Program Manager

2 Months ago • 4-7 Years • Program Management

Job Summary

Job Description

The Program Manager will lead Automotive Parts Project Teams, serving as the primary interface with customers, suppliers, and internal departments. Responsibilities include managing projects according to Sika ISO/TS 16949/IATF processes, ensuring functionality, timing, and budget adherence. The role involves customer requirements documentation, risk assessments, cost calculations, and sales support. They will also be responsible for project team reviews, documentation, and milestone approvals, D-FMEA, DVP definition, design reviews, and cost optimization reviews. The Program Manager will also manage manufacturing technology, tooling layout, supplier evaluation, and activity reviews.
Must have:
  • Lead project teams with financial responsibility.
  • Manage customer, supplier, and internal department interfaces.
  • Ensure functionality, timing, and budget adherence.
  • Comply with Customer Specs and Feasibility Study with CFT agreement.
  • Prepare project summary and cost proposals.
  • Create and maintain project files.
  • Define D-FMEA and DVP.
  • Conduct design reviews.
Good to have:
  • Knowledge of automotive parts and manufacturing processes
  • Product and machine knowledge
  • Time management skills
  • Commitment to IATF, TS, ISO 9001 & 14001 standards
  • 5S, TPM and Strong Problem-Solving capability
  • Ability of mentoring and coaching team
  • Great amount of analytical abilities
  • Clarity on thoughts and communication
  • Decision making skills
  • Good inter personnel skills

Job Details

Our goals - Your path

 

Title: Program Manager

Department: Automotive & Industry India

Location: Chakan-Pune

Reports To: Business Development Manager

Overview:

Leader of Automotive Parts Project Team. Customer/Supplier/Internal interface, leading project according to Sika ISO/TS 16949/IATF processes.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Leader of Project Team with focus on financial results with overall project responsibility.
  • Customer/Supplier/Internal department lead technical interface
  • Is responsible for functionality, timing plan  and budget tracking of all parts realized in a project.
  • Is responsible to comply Customer Specs requirement documentation, Functional Analysis, Internal Specifications and Feasibility Study with CFT agreement.
  • Is responsible for the risk assessments and cost calculation.
  • Strong sales support to Must Wins & Quick Wins with feasibility support study.
  • Project Summary & Cost proposal preparation, update and workflow follow-up, with appendixes (technical presentations, layouts...)
  • Project team Reviews, Customer/Internal/Supplier Kick-Off meetings
  • Create & maintain Project files records according to ISO/TS 16949 processes, in project database 3DEx PLM software.
  • Ensures proper documentation and requests milestone approval according to project timeline.
  • D-FMEA, DVP definition and follow-up – together with CAD, CAE, PE, TE, QA
  • Design Reviews, Part functionality, Drawing Release with support from design lead – Internal/Customer/Supplier
  • Challenge D&D group for Design to Cost
  • Guidelines knowledge and feedback to D&D, return of experiences
  • Technical Acquisitions
  • Optimisation (EcoTech) based upon inputs of PM Group Leader
  • Support to 8D reports (causes analysis)- during project start to SOP phase
  • Definition of manufacturing technology, tooling layout, subcontracting Specs consolidation
  • Involvement in nomination process and program targets, supplier evaluation
  • Cost Optimisation reviews with suppliers
  • Activity monthly/weekly review including RFQs plan, timing plan and schedules
  • Project Management Reviews including scorecards

Authority:

  • Design approval of parts to start with manufacturing process and successful handover to production
  • Develops the parts /protos according to Part Development Process and customer requirements and ensures that the parts meet producibility, function & performance, quality, and cost targets within the customer timeline

 

Qualifications/Experience:

  • Masters in mechanical, Automobile engineering or MSc/PG Diploma in related field
  • 4-7 years’ experience in Program management related activities.

Functional & Behavioral Competencies

  • Automotive parts and manufacturing process and technology background
  • Product & machine knowledge
  • Time Management
  • Commitment to IATF, TS, ISO 9001 & 14001 Standards
  • 5S, TPM and Strong Problem-Solving capability.
  • Ability of mentoring and coaching team.
  • Great amount of analytical abilities.
  • Clarity on thoughts and communication.
  • Decision making skills
  • Good inter personnel skills.

 

 

Your expertise - Our strength

Masters in mechanical, Automobile engineering or MSc/PG Diploma in related field

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About Sika

Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a globally leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protection in the building sector and automotive industry. Sika has subsidiaries in 103 countries around the world and, in over 400 factories, produces innovative technologies for customers worldwide. In doing so, it plays a crucial role in enabling the transformation of the construction and vehicle industries toward greater environmental compatibility. With more than 33,000 employees, the company generated sales of CHF 11.71 billion in 2024.

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