Program Launch Manager
Lear Corporation
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Vietnam
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About the role
- Support the Program Manager in the delivery of long-term program objectives
- Lead a cross-functional operations team to handle product launches
- Ensure technical support during the New Business Acquisition and New Product Introduction phases
- Manage manufacturing feasibility and input to cost calculations
- Troubleshoot production issues and provide solutions
- Coordinate with various departments for project execution and customer engagement
Requirements
- Leadership of the cross-functional operations organization to support the Program Manager in the delivery of the long-term program objectives
- Ensuring technical support is provided by the operations organization to the program team during New Business Acquisition and New Product Introduction
- The Launch Manager leads a cross functional team in activities such as: Manufacturing feasibility, Manufacturing inputs to the Cost Calculation, Availability of equipment and human resource, Identification of capacity constraints and options for their mitigation, Equipment and tool investments required, Troubleshooting and problem resolution
- Providing information such as equipment and tools that need to be purchased, material usages, cycle times, manning levels, project quality documents to other KA departments to enable them to perform their New Business Acquisition and New Product Introduction responsibilities effectively
- Expect to work directly and frequently with Program Manager, Key Account Manager, Purchasing, Design Engineering and laboratory, Financial controllers and accounting, Supplier Quality
- Engaging in external communications regarding project timing, installation plans, technical proposals, and customer project audits.
- Ensuring that the operations organization is consulting with colleagues in similar disciplines in other KA locations to ensure global best practices are being considered and where possible implemented.
- Arranging production of parts for program build events using off-line and mass-production processes according to appropriate New Product Introduction milestones.
- Coordinating the operations organization to implement design changes or product enhancements during New Product Introduction, ensuring that BOM and inventory are appropriately managed to minimize cost and inventory.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
manufacturing feasibilitycost calculationtroubleshootingproblem resolutionproject quality documentsNew Business AcquisitionNew Product IntroductionBOM managementinventory managementproduction processes
Soft skills
leadershipcross-functional collaborationcustomer engagementcommunicationproject executionteam managementproblem-solvingcoordinationconsultationexternal communication