Head of Launch and Change Management

**Head of Launch and Change Management**

Location Amexhe, Mexico
FORVIA HELLA is a listed, international automotive supplier. Coming together with Faurecia in the FORVIA Group, we build the world's seventh largest supplier of automotive technologies. As a global market leader in high-growth areas, FORVIA employs 157,000 people worldwide. FORVIA HELLA therein stands for high-performance lighting technology and automotive electronics. At the same time, we cover a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special vehicles with our Business Group Lifecycle Solutions. With around 37,500 employees at over 125 locations, the Company is active worldwide and generated adjusted sales of € 8.1 billion on a preliminary basis in the fiscal year 2023.

**YOUR TASKS**

Objective: Lead and coordinate the Launch and Change Management team within the plant to ensure the successful launch of new products, effective implementation of engineering changes, and cost improvements throughout the product life cycle, ensuring compliance with HELLA standards, full project transparency, and effective cross-functional collaboration, while conditionally taking over operational project management tasks for complex projects when needed.

**A Project Management**
1 Proposing, agreeing and following up targets in terms of quality, costs and timing with Project Management,
on behalf of the Internal Factory Manager / Plant Manager

2 Ensuring that project targets are being achieved or overachieved simultaneously or with the priority to
selected dimension(s). Monitoring launch and change performance, identifying gaps and defining actions
and countermeasures to correct / prevent deviations from target KPIs

3 Ensuring the definition of members for Operations Project Teams (core and extended team), with the help
of the functional departments. Assuring effective integration and communication within Operations Project
Teams, including resolution of conflicts with functional departments

4 Knowing and proactively advancing HELLA standards for processes, methods and tools in the field of
Launch and Change Management, incl. relevant cross-functional Operations and Project Management
standards

5 Ensuring that project tasks and work packages within the Operations Project Teams are defined, planned,
coordinated and monitored by using predefined HELLA standards

6 Assuring that claim potentials resulting from engineering changes are identified and a valid status on
engineering changes (e.g. change requests) with regards to their effects on project targets is maintained

7 Understanding and knowing the product specifications and manufacturing process to the extent that they
build a basis for profound decisions. Reflecting the effects of decisions onto other departments (e.g. within
Operations, Purchasing, Program Management, Quality Development, Design)

8 Assuring that Design for Manufacturing in respect to state-of-the-art manufacturing technology is achieved
(by collaboration between design, manufacturing / process engineering, equipment suppliers etc.), yielding
optimum cost, while complying with quality and productivity requirements

9 Ensuring that all tasks and steps of the PEP are executed correctly with respect to quality, cost and timing
(e.g. production flow planning, selection of appropriate manufacturing processes and layouts, selection and
procurement of production equipment, pre-acceptance, set-up and final acceptance of production

10 Ensuring that creation, updating and management of production-related documentation and master data is
executed during the complete product life cycle according to standards and guidelines

11 Involvement in internal and external project related audits

12 Assure that projects within the plant follow corporate HELLA processes and standards (e.g., C Sample
Process, Engineering Change Management Process, Master Data Processes, Relocation Process)

**B Leadership**
1 Deploying employees corresponding to their qualifications within the relevant structure. Instructing and
supporting employees in a target-oriented and motivating manner to fulfill the tasks

2 Guiding, instructing and supporting employees in function-related tasks

3 Participating in hiring process and responsible to sustain the team performance and evaluation as well as
qualification demands
**YOUR QUALIFICATIONS**
- More than 6 up to 7 years of experience in Project Management within manufacturing, automotive, or electronics industry.
- Hands-on experience in supervising and developing team members, promoting skills growth and effective teamwork.
- Advanced English
- Proven experience in managing escalation processes, including escalation criteria, communication levels, and follow-up with key stakeholders.
- Demonstrated adaptability and experience working in multicultural, global environments, with the ability to collaborate effectively across diverse teams, time zones, and cult