Customer Project Manager
- Overall responsibility customer project on basis Project Management Plan (PMP).
- Project preparation, planning, execution from start (QGC0) to closing (QGC5).
- Reporting, identification and implementation of necessary/required changes.
- Risk management (monetary evaluation in USD and avoidance/reduction strategy).
- Communication, escalation and crisis management with internal/external partners and with customer in coordination with customer account.
- Mastery of the critical path.
- Product cost and project budget planning and control.
- Setup, change and close MCR projects.
- Management of the entire project team.
- Implementation of Closure Quality Gate meeting and review.
- Approval product release.
- Organization core team meetings with subordinate functions.
- Overall responsible for all 11 features (Project Mgmt, Progress, Profitability, Spec, Quality, Validation, Delivery, Supplier, Release, Customer Satisfaction & Security).
- Project relevant decisions and prioritization, final decision in case of disagreement within the project team.
- Purchase orders, budget and resource changes within project plan.
- Applications and escalation with internal/external partners, with customers in coordination with customer account.
- Delegation of tasks to the project team.
- Target responsibility = GPD, CCD with 100% Project Associates (only if 100% and >6.
- Contracts project targets with subprojects associates which are contracted <100% (participation in GPD only if >50%).
- Approval of project related ECRs.
- Bachelor in Engineering / Business or related field.
- Combined experience in Engineering (3 years) and Project Management (5 years) or related experience.
- Proven experience in production related areas (Engineering, Quality, Logistics or Manufacturing).
- Experience in Automotive field (at least 3 years).
- VW experience is a plus.
- Stable, consistent transparency of risks & problems.
- Realistic, complete planning of the entire project.
- Leading internal and external communication.
- Ability to negotiate.
- Diplomatic skills and assertiveness.
- Organizing internal and external escalation, crisis management.
- Integration of line management.
- Integration and motivation of the project team.