Product Launch Manager - Auto

- The successful candidate will manage and take the lead on key new product development/launch programs for automotive OEM application mainly moving to BS6.

- The Product Launch Manager oversees and coordinates all internal requirements for the launch of new and modified products and is responsible for managing all aspects of a new product launch.

- This dynamic individual will manage new programs from the receipt of quote acceptance through part approval; and will maintain ultimate responsibility for program success, by meeting all program launch targets - time, quality & manufacturing feasibility.

Coordinates the planning, development and launch of new products to major Automotive OEMs.

- Develops project requirements, Create start-up plan, maintain timeline, Manufacturing Readiness and open issues list to ensure the program achieves customer milestones, internal deliverables, and engineering deadlines and plant start-up in line program timeline.

- Establishes budget and timeline for all approved projects and is responsible for regularly communicating progress against project timeline to all project stakeholders.

- Manages the operating program inputs: project planning, logistics, operations management and financial performance.

- Primary liaison between Engineering, Sales, Manufacturing, Customer Service, Quality and Distribution centers

- Supports projects by interfacing and coordinating between the customer and plant CFT ( planning, production, engineering and quality)

- Manages and communicates customer's product quality, on-time delivery, configuration and inventory requirements. Effectively communicate in clear and concise manner to all levels of the organization

- Weekly update of status, issues, and risks as well as prepare monthly updates of project for executive review (launch readiness review)

- Conducts regular meetings with all project stakeholders to ensure proper focus remains on the project, its deliverables and expected results.

- Manages multiple projects with multiple tasks in a fast paced industry.

- Ensure Advanced Quality Planning/PPAP, including customer signoff and Process signoff on the program

- Drives the implementation and production approval of new plant and equipment and/or production tooling into the production environment.

- Responsible for generating all required paperwork associated with plant and equipment and/or production tooling projects and getting it approved to company ISO and quality standards.

- Any other responsibility as assigned which is appropriate from customer product launches perspective