Project Manager P1

Valeo Wiper Systems in Skawina is seeking a Project Manager P1 to operationally and functionally manage OEM/OES projects. The role involves achieving project KPIs in profitability, quality, and production preparation, securing resources, and driving associated P2 actors. The manager will also be responsible for managing customer communication, project changes, and ensuring compliance with Valeo standards. This position requires a Master's degree in engineering and at least 2 years of experience in launching new projects, preferably in the automotive sector.

Must Have

• Manage OEM/OES projects, ensuring KPI achievement (profitability, quality, production).
• Secure and control project resources and drive P2 actors.
• Resolve project issues and manage internal/customer changes.
• Define project scope, budget, and apply Design to Cost methodology.
• Lead project team members, setting objectives and ensuring appraisals.
• Manage customer communication and report project progress.
• Ensure project development complies with Valeo standards and ethics.

Good to Have

• Experience in the automotive branch

Perks & Benefits

• Hybrid work (3 days from the office)
• Employment in an international production company with high quality standards
• Attractive working conditions and benefits
• Possibility to work remotely
• Participation in internal and external trainings
• Subsidies for MyBenefit cafeteria (including Multisport card)
• Additional health and life insurance
• Private medical care (Medicover)
• Employee Retirement Program (PPE)
• Promotion of diversity (gender, disability, social and cultural, generational)

Your challenges:

• Manage operationally and functionally the Projects he/she is assigned to
• Manage OEM/OES Projects (Component, System with known technology components, …)
• Is responsible for the achievement of the Project KPI in terms of profitability (both product/development vs Development Activity Payback and Extended Margin), Quality and Production Preparation
• Secure Project resources and control them
• Drive the Associated P2 Actors in case of P2 not completed in P1
• Solve all project issues requiring any type of support of all suitable functions via the Project Escalation
• Check and validate Project Team Members’ activities and proposes timing scenario to achieve milestones
• Could conduct concept competitions to obtain customer orders (prefer: on case by case...)
• Define and manage his/her budget including the budget of Projects part of his/her Project/System
• Define scope of projects
• Prepare decision making process for relevant committee and challenge his project team readiness
• Prepare and submit CAA and IAR (Project/System level) and challenge the P1 Project Managers or Launch Managers of the Projects part of his/her Project/System Project
• Manage all project changes (internal and customer) and coordinates through his team
• Is applying Design to Cost methodology
• Escalate at the right level and with relevant speed/anticipation the gaps versus targets
• Lead AAI and development of all PTM’s from his team
• Is functionally responsible of all PTMs, set project objectives, ensure appraisal of Project Team Members

Manage communication with Customers on Project development progress

• Keep client(s) updated on Project progress.
• Prepare/validate reports on Project development progress to PSC and PMC and to all Governance stages when required
• Manage customer relationship (local and central) and coordinate communication within his team but also with P2/P1 projects associated
• Ensure management of Escalation if any

Promote Valeo Values, Culture and Standards (Product, Methodology, Tools) within the System/ Project teams and control their application

• Respect Valeo Code of ethics
• Respect health, safety and environment charts and requirements
• Ensure Project (System or not) development in compliance with Valeo standards

Join our team if have:

• Master degree in engineering;
• At least 2 years professional experience in launching new projects, preferably in automotive branch;
• Experience in monitoring project financial performance, including variance analysis and cost-control measures.
• Fluent English;
• Teamwork spirit, ability to cope with stress, customer orientation.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills

We can offer you:

• Hybrid work (3 days from the office)
• Employment in an international production company with high quality standards of work, a leading multinational hightech automotive supplier;
• Attractive working conditions and benefits: possibility to work remotely, participation in internal and external trainings, subsidies for MyBenefit cafeteria (including Multisport card), additional health and life insurance, private medical care (Medicover), Employee Retirement Program (PPE) and other social benefits.
• Valeo works to promote diversity in all its forms (gender, disability, social and cultural, generational) through local policies and actions, mentoring and training programs, networks and partnerships.