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Roush Enterprises Program Manager in Livonia, Michigan

We work alongside the best and brightest to do incredibly cool things you wouldn't believe. At Roush, you're part of building the future. Are you someone that has a passion for providing innovated solutions to complex challenges? Do you want to work someplace where creativity and new ideas are encouraged? If so, then keep reading.

We fuse technology and engineering to provide product development solutions to customers in a diverse range of industries. Widely recognized for providing engineering, testing, prototype, and manufacturing services to the transportation industry, Roush also provides significant support to the aerospace, defense and theme park industries. With over 2,400 employees in facilities throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America, our unique combination of creativity and tenacity activates big ideas on a global stage.

The Program Manager will act as the lead for a multi-disciplined team; typically consisting of purchasing, supply chain, process engineering, manufacturing and quality engineering from program launch to closure. As a Program Manager, the position will monitor progress of suppliers of equipment and production parts to ensure on-time delivery and correct Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) documentation where required. Check out the following video for information about our Flex Assembly division

As Program Manager, you will:

  • Conduct planning activities to ensure programs launch on-time and meet deliverables
  • Track and report program financial to ensure profitability and capital financial targets are achieved throughout program life cycle
  • Monitor timing, quality, scope, technical and financial risks and issues on assigned projects
  • Lead the program change control process
  • Mitigate risks through risk analysis and quantification, resolving issues where possible
  • Elevate and focus management attention when there is not timely resolution
  • Ensure that timely and accurate gate reviews and routine reports are conducted on assigned projects, using these tools to expose risks and elevate issues
  • Determine post launch profitability as early as possible in development, and report gaps to business case profitability
  • Remain flexible to changing responsibilities and workload adjustments
  • Act as a customer advocate when conferring with other departments and provide direction on program requirements and priorities within the Roush organization
  • Provide leadership, guidance, coaching and technical support to team members

To be considered as Program Manager, you will need:

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or business is required
  • Minimum of 5 years of project or program management experience in a product development and vehicle manufacturing environment
  • Extensive product development experience
  • Expert knowledge of Program Management processes such as change control, risk identification and phase gate processes
  • Expert knowledge of Program Management tools such as EVM, risk analyses, communication plans, timing plans, business cases and comprehensive financial analyses
  • Must possess strong leadership/management skills, ability to solve complex problems and be self-motivated with a strong customer-focus while also being focused on cost, quality and delivery
  • Expert skills in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal in the English language

A successful candidate may also have:

  • Business degree preferred
  • PMP Certification preferred
  • Lean Six Sigma Certification preferred

Security Clearance requirements:

U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident allowing for International Tr

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