Program Manager

2 weeks ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Abantu Staffing Solutions Full time

Job Title
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Program Manager
Employment Type
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Full Time
Experience
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5 to 6 years
Salary
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Negotiable
Job Published
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05 March 2024
Job Reference No

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REQUIREMENTS

  • Degree or diploma in Engineering
  • PMP certification, and/ or a degree in Business Administration, and/ or international experience would be an advantage
  • Minimum of 5 years experience in the automotive sector (car manufacturer/ Tier) Project, Engineering, Quality, Purchasing or Manufacturing fields
  • Ability to demonstrate product and process engineering experience
  • Team management experience
  • Experience in profit enhancement, cash flow management, and budget control
  • Able to travel locally and abroad, and support periodic site visits across various sites of the Company as needed to achieve project deliverables

SKILLS

  • Knowledge of quality tools (FMEA, design of experiment, problemsolving methodology skills)
  • Finance skills (master business plan calculation)
  • Program management knowledge and/ or program management methodologies experience in a matrix organisation
  • Ability to develop strong customer relationships at the senior level
  • Fluent in English
  • Negotiation skills and customer orientation
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to build, develop, lead, and unite a diverse team in a matrix organisation
  • Network animation and influencing skills
  • Strategic, analytic, and problemsolving capabilities
  • Ability to anticipate risks
  • Accountability and transparency
  • Ability to make quick and tough decisions
  • International mindset
  • Entrepreneurship mindset

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Lead the program team as a functional manager, with an entrepreneurial mindset
  • Meet financial targets (operating income, cash, internal rate of return, upfronts, etc.)
  • Ensure customer satisfaction (timing, quality, costs, product performance, etc.)
  • Plan and execute all activities which contribute to program success
  • Ensure compliance with the code of ethics and code of management and escalate noncompliance items according to guidelines
  • Protect the Company's interests and image
  • Secure staffing with the appropriate skill level of the whole core team from the functions, in due time
  • Build and monitor master schedules
  • Achieve program targets through the development and deployment of program roadmaps and cascade program objectives and assignments to team members
  • Use business plan tools and work closely with controlling, constructing business plans, and monitoring and managing convergence to financial expectations. The program manager owns the P&L of the program
  • Manage the core team and ensure cooperation with the functions and the plant(s) (sales, controlling, purchasing, quality, plant launch, supply chain, product and process engineering)
  • Identify risks and opportunities
  • Ensure risk management and alert processes are diligently executed
  • Arbitrate top issues internally or externally within the program
  • Act as official Company program representative towards the customer to support its expectations while preserving the company from risk exposure (like engineering change, planning, etc.)
  • Negotiate the commercial aspects with the customers including engineering changes if needed
  • Communicate and report program status to secure proper management support on program issues
  • Ensure that program experience is capitalized in knowledge management to improve future program performance

Skills:

  • EngineeringBusiness AdministrationQuality ControlPurchasingFinancial ControlFailure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA)Program Management
    Industries:
  • AutomotiveManufacturing

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