Program Manager

Martur Automotive Seating Systems

An emerging trusted partner of OEMs, Martur Fompak International manufactures and supplies high-quality seating systems, vehicle interiors and automotive textiles. Boasting 23 plants, 4 R&D Centers, and 6 Engineering Design offices around the globe, we further bolster our success in customer satisfaction and progress in international expansion by leading projects across a wide spectrum ranging from design to production and delivery of key cockpit products with a view to reshaping mobility.

Inspired by our core values, we strive to provide an agile and engaging work environment that fosters innovation, leadership, and lifelong learning.

So, are you ready for a fresh challenge in a fast-growing company? Do you want to work in a multicultural environment in the automotive industry? If your answer is yes, join us now.

Program Manager will be responsible for all aspects of the allocated projects by ensuring the achievement of the project’s objectives and customer satisfaction in accordance with company standards, methodologies, guidelines & best practices.

She/he has a key role within the framework of the project: the Program Manager will be responsible for budget control, managing the schedule and ensuring the conformity of the products, all within an international environment. In this light, the Project Leader will be working with different internal and external business partners, including the pre-project and commercial teams when setting up the project, and the product manager when dealing with technical aspects of the project.

She/he will be one of the central interlocutors in the customer relationship, relaying the customer’s requests within the company and representing the company in his/her customer dealings.

Duties and responsibilities

· Ensure detailed project planning construction and develop the execution of tasks in relation with project team members and outputs forecasted for each phase

· Oversee the project in all key activities: identifying and piloting proactively tasks contain & objectives for project monitoring, product/process readiness completion versus OEM targets for each phase, costs tracking versus budget approval.

· Set up the standards tools and methodologies to apply along with the development of the Project

· Ensure conformity of product and manage technical/economical change requests through customer requirements

· Ensure internal and external customer satisfaction with open and proactive communication

· Support the commercial team to prepare the offers

· Ensure the coordination and make the interface with the project team, plant, and production teams to ensure product & process readiness at each project milestone

· Apply an action plan on the relevant topics and control that all open issues are closed on time

· Timing is a contract during project execution to keep track of all internal/external milestones and ensure on-time delivery of the Project

· Set up and manage regular projects meetings for issue solving & release regular reports to management

· Escalate any necessary information on due time to management to anticipate decision taking

Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in a related field (engineering degree is preferred)

· Min 8 years of work experience in project management in a multinational automotive or manufacturing environment

· Strong analytical thinking and data analysis skills

· Has the ability to make informed, timely, and effective decisions

· Has effective time management skills

· Must have the ability to balance multiple tasks and projects

· Proactiveness, rigorous & structured

· Has emotional stability and shows tenacity

· Excellent negotiation skills and result oriented

· Strong communication (oral and written) skills and ability to interact with people at all levels

· Excellent command of English