Project Manager: New Projects

Position Name: Project Manager: New Projects

Department: Product Management

Qualification: B.E., MBA

Years of Experience: Min 15 Years, 5 years in Project Management or OEM in expert

Purpose of the Position

• Responsible for achieving all project targets concerning product, quality, cost, investments, budget and SOP timelines within all related product teams and functions
• Responsible for planning and controlling of all SK Aurangabad Projects and powertrain process development related issues of the projects for Model line from Initial phase up to SOP
• Responsible for Developing and implementing product Changes in accordance to defined product lifecycle management for SK Aurangabad Projects in India in synchronization with the company target for profitability & volumes post VAP Milestones

Skills required

• Very strong interpersonal and communication skill
• Project Management (Planning, Commercial, Target setting, Review)
• Analytical mindset and ability to develop alternatives
• Structural leadership, Assertive and Conflict management

Role & responsibilities

• Develop and steer Product Team for region India. Analyze requirements, future trends, customer profiling, price positioning and product ideas for the Life Cycle measures with discussions and decision making.
• Responsible to take the decisions needed and if necessary escalation in case of conflict of Objectives by critically analyzing all project activities to reduce non value added/ repeated activities and maximize synergies; helps to reduce expenses, maximize profits and minimize delays
• Lead the projects based on PEP guidelines and ensure that the respective milestones are completed within the stipulated time period with the desired results.
• Ensure financial and technical feasible product changes for region India and to support for approval of Project Milestones.
• Tracking of progress of changes in Change Management process and optimize the cost.
• Set up target agreements for the localization projects by evaluating ideas for project approval. Implementation by closely monitoring to avoid delays and realize the benefits at earliest.
• Represent Product Management in all Product Gremien upto Gx Kreis for Project Status Review.
• Planning & monitoring the critical parts time line with Purchase, quality and R&D and reviews with supplier in commitment meetings.
• Ensure to implement relevant engineering changes on time by closing responses from all concern departments within the target date and implement as per timeline.
• Implementation & Support : ISO 9001:2015 QMS with KPI reports