Operations Program Manager & Business Planner

Description

Primary Purpose of Role :

In collaboration with the Corporate Product Line Team Leader and the Operations Functional Staff, develop and execute a "Program Plan" utilizing the methods and templates as defined in the Operations Program Management (OPM) Playbook and coordinate launch activities and change management implementation for initial and future production phases.

Key Responsibilities :

• The functional departments as defined in Operations include : Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Facilities, Procurement, Supplier Quality, Global Supply Chain, Plant Operations, and Operations Program Management.
• Represents commercial plants on Product Line Team and understanding, communicating, and implementing change.
• Work collaboratively with Operations on the coordination and execution of the Integrated Program Management 3.0 quality lane and associated program quality launch deliverables.
• Develop and execute re-manufacturing / warranty process and timing focused on commercial plants.
• Program Plan development must also consider the inclusion of "Non-Operations" departmental milestones including but not limited to Product Engineering, Product Line Team, Customer Validation and other significant events, Allison Staff and Operations Management Team reviews.
• Responsible and accountable to maintain program timing, cost, and quality by working up, down, and across the organization in a collaborative, professional, and catalytic manner.
• Organizes, schedules, and conducts internal launch and gate reviews highlighting the deliverables that would have a negative effect on the cost, quality, and delivery of the program.
• Effective utilization of the "Recovery Plan" to maintain program deliverables.

Key Performance Measures :

On-time program delivery to safety, quality, delivery, cost requirements

Competencies and Behaviors :

Required :

• Ability to lead and influence others to deliver a Program on time, to budget, with the defined quality level in exceeding customer expectations.
• Demonstrate competency in the timely and accurate completion of program documents.
• Organize documents using the established methodology, tools, and templates in Microsoft SharePoint. This is the repository for program documents.

Preferred :

• Knowledge of best practices in automotive or equipment manufacturing.
• Familiar with lean manufacturing principles for machining and assembly operations.

Qualifications : Required :

Required :

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Technology, or Finance.

Experience : Required :

Required :

7+ years’ experience in similar role

Preferred

10+ years’ experience in similar role

Primary Location : Indianapolis, IN

Indianapolis, IN

Additional Locations :

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