Project Manager P1

Overview

Manage operationally and functionally the P1 projects assigned, owning project KPIs for profitability, quality and production preparation for OEM/OES projects.

What you'll do

• Manage OEM/OES projects (component, system with known technology components).
• Be responsible for achieving project KPIs in terms of profitability (development activity payback and extended margin), quality and production preparation.
• Secure project resources and control them.
• Drive the associated P2 actors when P2 is not completed in P1.
• Solve project issues requiring support from suitable functions via the project escalation process.
• Check and validate project team members' activities and propose timing scenarios to achieve milestones.
• Could conduct concept competitions to obtain customer orders (case by case).
• Define and manage budget, including the budget of projects part of the project/system.
• Define project scope.
• Prepare the decision-making process for relevant committees and challenge 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 the project/system.
• Project manage all project changes (internal and customer) and coordinate through the team.
• Apply Design to Cost methodology.
• Escalate gaps versus targets at the right level and with relevant speed and anticipation.
• Lead AAI and development of all PTMs from the team.
• Be functionally responsible for all PTMs, set project objectives and ensure appraisal of project team members.
• Manage communication with customers on project development progress and keep clients updated.
• Prepare/validate reports on project development progress to PSC, PMC and all governance stages when required.
• Manage customer relationships (local and central) and coordinate communication within the team and with associated P2/P1 projects.
• Ensure management of escalations if any.
• Promote Valeo values, culture and standards (product, methodology, tools) within project teams and control their application.
• Respect the Valeo Code of Ethics and health, safety and environment charts and requirements.
• Ensure project development is in compliance with Valeo standards.

Details

• Location: Chennai.
• Employment type: full-time, permanent contract, regular employee status.