The Manager of the Program Team is responsible for the overall management direction and execution of customer product development and program launch activities across a diverse portfolio of industrial and transportation markets. This role serves as the primary cross-functional leader coordinating customer requirements product launch timing engineering activities manufacturing readiness commercial objectives and operational execution to ensure successful program delivery.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Primary conduit for internal and external communication to and from the Program Team

• Lead the team to achieve specific program goals for quality timing financial KPIs and product performance

• Guide the team to achieve VCM improvement targets

• Lead the team to achieve a balance of external customer satisfaction and CS objectives

• Cause cross functional interaction to achieve program goals

• Resolve cross functional conflict

• Facilitate the creation of an overall program schedule that achieves customer milestones but also protects CS financial interests; guide the team to maintain progress

• Maintain an orderly and efficient change management process for both internally and externally driven changes guiding the team to balance customer satisfaction and CS objectives

• Maintain team morale

• Model CS Leadership Capability values and Code of Conduct

• Internal and external management status reporting including timing and financial status

• Lead the team in issue resolution applying discipline problem solving techniques

• Guide the team to identify and mitigate risks including appropriate concise effective escalation as required

Education and Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Business or related field required.

• Program Management Professional Certification (PMP) preferred.

• 5 years experience of Program Management experience.

• 5 years of experience in 3 functional areas; Quality Manufacturing Product Engineering Finance Operations Sales etc.

• Experience working with Power Sport Commercial Vehicle Window & Door HVAC or Appliance manufacturers is a benefit.

• Experience working with Sealing and/or Fluid Handling products is a benefit.

Skills and Abilities:

• MS Project preferred.

• Leadership.

• Team management.

• Problem solving.

• High degree of task and objective orientation

• Mastery of at least one functional area (technical) required for this level of decision making.

• Ability to interface successfully at high level of customer organizations.

• High degree of problem solving and decision-making skills.

• Logical - good critical thinking skills.

Work Environment/Work Conditions:

• Office plants supplier plants customer plants.

• PT reports to the Program Manager via a matrix organization.