Program Manager

Location: Valls, T, ES, 43800**Program Manager - Global E-systems Constraints**:
**Lear For You**

We work hard for the people who work for us. We champion our teams. We foster collaboration, inclusion, respect and excellence. What we are trying to say is **we want to be more for you.**

We are your path to a better career, a better future, and a better you.

Our teams have invented groundbreaking technologies, flawlessly manufactured millions of products and earned a long list of awards. Year after year, we are one of the World's Most Admired Companies.

Our teams are the secret to our success. They are empowered, inventive and inclusive. Passionate about their craft. Driven to succeed. Because we all understand that we must work together to win.

Are you ready for a better career? A better future?

**We're Lear For You.**

**Company Overview**

**Position Focus**:

- Overall Project Responsibility
- Lead cross functional teams to plan and flawlessly execute programs which exceeds both customer and internal expectations.
- Own Program Profitability

**Key Tasks**:

- The Program Manager is the overall leader of the program.
- Leader of the cross functional team (sales, engineering, manufacturing, finance, quality and purchasing).
- Drives the cross-functional team to define and execute the program plan in a manner that meets customer’s expectations while achieving internal objectives and requirements - Project delivered on time, within budget, within approved profitability and to required quality standards.
- Plays a key role in interfacing, communicating with, and managing our customers in a manner that maintains customer relationships while protecting Lear’s interests.
- The Program Manager serves as an escalation point both internally and externally. They are accountable to make and deliver on commitments on the part of the company.
- Takes the lead to reach the yearly targets for the Cost Technical Optimization Ideas (CTOs) in the program.
- The Program Manager Leads and Owns Program Profitability Recovery Plan for the impacted projects.
- Identifies possible risks and critical points and applies the necessary corrective actions by escalating to get the needed support.
- Develops and maintains overall program plan and timing.
- If changes are required, lead cross functional team in the evaluation and implementation.
- Negotiate changes with customer to manage challenges while meeting overall program objectives.
- Oversee finance and operations in developing PAR documentation aligned with customer commercial agreements.

**Key Requirements**:

- Engineering degree preferred _M.S.E. and/or MBA preferred_
- Experience in the automotive industry, preferably in electronics
- At least 5 years of work experience in project management leading cross functional teams, both local and distributed, in highly dynamic environments.
- Excellent communication skills and experience interfacing customers.
- Fluent English (Other languages depending on the target customer will be a value added)
- Proactive, accountable, can-do attitude, resilient
- Experienced in Supply Chain