**Program Manager**
**Job based in Lear Corporation
- Ciudad Juarez**, Chih. Centrales MTO.**
Lear Corporation is the leading Tier 1 automotive supplier serving all the world's major automotive manufacturers with our world-class automotive seating and automotive electrical products. Our products are developed and produced by a diverse, talented team of more than 165,000 people. With operations in 39 countries, Lear operates in every major automotive manufacturing region in the world. For our globally positioned and successful teams, we are looking for dedicated talents with zest for action and enthusiasm. If you love challenges, want to experience development opportunities unrestrained, and want recognition that pays off, then you've come to the right place with Lear.
You will be responsible for as a member of the Program Management team, the program manager will be responsible for managing and overseeing in an independent and proactive role the assigned project.
**Your task will be**
- Initiate, plan, manage and control sub-steps (milestones), taking into account constraints regarding time, resources (money, costs, production/working conditions, personnel) and quality, until the overall goal is achieved and map them in the Lear systems.
- Work with different cross functional groups - Engineering, Commercial, Operations to reach a common goal.
- Make use of our different PM tools and softwares to define clear goals / task packages within the team members and interfaces, monitor them and implement the project milestones and goals (internal/external).
- Organize, moderate and conduct management gateway reviews, for each of your programs, at the appropriate milestones, or as needed.
- Manage risk factors for the project and take proactive countermeasures, draw up the necessary action plans with all functions and implement the required actions in a timely manner. You actively use forward-looking quality planning.
- Present technical content to the customer in a professional manner.
- Implement engineering changes following agreed upon requirements and processes.
- Report progress of the project thru weekly status meetings with core teams.
- React to new customer requirements and / or issues in a proactive and in a solution-oriented manner and adjust the short-term goals within the weekly.***
**To succeed in this role, you will need**
- Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering / automotive engineering or comparable.
- PM Certification (desirable).
- Proficient English and German (desirable).
- + 5 years in a similar position with experience in the "Seating" area or knowledge in the areas of trim and its components plastics, foam, fabrics, leather is an advantage.
- Knowledge in blueprint interpretation, troubleshooting tools, APQP procedures, Microsoft office.
- Ability to work under pressure, persuasiveness, sociability, ability to work in a team, independent, detailed and analytical way of working.
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