Our Program Management team is expanding and looking to add a Program Manager. We are looking for a dynamic and driven candidate who is interested in joining a fast-growing global company in the automotive sector.
Program Manager oversees projects within a program to ensure that activities are carried out in accordance with established specifications, schedules, and budgets; leads program team and inter-departmental functions to achieve on-time completion of customer and Minth requirements; meets with program team members on a regular basis to review program status and plan future actions. Other duties include:
- Identify customer and Minth program deliverables, requirements, objectives, quality standards and timing requirements and communicate and update program status to the program team functions, our customer, and management
- Maintain and manage master program timing
- Ensure compliance with the Minth Program Management Gateway system
- Generate and obtain program budget approval and track ongoing program costs
- Assure program budget conformance to margin, tooling, capital, and development costs
- Communicate program financial issues to the Account Manager for resolution with the customer
- Chair regularly scheduled program review meetings
- Delegate deliverables to the program team
- Support product design activities as defined by the program team; the customer as a product team member. Support early product build events and Assembly Plant product launches
- Assure APQP requirements are met on each program and adhere to established TS-16949 standards and Minth Americas policies
To qualify for this role you must meet the following:
- A technical degree and a minimum of 5 years of work experience in program management or a related field
- Program Management Certification preferred
- Minimum 5 years of risk management by assessing project risks by reviewing master program timing, control timing as well as program performance, reliability, manufacturability and market competitiveness
- Use of optimization modelling for status reviews
- Minimum 3 years analyzing company financial statements and regression models as well as generating and controlling program budgets to ensure conformance to margins, tooling, capital and development costs
- Minimum 3 years of experience with full-cycle automotive engineering design concepts: research, design requirements, feasibility, conceptualization, preliminary design, detailed design, design for manufacturability and production planning
- Strong experience in Aluminum Battery Tray product development and program management
- Strong knowledge of aluminum melting, refining, degassing, casting, homogenization, and related foundry processes
- Experience with melting furnaces, holding furnaces, casting machines, cooling systems, and utility infrastructure
- Solid knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC, IATF16949
- MINTH Products experience preferred
- Knowledge of customer procedures and expectations
- Experience with the Launch of Automotive OEM or Tier 1 suppliers' products
Key to being successful in this role:
- Ability to communicate professionally with people at all levels of the organization; to successfully handle multiple priorities simultaneously
- A demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment, to be proactive, to work independently of day-to-day supervision
- Ability and willingness to travel worldwide without any restrictions
- Ability to lead a team of project engineers and manage resources to meet program requirements
- Bilingual: Korean and English are a must-have
Why work for Minth? Here are the advantages of working at Minth.
- International development platform
- Dynamic and efficient team
- All-round personal improvement
- Personalized humanistic care
- Diversified working atmosphere
- Modern office setting
- Competitive compensation package
Skills Required
- Technical degree
- At least 5 years of experience in program management or a related field
- Program Management Certification
- At least 5 years of risk management experience assessing project risks, timing, performance, reliability, manufacturability, and market competitiveness
- Experience using optimization modeling for status reviews
- At least 3 years analyzing financial statements and regression models and controlling program budgets
- At least 3 years of full-cycle automotive engineering design experience
- Strong aluminum battery tray product development and program management experience
- Strong knowledge of aluminum melting, refining, degassing, casting, homogenization, and related foundry processes
- Experience with melting furnaces, holding furnaces, casting machines, cooling systems, and utility infrastructure
- Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC, and IATF 16949
- MINTH Products experience
- Knowledge of customer procedures and expectations
- Experience launching products for automotive OEMs or Tier 1 suppliers
- Professional communication and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Ability to work collaboratively, proactively, and independently
- Ability and willingness to travel worldwide without restrictions
- Ability to lead project engineers and manage resources
- Bilingual Korean and English communication skills
What We Do
Minth Group stands as a global leader in the manufacturing of exterior and structural automotive parts. With a workforce of 27,367 employees distributed across four business units and 78 global plants and offices, our operations span four continents and 15 countries. We take immense pride in serving a diverse clientele, encompassing over 80 automobile brands from all over the world. Leveraging one of the world’s most comprehensive and diverse customer platforms, Minth has made significant investments in the electrification of the automotive industry, positioning itself as the world's largest supplier of battery enclosures and body structure components. At Minth Group, our commitment extends beyond business success to the creation of a sustainable society and future for all. We champion green innovations and increasingly adopt green energy in our operations. Concurrently, we are dedicated to providing high-performance, superior-quality automotive parts that adhere to the highest global standards, continually driving innovation within the automotive industry.
