DEPUTY PROGRAM MANAGER

Job description

Faurecia?
Faurecia is an Equal Opportunity Employer
New trends and expectations are reshaping the automotive industry. Inspired by the exciting new challenges associated with this revolution, Faurecia anticipates the future of mobility developing cutting-edge solutions for smart life on board and sustainable mobility. If you are willing to contribute and create value for tomorrow’s cleaner and smarter mobility, Faurecia is the place to be!
Faurecia’s VIE Program?
The VIE Program of Faurecia is an international young graduate program, which enables young graduates native from the European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) aged between 18 and 28 to work for one of our subsidiary around the world!
Business France, the French agency for international business development, is in charge of all the administrative procedures of your assignment. For further information, please visit the following link: https://www.civiweb.com/ and https://careers.faurecia.com/job-offers
PLEASE NOTE: your application must be submitted in English to be considered by our non-French speaking teams in our plants worldwide.
PLEASE NOTE: as part of your international development, you cannot perform a VIE in the country of your citizenship.
Your position and environment?
Our Faurecia Automotive Seating Business Group – Seat Structure Systems Division is looking for you as a VIE Deputy Program Manager m/f for our Site in Sao Joao Da Madeira in Portugal.
Your role and responsibilities?
The Deputy Program Manager assists the Program Manager to successfully manage a new program(s) from customer inception through production launch. He/She assists in following the appropriate management system(s), which help ensure that all required program launch activities and quality planning activities take place during the development of the new and existing program(s).
Your main missions will be to
Interact with Core and APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) Team members to establish and support program goals.
Build the project plan in order to track important mile stones and budget information
Coordinate all the program activities, set up and follow program master schedule (design, validation, industrialization), inform about deviations and propose action plans
Support Program Manager(s) in liaising between the
Update management program documentation
Contribute to meeting preparation with clients on the economic, timing and technical fields
Understand business systems and assists in applying them to the program(s)
The mission will last 12 months.
Who are you?
Master’s Degree in Engineering
Prior project oriented experience
Proficiency in office computer software programs
International mind set
Fluent English required
Strong relationship skills (tenacity, tact and diplomacy)
Ready to take on a new challenge? Apply and join us!