Program Lead

Position Responsibilities:

The incumbent is expected to perform the following functions that the company has determined are essential to this position:

• Create and maintain master schedule
  • Gather all critical requirements by the customer in terms of activities and timing.
  • Gather the critical requirement by all team players to meet the customers' requirements.
  • Determine and build the schedule to meet or exceed the customers' requirements.
  • Be proactive in analyzing and communicating the change points and adjustments to the schedule.
• Control the daily tasks of the project
  • Conduct and Lead regular review meetings with working team to review the actual condition vs the planned activity.
  • Determine and communicate to the team the customer communication method and intervals.
  • For Non-Toyota PM Leads -Be the Primary customer contact for all parts or series of parts. For Toyota PM Leads- support to the NAPS and serve only as a secondary contact with the customer.
  • Manage the program's change points and generate control plans for all abnormal items.
  • Document management and control.
  • Regular reporting of programs activity at various periods (weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually) following required methods.
  • Escalate issues within department and/or with other departments as necessary.
• Travel to meet with customers and members regularly
  • Follow the master schedule and attend critical milestone events but not limited to NMPM, PV, HVPT, Run & Rate.
  • When possible attend all customer Kick-off, milestone, or regular meetings onsite.
  • "Go and See" the condition at the Aisin plants, or support offices on a regular basis to confirm the condition by themselves.
• Other tasks and duties as assigned by management.Required Skills and Abilities:
• Essential Skills and Experience:
• Understanding of Program Management and Part Approval methods and styles. Experience with Toyota, Honda, GM, or other OEM systems preferred.
• Organization skills of time and data
• Ability to provide positive communication and build motivated teams
• Ability to hear the frustrations of working groups and set countermeasures to correct.
• Ability to support multiple customers and provide assurance of support for their conditions.
• Beneficial Skills and Experience:
• PMP, APQP, PPAP, or other PM training
• Education/Training/Certifications:
• BS or experience in related field
• Work Environment Requirements:

• • Must be able to operate a personal computer, telephone and other office equipment.
  • Must perform job duties onsite, except those duties that are customarily or by their nature performed offsite (for example, offsite customer visits).
  • Ability to perform some work remotely pending job classification and Remote Work Policy.
  • Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment where constructive criticism is encouraged.
  • Must be able to work on multiple assignments at once, and complete assignments within deadline and budget (if applicable) with satisfactory quality.
  • Must be able to operate as an effective team member working with and at times leading other members within working Groups.

• Must be committed to a high standard of safety, and be willing and able to comply with all safety laws and all company safety policies.
• Attendance/Work Hour Requirements:

• Must maintain an acceptable attendance record.
• Must be willing and available to work such weekends and holidays as necessary and desirable to meet business needs.
• Travel Requirements:

• Approximately 35% (this may vary pending company travel guidelines)

• Must be willing and available to travel to such locations and with such frequency as is necessary and desirable to meet business needs.

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