interpersonal skills to communicate with coworkers and customers in a professional manner.

Additional Information

By choice, we are committed to a diverse workforce – EOE/Protected Veteran/Disabled.

Bosch is a proud supporter of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Initiatives

• FIRST Robotics (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
• AWIM (A World In Motion)

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