Customer Project Manager

Company Description

Bosch is a multinational engineering and electronics company that produces automotive components and industrial products.

Headquartered in Germany, Bosch is one of the world’s largest suppliers of automotive components. The company also manufactures industrial products such as drives and controls in addition to building products like powers tools and security systems.

Job Description

• Overall responsibility customer project on basis Project Management Plan (PMP).
• Project preparation, planning, execution from start (QGC0) to closing (QGC5).
• Reporting, identification and implementation of necessary/required changes.
• Risk management (monetary evaluation in USD and avoidance/reduction strategy).
• Communication, escalation and crisis management with internal/external partners and with customer in coordination with customer account.
• Mastery of the critical path.
• Product cost and project budget planning and control.
• Setup, change and close MCR projects.
• Management of the entire project team.
• Implementation of Closure Quality Gate meeting and review.
• Approval product release.
• Organization core team meetings with subordinate functions.
• Overall responsible for all 11 features (Project Mgmt, Progress, Profitability, Spec, Quality, Validation, Delivery, Supplier, Release, Customer Satisfaction & Security).
• Project relevant decisions and prioritization, final decision in case of disagreement within the project team.
• Purchase orders, budget and resource changes within project plan.
• Applications and escalation with internal/external partners, with customers in coordination with customer account.
• Delegation of tasks to the project team.
• Target responsibility = GPD, CCD with 100% Project Associates (only if 100% and >6.
• Contracts project targets with subprojects associates which are contracted <100% (participation in GPD only if >50%).
• Approval of project related ECRs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor in Engineering / Business or related field.
• Combined experience in Engineering (3 years) and Project Management (5 years) or related experience.
• Proven experience in production related areas (Engineering, Quality, Logistics or Manufacturing).
• Experience in Automotive field (at least 3 years).
• VW experience is a plus.

Additional Information

• Stable, consistent transparency of risks & problems.
• Realistic, complete planning of the entire project.
• Leading internal and external communication.
• Ability to negotiate.
• Diplomatic skills and assertiveness.
• Organizing internal and external escalation, crisis management.
• Integration of line management.
• Integration and motivation of the project team.