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Product Manager

Product Manager

CompanyAlkegen
LocationDetroit, MI, USA, Buffalo, NY, USA
Salary$77793 – $90059
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelMid Level, Senior

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other technical disciplines (master’s degree is a plus)
  • 3 to 5 years of experience in Product Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or other technical disciplines
  • 3 to 5 years of strong experience in Product Management
  • Proficient in product management software (MS Project, SharePoint, etc.)
  • Highly effective cross-functional team management

Responsibilities

  • Manage and coordinate a cross functional program team (R&D, Sales, Finance, Purchasing, Quality, Operations, SIOPs, Engineering) and define team members’ objectives and assignments.
  • Develop, execute, and monitor timelines that align with customer deliverable dates and internal milestones
  • Act as a liaison with the customer program and engineering team to capture scope changes to provide feedback on impacts to financials (price, capital, tooling) and timing
  • Drive alignment to customer process requirements such at APQP, IATF 16949, or others
  • Facilitate periodic Product and Program Reviews with customer teams detailing timeline status, critical path migration, program risks and mitigations, and other critical topics
  • Work with internal team to proactively identify product risks and develop mitigation plans to ensure launch success
  • Manage internal capital acquisition requests, budgeting, and spending to deliver the project on time, at or under budget
  • Ensure smooth transfer of the product and process to the Operations team, facilitating a “turnkey” ready to run process with a product that meet customer requirements
  • Facilitate periodic Product Reviews to the management team detailing timeline status, critical path migration, program risks and mitigations, and financial status

Preferred Qualifications

  • Previous experience in automotive systems preferred
  • Experience with glass and ceramic fibers preferred
  • Experience with APQP processes preferred
  • Experience with IATF 16949/ISO 9001 requirements preferred