Program Manager

Program Manager

Farmington Hills, MI, USA Req #889 Monday, July 29, 2024

Humanetics Safety is the pioneer of safety systems used across the automotive, aerospace, defense and transport sectors.

It is the market leader in the design and manufacture of the iconic crash test dummies, the world most biofidelic anthropomorphic test devices, and a leader in Active Safety test solutions, crash test equipment and calibration platforms that are used to ensure humans are protected at moments of need.

Our hardware devices have exact match digital twins and integrated software platforms that provide customers with powerful solutions to maximize the productivity of their crash test programs.

Protecting humans in a world in perpetual motion.

Role Purpose : Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of designated project to ensure that goals or objectives of project are accomplished within prescribed time frame and funding parameters by performing the following duties.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities :

Program Managers are responsible for overseeing the development of programs that support an organization’s main objectives.

Some of their primary duties include :

• Organizing daily activities based on the goals of the Safety Division.
• Cost Justification / ROI’s of new programs that support the organization’s objectives.
• Working with other departments to develop budgets and plans for the programs.
• Evaluating and assessing the programs’ strengths and weaknesses.
• Monitoring projects to ensure goals are met.
• Meeting with stakeholders to discuss program status and goals.
• Working with the marketing team and sales team to improve strategies related to key business opportunities.
• Provide input on how to best streamline project reporting to support more efficient queries related to project execution and production.
• The program manager is experienced and highly analytical in terms of project coordination, project costing, and risk mitigation.

Reporting

Provide support to the management team in the application of CI (Continuous Improvement) methodologies and tools, ensuring active participation and training of the assigned project team.

As a part of establishing a continuous improvement mindset, create an idea funnel Impact VS Effort based on related trends and process variations identified within the program management process.

Ensure the business impact and project objectives / dependencies are identified, reported monthly (direct leadership) and quarterly (senior leadership) and priorities are always managed.

Define a clear timeline, execution plan for observations and define a cost-saving plan (Management Reserve or MR) for the projects depending on project deliverables three, six, and 12 months and long-term 1-3 years.

Actively monitor project risks to foresee / identify potential problems and proactively identify solutions to address in advance.

Culture

• Promote a culture of continuous improvement related to improving program execution through rigorous root cause analysis and improvement initiatives.
• Leading by example and supporting the team to perform all job functions while creating a positive work environment focused on results, accountability, mutual trust and promotes positive energy, creativity, and teamwork among associates by demonstrating open communication and sharing functional and technical knowledge.

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES

• Target, Track and Report on program plans designed to deliver a 10% reduction in expenses for Safety Division.
• Be an active change agent by cultivating the ownership mindset within the Safety Division.
• Meet established KPI’s for on time delivery, milestone and stage gate performance, project budget and cost reduction.

ORGANIZATIONAL ALIGNMENT

• Reports to the Director of Program Management.
• Directly manages multiple programs assigned globally within the Safety Division with the support of other department’s personnel : of engineers, manufacturing engineers, industrial engineers, and administrative.

Critical Competencies :

Technical Skills - Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; pursues training and development opportunities; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills;

shares expertise with others.

Interpersonal - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; maintains confidentiality; listens to others without interrupting;

keeps emotions under control; remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.

Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification;

responds well to questions; demonstrates group presentation skills; participates in meetings.

• Team Work - balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback;
• contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives;

supports everyone's efforts to succeed; recognizes accomplishments of other team members.

Written Communication - writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs;

presents numerical data effectively; able to read and interpret written information.

Ethics - Treats people with respect; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; works with integrity and ethically;

upholds organizational values.

Other Significant Role Requirements

Language Skills :

Excellent communication and presentation skills. Can read and write effectively in English and communicate across cultures.

Can prepare business reports and customer presentations.

Ability to read, analyse, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Reasoning Ability :

Ability to define problems, collects data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Customer Focus :

Internal and external contacts include employees within the Farmington Hills, Huron and European departments and other professional business contacts within the industry.

External contacts are frequent and key to the effective execution of the objectives of the company. Negotiations and regular communication with outside agencies, customers, distributors and professional groups are crucial to developing solid working relationships.

Frequently these interactions will involve extremely complex, emotional and sensitive issues. Success in this area is vital for the development of the existing and future business.

A capacity to negotiate to the best benefit of the Company is essential.

Education / Experience :

• Excellent time management and problem-solving skills are required to drive assigned programs.
• Bachelor’s degree in a Business or Technical Field required (Engineering Preferred) with a minimum of 6-8 years of proven program management and business analysis.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification desired or ability to obtain within 12 months of hire.
• Good knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures; and the ability to find innovative ways to resolve problems.
• Good knowledge and handling of project and program management methodology and techniques.
• Must have experience in Waterfall Project Management approach.
• Must have previous experience in a manufacturing environment as a Project or Program Manager.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, including Visio, Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Must be an Intermediate to Advanced user level in Microsoft Project.
• A completer-finisher’ taking accountability of a project from inception to delivery, in an environment that requires robust metrics to confirm success.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of Partners, senior managers, and subject matter experts.
• Experience of the whole project life cycle, able to operate in the initial conceptual design stage, in the depths of system testing, and at each stage in between.

At Humanetics, privacy and information security is a critical feature of our corporate culture and is the responsibility of all employees.

Humanetics is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled / LGBT employer

Other details

• Job Function SGA
• Pay Type Salary
• Employment Indicator Regular
• Travel Required No
• Required Education Bachelor’s Degree
• Farmington Hills, MI, USA

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