Project Manager Automotive - Buckinghamshire

Project Manager Automotive

£competitive

Milton Keynes Area

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MDE are looking for an experienced project manager with experience of managing projects during APQP and PPAP phases.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all Project Management aspects relating to the successful delivery of projects that have been assigned.
• Work with multi-disciplined teams and demonstrate full accountability for on time delivery of the agreed scope and adherence to Project Lifecycle Phase Exit Process, using best practice project management techniques.
• Achieve and report on agreed KPIs using the Project Dashboard.
• Lead customer project meetings and visits & be the customer point of contact to successfully manage customer relationship during the project phases.
• Chair and minute internal project meetings with the project team as appropriate.
• Ensure that all Projects are managed in accordance with Company Policies and Procedures.
• Ability to identify, report and escalate project risks in line with approved business processes.
• Ability to ensure that Project and Series Engineering Changes are managed in accordance with Company Policies and Procedures.
• Effective project scope and change management in line with approved business processes including preparation of commercial aspects of project related changes.
• Project budget management including regular cost to go and financial forecast planning for prototypes, development, tooling, revenue, expenditure & margins.
• Manage pre-production build phases & process equipment development in line with project requirements.
• Manage project timing, liaising with suppliers and internal resources to ensure good visibility of project status and highlight concern.
• Provide support and mentoring to Project Engineers to ensure successful project delivery.
• Support the Program Manager with development of Project Management tools and processes.
• Report project status to the Senior Management team at monthly project reviews.

Experience and Qualifications

• Previous experience working within an automotive company who design and manufacture automotive components for OEM customers
• Educated to degree or equivalent level in a technically based subject.
• Relevant Project management experience, ideally with some qualification e.g., PRINCE 2
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Interpersonal skills that enable you to work with people at all levels and develop good working relationships.
• Problem solving and negotiation skills.
• Initiative and the ability to offer new ideas.
• Ability to plan, multi-task and manage time effectively.
• Ability to motivate and lead a team.
• Computer literate in Microsoft office programs including Project.
• German speaking preferred but not essential.

All Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK