Purpose of Role
Provision of day-to-day customer interface for project management, technical and project related commercial matters. Interfacing with external and internal stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
• Manage projects from enquiry stage through to production, ensuring on-time and on budget delivery:
o Manage APQP (and any customer equivalent) system and team for the duration of the project ensuring customer targets are met
o Managing and controlling expenditure
o Organising constructive & timely meetings and reviews
• Oversee the Design and Validation Plan for New Projects
• In support of the new business development team, support the preparation of the commercial and technical response to customer RFQ including population of CER.
• Develop cost reduction programmes in line with customer expectation.
• Within the APQP process be the point of contact with customer interfacing with engineering, purchasing, quality and logistics functions.
• During the APQP process, build and develop a network of contacts within existing customer base.
• Use network to identify new business opportunities for Senior and continually promote the Senior product offering. Feed any relevant information into BD team to ensure all opportunities are maximised.
• Co-ordinate prototype / pre-production procurement and build.
• Maximise profitability of new and existing projects.
• Help guide product development by communicating future customer demands and expectations.
• Provide support to the Buyer to develop existing and new suppliers ensuring APQP/programme requirements are met.
Key Requirements:
• Preferably the successful candidate will have a Mechanical Engineering (BEng) or related degree.
• Seeking 3 years Project Management experience in a relevant field (preferably automotive/ land vehicle).
• Maintain a high standard of Health and Safety based upon safe working practices and support environmental initiatives.
• Communicate and support the embedding of customer service imperatives across other functions of the Flexonics business.
• Ensure that all work activities and records comply with Company Policies, Procedures and Codes of Practice.
• Excellent Project Management skills.
• Strong soft skills and an understanding of people behaviour and the self-awareness to react appropriately. Be politically astute.
• Demonstrate superior presentation and communication skills.
• Ability to communicate information, whether technical or non-technical to internal stakeholders and customers, in a clear and concise manner.
• Highly professional and capable of being a strong ambassador for the company.
• Motivated and a self-starter & able to work on own initiative.
• Willing and able to travel globally