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
• 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.