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Eaton Corporation Program Manager in Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Program Manager (Burton on the Wolds)

Responsible for the successful execution of projects related to New Product Introduction (NPI) and Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VAVE).

Lead the Integrated Product Team (IPT) to drive customer satisfaction, continuous improvement and life of the project financial performance by managing customer projects, contracts, and business relationships.

Manage projects across multiple sites with design and manufacturing teams across the globe.

Essential Functions

  • Monitors the profit and loss of projects. Responsibility, Authority and Accountability (RAA) for every project scope delivery and successful execution within technical, schedule, cost and quality commitments.

  • Executes IPT leadership across the project(s). Seeks team input to promote rapid resolution to issues. Coaches and provides feedback/rewards on performance indicators.

  • Establishes objectives and goals and provides direction to project teams in areas of customer concerns, potential changes in scope and risk assessment.

  • Manages effective communications. Improves organization responsiveness to customer requirements. Manages customer expectations and commitments internal to the business.

  • Ensures standard program management processes are utilized and adequate to support the project execution and teams; Coordinates project reviews, prepares and publishes program management metrics and reports whilst maintaining the metrics for the project.

  • Manages all risks and requirements of the project. This is accomplished by planning, controlling, integrating all project activities and deliverables and measuring all elements to ensure the requirements and goals are successfully achieved.

  • Provides periodic project updates (Project Status Report) of current situation relating to contractual milestones and problem/high risk areas (e.g. technical, cost, and schedule). Provides updates to the business units as well as divisional and sector levels.

  • Manages the scope and specification for the project taking into account the need of customer, stakeholders and in collaboration with the Program Management Office (PMO).

  • Reports project progress and information, performs project reviews, identifies risks and deviations, and obtains solutions.

  • Performs PROLaunch Stage Gate reviews.

  • Customer Satisfaction (VOC):Delivery performance, product reliability, organizational responsiveness, flawless and on-time launch

  • Project capital and expense costs

  • Target product cost and price

  • Project saving/impact

  • Sales generated from new business

  • Product Line performance margin

  • Project Milestones and Risk Planning

Qualifications/Experience Required

  • Bachelor’s degree required; Engineering or Business degree preferred

  • 5-10 years’ experience in Program Management; or a combination of Program Management with some Engineering, Operational and/or Product Management

  • Experienced in automotive New Product Introduction (NPI) and/or Operational projects;

  • Experience within an automotive matrix organisation; Experience in automotive Program Management very desirable

  • Demonstrating in program management methodologies, processes and tools

  • Knowledge of automotive processes and tools like PPAP, APQP, D- and P-FMEA and IATF16949.

  • Project Management Institute (PMI) accreditation (PMP) or equivalent recommended

  • Proven leadership skills - capability to lead change in an integrated project team environment across multiple sites and customers

  • Capable of leading effectively in diverse cultural situations

  • Excellent communication and presentation skills – both verbal and written, with ability to make necessary status reports and technical presentations to customer and Eaton management

  • Experience in risk management

  • Strong analytical skills and business acumen

  • Broad knowledge of the electrical industry; Knowledge of the automotive industry and electric vehicles being desirable

  • Fluent in English; German language being desired

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