Launch Manager

International Automotive Components

Job Location:

Port Huron, MI - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 3 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Engineering

Job Summary

Position Specific Requirements (PSR):

Acts as the technical interface between the manufacturing plant team and the program management and customer teams.

Coordinates activities to achieve program deliverables ensures successful launches manages quality expectations tracks tooling and meets delivery requirements while also leading plant APQP activities and product validation.

Initiates commitments for new programs develops tooling requirements tracking and verification develops plant specification sheets for part quality develops packaging specifications and performs part capability studies.

Leads program finance and budgeting including material costing bill-of-material creation and capital equipment requirements provides product-specific support to marketing including presentations datasheets customer visits market research data formulation of product business and launch plans and develops sample and prototype manufacturing schedules with the plant scheduling department and support development.

Accountable for overseeing all aspects of new program launch as it pertains to the assembly plant.

Provides leadership and daily direction to Plant Departments (Materials Manufacturing Engineering Quality IT and Production) concerning upcoming build timing/plans product configuration and component part status leading up to pre-production builds

Overall Budget Tracking for Launch Costs (Tooling/Equipment Capital Tracking and Reporting

Leads plant buildout/launch open issues meetings and drives items to closure. Escalate items as required.

Responsible to oversee the Change Implementation Process on new and current model programs

Understand and communicate engineering changes to the plant team and lead the team to understand plant impacts and develop a coordinated implementation plan.

Lead the preparation of all impacts/quotes for product design and production process changes.

Interacts with and coordinates all the outsourced activities with vendors on production products.

Maintains regular communication with Customers to ensure requirements are understood and supply is uninterrupted at the Customers facilities.

Qualifications:

Education:

BS required

MA Preferred

Experience:

Requires 5- 8 years of experience

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Able to work well in a team environment
Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail
Good verbal and written communication skills
Experience delivering client-focused solutions to customer needs

Required Experience:

Manager

Position Specific Requirements (PSR): Acts as the technical interface between the manufacturing plant team and the program management and customer teams. Coordinates activities to achieve program deliverables ensures successful launches manages quality expectations tracks tooling and meets delivery ...