Program Manager - Troy, United States - LG Energy Solution Michigan, Inc.

Description

Job Description

Title: Program Manager

Reports to: Director, PM

Location: Troy, MI

LG Energy Solution Michigan Inc. (LGESMI) develops and manufactures large lithium ion polymer batteries and packs for electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage applications. Come join the leader in advanced EV batteries

Summary

Lead customer-specific battery pack development programs from requirements definition through launch. This includes customer interface responsibilities for engineering statement of work definition, requirements capture and sign-off, change control management, developing and maintaining timing plans, driving open issues to closure, change control management, metrics management, launch support, and customer program meeting support. This also includes internal project management to ensure all design, development, and test milestones are met, on time with high quality by performing the following duties.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain cleanliness at work-site in accordance with 5S3R Standards:
  1. Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain
  2. Right Location, Right Quantity, Right Container
• Conduct thorough and timely Layered Process Audits in appropriate work areas
• Capture critical performance requirements at pre-proposal stage to assist with proposal efforts.
• Schedules and conducts team meetings; communicates tasks and expectations to project team members.
• Fully responsible to manage work plan for multiple projects and expected deliverables through daily interaction and updates to the plan.
• Facilitates risk and issue identification and management.
• Accountable for adhering to project governance and stage gating requirements.
• Produce weekly status reports for the project team and stakeholders to ensure project remains on track, maintains quality, and is within budget.
• Facilitates Change Management activities collaborating with customer and cross-functional teams.
• Participates in and contributes to Program Management Office. Develop, utilize and support project methods, process and toolkit, and act as an ambassador of the Project Management Office and governance within the organization.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering (Electrical or Mechanica) or related field or equivalent, relevant experience

Experience:

• 5+ years program/project management experience with motor vehicle programs (automotive, heavy truck), HEV, LEV experience is desirable
• 6+ years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Working experience with Quality & Reliability disciplines (FMEA, DFA, DFM, DVP&R, Six-Sigma, APQP, 8D)
• Group facilitation and negotiation skills; ability to influence and drive decisions; and identify and resolve project risks and issues

Skills:

• Ability to articulate project challenges to project stakeholders and Leadership in a timely manner for escalation transparency and guidance
• Ability to manage change and priorities and coordinate/realign project resources as necessary
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) and MS Project
• Highly organized with a strong attention to detail
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and effectively