Our client in the greater Watertown CT area is looking to add a full time Program Manager to their growing team. Candidates interested should have a BS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering and a minimum of 5 years relavant experience. Automaotive industry experience highly desired. For further detail and immediate consideration please apply below and call us today. Thank you.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, critical or highly visible projects and cross functional teams (consisting of Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Quality and Sales for example) to ensure projects are on time and within budget.
• Responsible for operational execution to ensure a high quality product is delivered to customer
• Manage project budget and determining appropriate revenue recognition
• Analyze project profitability, revenue, and margins
• Coordinate activities to support engineering sample builds, prototype, pilot and pre-production volumes
• Report project progress, opportunities, and risks to upper management via Stage gate reviews.
• Interface with the customer and provide project updates regularly
• Ensure that all functions are working in sync and escalate issues to management when needed.
• Lead the APQP activities for the assigned project, ensuring internal APQP milestones and the customer milestones are aligned.
• Facilitate and lead weekly review meetings with the PDT
• Maintain the project open issues list, escalating any issues and risks to upper management when necessary.
• Work with a cross functional team to ensure group milestones and activities are tracked and completed as per the agreed timing
• Attend customer meetings as the point person between the company and the OEM.
• Support any root cause analysis, where needed.
• Attend supplier meetings with purchasing to ensure risk, timing and costs are clearly understood and monitored.

• Experience level: Experienced
• Minimum 5 years of experience
• Education: Bachelors (required)

• Program Management
• Project Management

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).




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