Senior Project Manager

At Gentherm, we say, “It’s about the person.” We’re with you on a cold winter day when you turn on your heated seat and steering wheel or helping manage patient body temperature in the operating room, recovering room or intensive care units. We take a human approach with everything we do.

As the global market leader of innovative thermal management and pneumatic comfort technologies for the automotive industry we embrace the opportunity to create and deliver extraordinary solutions that make meaningful differences in everyday life. We do this by improving health, wellness, comfort and energy efficiency.

We embrace an entrepreneurial spirit and combine that with our global leadership to deliver results. Working at Gentherm provides you the opportunity to not only shape the future of the automotive and medical industries, but also influence your career throughout the company. You will be engaged, challenged and inspired by our team to deliver leading thermal technologies that positively impact lives around the world.

Senior Project Manager

IMPACT And OPPORTUNITY

The Senior Global Project Manager leads cross-functionally, and with support of the regional and teams, development and industrialization of new technologies and automation initiatives, major cross-regional production or technology transfers and initial stages of footprint expansion and optimization projects prior to handing off to the regional teams. He/she will lead to the cross-functional and cross-regional implementation teams to ensure that the projects align with internal Gentherm processes and customers’ business requirements and the KPIs are successfully achieved.

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

Project management and implementation of various global projects including footprint optimization, transfers, new technology or new process/automation deployment. Develop and coordinate transfer plans between manufacturing locations across regions, covering all aspects of the product, processes, equipment, facilities, and supply chain to ensure a smooth transition. Creation and adaptations of implementation/project timelines. Daily/weekly management of deadlines and issue/inhibitor resolution. Facilitation of customer and team status meetings, maintenance and distribution of project tracking and status documentation. Creation and implementation of change management plans Write/edit/execute various communications, presentations, program guidelines, and training tools. Formal and informal interaction with customer stakeholders, project leads, and executive-level and plant/site-level leadership to complete the implementation.

Other Core Functions

Coordination, scheduling, and facilitation of Organizational, Site and Functional Area assessment workshops. Guide the Training & Communications team with coordination/scheduling of implementation training sessions. Assists in the creation of Implementation processes, procedures and process maps reflecting industry best practices and lessons learned. May assist with operational enhancements and other special projects. Utilizes project management skills of resource and task management, organization, planning, communication, presentation, and time management to successfully implement projects. Manages and influences project resources to perform tasks according to plan and budget, as required. Estimates time frames, quality and quantity of resources required to successfully implement project. Prepares or coordinates the preparation of Weekly Status Meeting documentation (e.g. agendas, action items and issues log, project timeline, critical path Visio, risk mitigation plan, communication plan, training delivery matrices, etc.). Discusses project planning and leads problem resolution of issues with stakeholders and customer (as appropriate). Conduct project close-out and lessons learned meetings internally and with the customer (as appropriate).

Minimum Qualifications

Professional expertise (minimally one of the two):

Experience managing global product transfers across plants and regions, greenfield or brownfield production launches or plant phase-outsExperience with managing Industrial Engineering development of new technologies (automation projects, VAVE, Continuous Improvement) and deployment to manufacturing plants Communication:

Excellent writing, editing, communications, presentation and interpersonal skills.

Ability to perform problem resolution and present conceptual information to all levels of stakeholders.The ability to negotiate and influence with Customers, Suppliers and Contractors.

Team Building

Ability to build positive team spirit and work cross functionally.

Manufacturing

Support Gentherm’s Manufacturing organization initiatives.Lead large scale interplant or multi-plant manufacturing projectsInitiate actions to prevent defects.Identify and record any manufacturing problems related to product, process and quality.Initiate, recommend, or provide solutions through designated channels.

Planning

Perform internal and external data gathering.Build and execute project plans.

Technology

Knowledge of the following tools: Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office Automation Tools: Visio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Windows, Web Applications and client sharing platforms.

Supervisory / Leadership

Ability to provide business/technical support and training.Problem solving capability with local and regional team members.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering

Prefferred Qualifications

MBA or Master’s degree in engineering preferred PMP certification preferred Knowledge of production processes and applied technologies within embroidery, cutting, lamination of textiles, cable assembly and electronics assembly.

NICE TO KNOW

TRAVEL: Estimated 50% Regional and Global

COMPETENCIES

Deliver Results Understand the mission and output of your team; set SMART objectives and deliver Drive Change Focus on agility and commitment to continuous improvement; Understand and act on internal and external drivers of change Build Capability Foster a culture of learning and development; Support individual growth through continuous feedback to achieve personal and professional goals Cultivate Innovation Openly embrace, create, implement and support new and innovative ideas, processes and technology that deliver business results

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

All positions in our office require interaction with people and technology while either standing or sitting. To best service our customers, internal and external, all associates must be able to communicate face-to-face and on the phone with or without reasonable accommodation. Gentherm is committed to compliance with its obligations under all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. In keeping with this commitment, it attempts to reasonably accommodate applicants and employees in accordance with the requirements of the disability discrimination laws. It also invites individuals with disabilities to participate in a good faith, interactive process to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made without imposing an undue hardship.

Gentherm is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.