Project Manager

Purpose of Role Provision of day-to-day customer interface for project management, technical and project related commercial matters. Interfacing with external and internal stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery. Key Responsibilities: • Manage projects from enquiry stage through to production, ensuring on-time and on budget delivery: o Manage APQP (and any customer equivalent) system and team for the duration of the project ensuring customer targets are met o Managing and controlling expenditure o Organising constructive & timely meetings and reviews • Oversee the Design and Validation Plan for New Projects • In support of the new business development team, support the preparation of the commercial and technical response to customer RFQ including population of CER. • Develop cost reduction programmes in line with customer expectation. • Within the APQP process be the point of contact with customer interfacing with engineering, purchasing, quality and logistics functions. • During the APQP process, build and develop a network of contacts within existing customer base. • Use network to identify new business opportunities for Senior and continually promote the Senior product offering. Feed any relevant information into BD team to ensure all opportunities are maximised. • Co-ordinate prototype / pre-production procurement and build. • Maximise profitability of new and existing projects. • Help guide product development by communicating future customer demands and expectations. • Provide support to the Buyer to develop existing and new suppliers ensuring APQP/programme requirements are met. Key Requirements: • Preferably the successful candidate will have a Mechanical Engineering (BEng) or related degree. • Seeking 3 years Project Management experience in a relevant field (preferably automotive/ land vehicle). • Maintain a high standard of Health and Safety based upon safe working practices and support environmental initiatives. • Communicate and support the embedding of customer service imperatives across other functions of the Flexonics business. • Ensure that all work activities and records comply with Company Policies, Procedures and Codes of Practice. • Excellent Project Management skills. • Strong soft skills and an understanding of people behaviour and the self-awareness to react appropriately. Be politically astute. • Demonstrate superior presentation and communication skills. • Ability to communicate information, whether technical or non-technical to internal stakeholders and customers, in a clear and concise manner. • Highly professional and capable of being a strong ambassador for the company. • Motivated and a self-starter & able to work on own initiative. • Willing and able to travel globally