Firestone Airide, specializes in air spring manufacturing and technology with a history of more than 80 years of research and development on technologically advanced air springs for the global marketplace. Firestone engineers air springs and related products for commercial trucks and trailers, cars, sport utility vehicles, light trucks, mini vans, motor homes, buses, agricultural equipment, rail and industrial applications.
We are seeking a Project Manager to lead cross-functional global teams in the development and launch of OEM air spring systems. Using Stage Gate and APQP methodologies, they will lead these projects from concept phase to large scale serial production with responsibility to meet design, quality, production and financial targets.
**Candidates must be local to the Nashville, TN area.**
Accountabilities
Key Performance Indicators
Planning – 25%
- Utilize and manage a stage gate process for Project Management.
- Create, manage, and lead project plans using the Product Development Process and APQP as required.
- Define project roles and responsibilities, resource requirements, and timeliness to execute projects.
- Form & lead cross functional project teams.
- Identify, retain, and manage the use of external resources to achieve desired project goals.
- Collaborate with product managers and other stake holders on strategic planning activities.
- Ensure business case assumptions are accurate and aligned across the organization.
Communication - 25%
- Provide direction and support to project team.
- Communicate project status, requirements, risks, and issues to project stakeholders.
- Work with Executive Project Sponsors and Stakeholders to drive project execution.
- Provide project metrics & KPI’s for evaluation and presentation.
- Present project summaries to executive team and other members of the organization.
Execution – 35%
- Responsible for ensuring on-time, on-budget high quality delivery projects.
- Manage project resource allocation and delegation of project team responsibilities.
- Lead and hold project team accountable for project commitments.
- Create and maintain project documentation that per TS16949 requirements (APQP, PPAP, etc).
- Pass internal and external quality audits based on TS16949 requirements on product development and project management.
Financials – 15%
- Skilled at estimating costs, determining and managing budgets.
- Creates cost baselines and tracks against actual budget performance.
- Able to locate cost variances and implement corrective or preventative courses of action.
Required:
- BA/BS degree in engineering, math, or other quantitative field.
- 5+ years of experience.
- Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years of experience; or equivalent work experience.
Skills Required:
- Experience managing project documents, approvals, issues, and decisions using work-flow.
- Experience in managing multi-disciplined technical projects and ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
- Demonstrated level of success in project management or in a customer-facing role. Talent for leading cross functional teams across multiple locations.
- Expertise in Microsoft Project (or similar project management tool).
- Demonstrated skill with presentation & communications tools such as MS Office, Visio, etc.
- Self-motivation, strong commitment to completing tasks, organization, and time management.
- Strong team-oriented personality with excellent customer-facing personality; eager to learn and take on new challenges.
- Organization, problem-solving, and analytical skills are required.
- Ability to communicate scope, expectations, plans and hold team accountable for project commitments.
- Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written).
- Thrive with fast-paced, multi-tasking, project workloads.
- Ability to travel on short notice up to 20% of the time.
Preferred Skills:
- Engineering or manufacturing experience is a plus.
- A strong background in vehicular technologies.
- Experience with SAP or other ERP packages minimum Qualifications.
Preferred:
- PMP certification, Lean or Six Sigma certification experience in automotive or related industry.
- 7+ years of experience.
- Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years of experience; or equivalent work experience.
At Bridgestone, what really matters is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality”, for that, we offer you more than just a competitive compensation; we will provide you:
- A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
- The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
- Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
- A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
- Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
- A diverse and inclusive team.
Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
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What We Do
Nashville, Tennessee-based Bridgestone Americas, Inc. is a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, a global leader providing sustainable mobility and advanced solutions. Bridgestone develops, manufactures and markets a diverse portfolio of original equipment and replacement tires, tire-centric solutions, mobility solutions and other rubber-associated and diversified products that deliver social and customer value. These best-in-class offerings are sold to consumers and fleet customers around the world under the trusted Bridgestone and Firestone brand names.
With more than 50 production facilities and 55,000 employees, the Bridgestone Americas enterprise spans from Canada to Argentina. Business units of Bridgestone Americas include Bridgestone Retail Operations, the world’s largest network of company-owned retail tire and automotive service centers; Bandag, a leader in commercial tire retreading worldwide; Firestone Building Products, an industry leader in commercial roofing and building solutions; and Firestone Industrial Products, a leading provider of technologically advanced air springs for commercial and passenger vehicle applications.
Across all its businesses, Bridgestone is dedicated to shaping a sustainable future. Guided by its global corporate social responsibility commitment, Our Way to Serve, the company strives to improve the way people around the world move, live, work and play in every aspect of its business.
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