Program Lead

Job Title: Program Lead

Company: Aisin World Corp. of America

Department: Program Management

Location: Northville, MI

Aisin Group Overview:

AISIN Corporation is the world's fifth largest Tier One supplier of automotive components and systems such as brakes, transmissions, navigation systems, drivetrain, chassis, body, engine-related parts, electronics, and intelligent parking systems. A $35 billion company, AISIN is the largest manufacturer of automatic transmissions in the world and employs more than 120,000 team members at 216 consolidated companies.

Chances are, the vehicle you're riding in is equipped with an Aisin product.

Position Responsibilities

The incumbent is expected to perform the following functions that the company has determined are essential to this position:

• Create and maintain master schedule
  • Gather all critical requirements by the customer in terms of activities and timing.
  • Gather the critical requirement by all team players to meet the customers' requirements.
  • Determine and build the schedule to meet or exceed the customers' requirements.
  • Be proactive in analyzing and communicating the change points and adjustments to the schedule.
• Control the daily tasks of the project
  • Conduct and Lead regular review meetings with working team to review the actual condition vs the planned activity.
  • Determine and communicate to the team the customer communication method and intervals.
  • Project Involvement: Lead could work on projects for different customers.
    • Non-Toyota PM Leads: Be the Primary customer contact for all parts or series of parts.
    • Toyota PM Leads - Support Aisin Plants & serve as a secondary contact for customer.
  • Manage the program's change points and generate control plans for all abnormal items.
  • Document management and control.
  • Regular reporting of programs activity at various periods (weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually) following required methods.
  • Escalate issues within department and/or with other departments as necessary.
• Travel to meet with customers and members regularly
  • Follow the master schedule and attend critical milestone events but not limited to NMPM, PV, HVPT, Run & Rate.
  • When possible attend all customer Kick-off, milestone, or regular meetings onsite.
  • "Go and See" the condition at the Aisin plants, or support offices on a regular basis to confirm the condition by themselves.
• Other tasks and duties as assigned by management.

Required Skills and Abilities

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Understanding of Program Management and Part Approval methods and styles utilized in automotive manufacturing. Experience with Vehicle OEM systems preferred.
• Communication skills that promote & support understanding of conditions across project teams.
• Organization skills of time and data.
• Ability to provide positive communication and build motivated teams.
• Ability to hear the frustrations of working groups and set countermeasures to correct.
• Ability to support multiple customers and provide assurance of support for their conditions.

Beneficial Skills and Experience

• PMP, APQP, PPAP, or other PM training

Education/Training/Certifications

• BS or experience in related field

Work Environment Requirements

• Must be able to operate a personal computer, telephone and other office equipment.
• Must perform job duties onsite, except those duties that are customarily or by their nature performed offsite (for example, offsite customer visits).
• Must be able to work effectively in a fast paced environment where constructive criticism is encouraged.
• Must be able to work on multiple assignments at once, and complete assignments within deadline and budget (if applicable) with satisfactory quality.
• Must be able to operate as an effective team member working with and at times leading other members within working Groups.
• Must be committed to a high standard of safety, and be willing and able to comply with all safety laws and all company safety policies.

Attendance/Work Hour Requirements

• Must maintain an acceptable attendance record.
• Must be willing and available to work such weekends and holidays as necessary and desirable to meet business needs.

Travel Requirements

• Approximately 35%
• Must be willing and available to travel to such locations and with such frequency as is necessary and desirable to meet business needs.

**Candidates applying for positions with Aisin must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

**To the selected candidate, Aisin offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits and outstanding growth opportunities.

**Aisin is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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