The Program Manager is responsible for organizing, coordinating, and executing a comprehensive program management regimen that meets customer expectations. Provides program management for customer programs medium in scope in terms of revenue, strategic impact, complexity of technology and complexity. Plans and defines objectives, product design and development, process design and development, product and process validation, and initial production performance.

Position

Program Manager

Location

Cadillac, MI

Our Culture

We believe health and safety of our employees are a top priority, we care about our local communities and the global environment. BorgWarner promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive environment, honors, integrity, strives for excellence, commits to responsibility for our communities and the environment, and builds on the power of collaboration.

Key responsibilities

Serves as program owner, accountable for the execution and success of the program.

Develops and validates program scope and customer deliverables and ensures that customer expectations for quality, timing, and product performance are met.

Identifies and manages assigned resources (purchased material, engineering development, capital investment, launch costs, contract provisions) to minimize total program costs and maximize expected return.

Meets program deliverables (financial targets of appropriation request, cost, timing, completeness) as defined by the Executive Oversight Team (“EOT”).

Leads efforts to ensure that BW expectations of ROI and EV are met.

Assists the EOT in developing a program strategy and converts the strategy into action.

Alerts the EOT of program risks that are beyond the scope of the program team in an appropriate time frame; continuously identifies risk factors and seeks to mitigate adverse impact. Addresses roadblocks through the appropriate functional manager.

Works with functional managers to assign members of cross-functional SEG product launch teams. This includes but is not limited to manufacturing management, production operators, maintenance, materials, finance, quality, safety, and HR.

Leads and manages team environment through all program phases / gate points with emphasis on synergy, development, and empowerment to ensure collaboration, team unity and team success.

Conducts frequent Team meetings. Leads team meetings, monthly functional meetings, joint BW/customer meetings and EOT review meetings.

Maintain program charter, timing plan and gate review matrices.

Helps the team reach consensus when necessary and makes decisions as required. Knows when to make decision independently and when to ask for guidance and input.

Deals with conflict swiftly, constructively, and decisively, inside and outside the company regardless of the levels in the organization.

Develops relationship with customer to serve as contact person; a key contact for the customer APQP program.

We are looking for

Bachelor’s degree and 8 years related engineering/business/manufacturing experience; 3-5 years of relevant experience as a project or program manager; advance degree in engineering/business preferred.

Equal Employment Opportunity

BorgWarner is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify/expression, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Visa Sponsorship

BorgWarner may provide sponsorship for employment visa status based on business need. However, for this role, applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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