Sr. Program Manager

At Gentherm, we say, "
It's about the person
." We're with you on a cold winter day when you turn on your heated seat and steering wheel or helping manage patient body temperature in the operating room, recovering room or intensive care units. We take a human approach with everything we do.

As the global market leader of innovative thermal management and pneumatic comfort technologies for the automotive industry we embrace the opportunity to create and deliver extraordinary solutions that make meaningful differences in everyday life. We do this by improving health, wellness, comfort and energy efficiency.

We embrace an entrepreneurial spirit and combine that with our global leadership to deliver results. Working at Gentherm provides you the opportunity to not only shape the future of the automotive and medical industries, but also influence your career throughout the company. You will be engaged, challenged and inspired by our team to deliver leading thermal technologies that positively impact lives around the world.

SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Mechanical and/or Electrical Engineering
• Automotive Program Management Experience from Concept, Development through Launch,
• P&L Responsibility
• Project Financials
• Continues Improvement, PDCA, Lean Manufacturing.
• Working Knowledge of APQP, IATF 16949, ISO 14001 & ISO 45001
• 5 years Project Management or equivalent, 3-5 years experience in automotive launches.
• Fluent English.

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Establish and execute program timelines, milestones and program commitments made with the customer.
• Maintain EBITDA/Gross Margin by program per negotiated business award.
• Ensuring that a clear line of communication occurs between customer base, Gentherm and all key personnel are engaged throughout the program cycle.
• Manage the quote kick off process once request/input sheet has been received from Account Managers and ensure full costing is delivered as the input for the business case.
• Ensure programs are within budget at program end and for the life of the program.
• Lead the Program Team to identify and achieve Continuous Improvement /cost reductions on programs.
• Ensure customer involvement where necessary to achieve Continuous Improvement objectives by program to increase overall program margin.
• Develop a detailed program plan, resource requirements and overall costs to launch the program with the Program Team and present during Project Circle for final program approval.
• Manage core team, customer relationship, program tasks to ensure program milestones are achieved.
• Monitor input of team members' hours into time tracking database to assure accuracy, consistency and budgeted hours.
• Elevate red risk items to Top Management for immediate response and resolution on show stopper issues.
• Manage, capture and process engineering changes for the life of the program.
• Follow up with Sales to ensure price increases are captured during the engineering change process.
• Ensure that appropriate technical interface during the product development cycle is established and maintained with the customer including providing support during field failures or other failed components when necessary.
• Participate in program launches, customer audits or conferences in Acuna or at the customer as necessary.
• Responsible to maintain relevant customer information and systems such as APQP status, program milestones and ECN updates in the Gentherm data base.
• Travel:Domestic and International as required
• Take part and Comply the requirements of the Quality Management System IATF 16949 and ISO 14001/ ISO 45001 corresponding to the position. Prepare evidence of compliance and support audits.
• Responsible for understanding and compliance of the specific requirements established by customers with the Zero Defects in sight.
• Authority
  . Stop / cancel any process that does not comply with the requirements established

COMPETENCIES

• Delivery of Results: o Understand your team's mission and results to establish SMART goals and achieve them.
• Driving Change: o Focus on agility and commitment to continuous improvement to understand and act correctly on internal and external drivers of change.
• Ability to Create: o Foster a culture of learning, development, and support individual growth through continuous feedback to achieve personal and professional goals.
• Implementing Innovation: o Understand, create, implement, and openly support new and innovative ideas, processes, and technology that deliver business results.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

All positions in our office require interaction with people and technology while either standing or sitting. In order to best service our customers, internal and external, all associates must be able to communicate face-to-face and on the phone with or without reasonable accommodation.

Gentherm is committed to compliance with its obligations under all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. In keeping with this commitment, it attempts to reasonably accommodate applicants and employees in accordance with the requirements of the disability discrimination laws. It also invites individuals with disabilities to participate in a good faith, interactive process to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made without imposing an undue hardship.

Gentherm is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.