Stellantis

Director - Project Milestone Keeper

Stellantis • $120K — $145K *
Auburn Hills, MI 48326In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (or other relevant engineering degrees with experience)
  • 10+ years of engineering experience
  • 5+ years of project management experience
  • Experience in the automotive industry and product development
  • Effective communication skills across all organizational levels
  • Strong data synthesis and reporting skills
  • Proficient in MS Office Suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate project status against KPIs at various milestones
  • Contribute to improving Product Development Process standards
  • Identify and escalate program blockers to facilitate resolution
  • Advise project teams on implementing quality recovery plans
  • Manage a regional PMK team overseeing PMK/PMA activities
  • Establish deliverables and assess milestone outcomes
  • Coordinate meetings with key stakeholders to develop recovery solutions

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with a strong team culture
  • Opportunities for professional development and continued education
  • Involvement in innovative projects within the automotive industry
  • Support for cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder engagement
  • Access to advanced tools and technologies for efficiency and productivity
Full Job Description
In the field of the Customer Experience mission, the Project Milestone Keeper at each milestone or review:
  • They appreciate the project status according to the different KPI (Quality, Performance, Cost, Time Schedule, Industrial, Purchasing, Brand) and deliverables expected at each milestone.
  • They contribute to improve the standards (Product Development Process) by bringing Their lessons learned from the different projects they are in charge.
  • They will identify key program stoppers and if required, trigger appropriate escalation to help solve them prior to the milestone.
  • They help/advise the project Teams to deploy the quality actions (recovery plans for program stoppers) and all the method needed to ensure the reachability of the Q Product results or Q Process results.

Their perimeter is:
  • The platform projects or the midlife projects (serial life)
  • The serial life evolutions (i.e. window launches) Platform
  • The partnership or cooperation projects
  • The new industrializations: i.e. new plant projects

To lead their mission, they :
  • Manages a regional PMK team (approximately 10 FTE's) leading the PMK / PMA activities for regional programs.
  • Have a very tight relationships with the project Team (all the main actors) to appreciate the right execution to obtain the contains expected at each milestone.
  • Establishes the quotation of the deliverables expected for each milestone and to draw up the milestone assessment,
  • Arranges the sharing milestone assessment meeting before each milestone to share the synthesis and the quotation of the assessment.
  • Arranges, if needed, all the meeting between "Key stakeholders (Design, Brand, Industrial, ...)" and the project in order to find solutions for a recovery plan.
  • Identifies the right method or process to advise the next projects and to improve the standards by using his lessons learned.
  • Attends to the meeting to improve the method or process thanks to his own lessons learned acquired during the follow up of his projects.
  • Has the assistance of a Project Quality Team to manage the activities allowing to define the milestone assessment.


Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (other 4 year engineering degrees in combination with relevant experience may be considered)
  • 10+ years engineering related experience
  • 5 + years of project management experience
  • Experience in the automotive industry and product development
  • Self-directed, team oriented with demonstrated planning/problem-solving skills
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to deal with a variety of people at all levels of the organization
  • Ability to collect and synthesize data into meaningful information and communicate clearly to all levels of the organization
  • Strong proficiency in MS Office Suite (e.g. Excel, PowerPoint)


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Advanced Degree
  • Exceptional communication skills with the ability to build solid partnerships, both internally and externally
  • Expertise in planning, prioritizing, and goal setting including the ability to manage multiple projects, determining project urgency, creating detailed action plans, and organizing schedules, people, and tasks
  • Assertive and ambitious nature
  • Results oriented
  • Motivated to learn new principles and ideas, and have excitement in applying these new principles
  • Motivated to make a positive impact in the work environment and on the quality of the products produced

About Stellantis

Stellantis is a multinational automotive manufacturer formed in 2021 by the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Groupe PSA. The company designs, produces, and sells a wide range of vehicles under various brands, including Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroen, Dodge, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, and Vauxhall. Stellantis operates in over 130 countries and has 14 brands in its portfolio. The company is committed to sustainable mobility and has set ambitious targets for reducing its carbon footprint and increasing the share of electric vehicles in its sales.
Learn more about Stellantis
Size
400,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.9 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
* Ladders Estimates

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