Program Manager

Who are we:

Antolin is a leading global automotive supplier; we are experts in designing, manufacturing, and supplying innovative solutions for vehicles around the world. Our product portfolio includes trim, headliners, and cockpits, as well as lighting and other interior systems. We offer comprehensive solutions with a focus on quality, safety, and sustainability. Our products are used in many of the world’s leading car brands. In fact, Antolin equips nearly 600 vehicle models around the world.

With over 120 plants in 25 countries, Antolin has achieved this strong industry presence through over seventy years of working with our customers in order to develop a complete cycle of component manufacturing, from their conception and design, through the development and validation stages, to their industrialization and sequenced delivery.

We are working hard on spearheading the transformation that the automotive industry is currently experiencing with regard to vehicle interiors by collaborating with our customers. We do so in order to develop more sustainable and technologically advanced vehicles that are also adapted to the new needs and requirements of their passengers.

As part of this transformation, Antolin is committed to a sustainable business model that focuses on and creates value for all its stakeholders, including its customers, employees, investors, suppliers, and society as a whole.

Mission:

As a PROGRAM MANAGER you are responsible for automotive Programs for Antolin Mexico, and assurance of compliance with established targets related to Quality, Costs, Timing, Profitability and Regulatory requirements and serve as the key manager interacting with the customer, bearing responsibility for the Program and managing the program in co-ordination with the Customer Account Manager.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for the maintenance of Antolin program engineering direction.

• Plan and monitor all activities for the program.

• Establish and plan the effective use of resources required in achieving targets.

• Establish the necessary guidelines for Program Team operation.

• Create the program budget and manage it to guarantee its accomplishment.

• Assures identification of current and future customer and internal program requirements throughout the organization with respect to: Program Timing, Quality, Content, Manufacturing requirements, Cost, Program contracts, Program resource allocation and Profitability

• Assures appropriate program planning to confirm that product development is consistent with established program objectives and company needs:

o Content

o Consistent with program objectives

o Cost, weight, tooling, and engineering design

o Maintained within program targets.

o Quality

o Program objectives met

o Supplier Base

o Establish base to meet program requirements

o Program Readiness

o Meet targeted timing and production scheduling.

• Facilitates executive-level interaction with Customer, Plant and Internal Management

• Establishes and plans the effective use of resources required for achieving targets

• Promotes coordination and communication of program team

• Participates with manufacturing engineering in group lead design control activities

• Initiates PO’s for required Design/Engineering work

• Coordinates, monitors and executes the closing of Project Phases

• Coordinates and maintains communications with the customer, departments and Plant Operations for all program activities

• Leads Cross Functional Program team in execution of Quality requirements and delivery process during development phases

• Establishes and communicates to team the corporate, division and program specific deliverable requirements with respect to timing quality and completeness, monitors and tracks progress, leads monthly program reviews with executive management, and leads all program phase and gate review activities

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or other related field with specific engineering applications.
• Must have 5 years professional experience, specifically related to the automotive industry. Non-technical four-year degree with substantial manufacturing experience are minimal requirements. 7+ years of automotive program management experience is required.
• Minimum of 10 years in automotive manufacturing/engineering environment with prior project team management responsibility.
• Conversational English
• Location: Antolin Silao
• Availability to travel

What can we offer you:

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