Project Manager- Automotive Braking Systems/ OEM

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The Project Manager is responsible for…

• Leading the cross-functional project/program teams (internally and externally) from pre-award through series start of production, and ensuring project KPI's are achieved (on-time, on-spec, on-quality, on-budget/profit, and customer satisfaction.
• Driving definition of risks and risk mitigation plans, problem solving, and human/capital resource management.
• Managing schedule/open issues to closure by identifying, prioritizing, communicating and reducing risk through informed decision making processes with appropriate escalation and transparency.
• Manage complex projects and tasks by utilizing experiences and new information to find innovative solutions.
• Comfortable making important informed decisions and defending those positions using sound logic and effectively communicating the decision to all stakeholders.
• Utilize master level communication skills to ensure all team members (internal, clients, vendors, etc.) are properly informed of changes, decisions, or expectations.
• Ability to ensure the successful completion of team deliverables, both from internal resources as well as external sources such as clients, vendors, cross functional support groups, etc.
• Personal sense of ownership of all facets of a project or task.
• Use previous experience and new knowledge to demonstrate technical and professional competence.
• Excited to take on a role with high visibility and exposure to all levels of internal and external management, that can lead to growth opportunities inside of Bosch.
• Track record of successfully managing projects as well as expertise how to apply PM and Sales tools and methods (risk, scope, time, quality, profit) in customer projects. Able to perform Stakeholder-analysis as well as to drive communications and escalations in critical situations where required (internally and at customer).

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or other technical field
• 5+ years of experience in delivering full life cycle automotive components to market

Preferred Qualifications:

• Good communication and presentation skills (Team/Customer/Leadership) and social competence
• 5+ years of project management experience
• Strong initiative, ownership and related results orientation with focus on deliverables
• Process orientation
• Strong Organizational skills with the ability to work independently and as a team
• Technical affinity and background
• Commercial understanding
• Cooperation/coordination abilities
• Leadership and entrepreneurial skills
• PMP / RK PMQ certification preferred
• Willingness to travel (domestic and international)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of products

Indefinite U.S. work authorized individuals only.  Future sponsorship for work authorization unavailable.

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*Please note that employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a drug screen and background check. Candidates who have been offered the position must pass both screenings before their start date