Leads the planning and execution of complex program and equipment launches through a team, and individually, ensuring alignment with strategic business goals and customer expectations. Oversees assigned programs from the project screening/quoting stage through launch, steady state production, and through end of life, serving as the single point of contact.
Responsibilities
- Understand, document, and attain both customer and company requirements for quality, capacity, timing, and product characteristics.
- Translate requirements into a clear plan with a robust task breakdown, assigned owners, budgets, and timing of tasks and major milestones.
- Maintain the timeline and plan throughout the project.
- Coordinate regular communication with the program team.
- Ensure resources are effectively planned and committed, including labor (direct and indirect), floor space, equipment, and tooling.
- Identify and manage key risks, issues, and/or roadblocks.
- Provide regular status reviews to management.
- Manage customer communications (meetings, reports, etc.) for the program.
- Ensure that all suppliers are identified and committed to supporting the program requirements.
- Monitor progress of supplies of equipment and production parts to ensure delivery on time and correct production part approval process (PPAP) documentation.
- Initiate and obtain approval of Major Expenditure Authorizations (MEAs) for program‑related equipment and tooling.
- Ensure compliance with applicable procedures and policies.
- Perform the full range of managerial responsibilities, which may include, but are not limited to: interviewing, hiring, coaching and developing employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; performance management; and department budgeting.
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