Position Summary:

Lead all Core Team activities and assure all program launch success requirements are met including safety, quality, delivery, cost and profitability goals adhering to Methode’s Product Development and Program Launch System (PDPLS). Demonstrate ownership, initiative and accountability to launch and financial success of the program.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead and direct all core team activities, establishing priorities when conflicts arise
• Escalate concerns to management in a timely fashion for resolution support
• Manage the product program proactively to ensure timing and objectives are met for all customer milestones
• Identify and communicate impediments to the successful completion of program milestones
• Interface with required functional disciplines and departments for program support
• Ensure adherence to the (PDPLS) and assures completion of all deliverables
• Conduct all phase and gate reviews
• Create master program timing that satisfies customer and internal requirements for product deliverables, cost performance and timing
• Facilitate interaction between the company, our customer and plant
• Coordinates and maintains communications with our design and operations staff and our customer for all program activities
• Initiate action to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformities relating to the product, process and system
• Identify and record any problems relating to the product, process and quality system
• Initiate, recommend and provide solutions through designated channels
• Verify the implementation of change and follow processes for documenting changes
• Key account responsibility (from cradle to grave) including sales related tasks
• Lead various multiple-disciplinary project teams in parallel with the project team members located globally
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science required, Master’s Degree in Business or engineering preferred.
• 7+ years of project management, program management, or other related experience
• Prior experience with automotive products, processes, and environment, particularly lighting (exterior/interior), electronics, injection molding, and Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
• Ability to interface and effectively communicate with customers and the Methode core team at all levels
• Proficiency in structured problem-solving.
• Proficiency in MS Project, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (intermediate level or higher)
• Proven ability to overcome obstacles and get results
• English fluently (verbal & written)

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

You are willing to travel internationally (up to 20%)

Job Location:

Grakon Europe in Nuenen, the Netherlands