Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!
Responsibilities:- Lead assigned automotive programs from award through launch and serial production, ensuring alignment with customer requirements and business objectives.
- Manage all program activities in accordance with Vibracoustic APQP standards, ensuring milestone quality, deliverable completion, and on-time program execution.
- Develop, maintain, and drive program timing plans to ensure critical deadlines and launch targets are achieved.
- Monitor program performance through KPI tracking, risk management, issue resolution, and escalation management.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams including Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Purchasing, and Launch Management to ensure successful program delivery.
- Support commercial objectives through project cost tracking, budget management, and coordination of cost calculations for new business opportunities.
- Drive launch readiness activities across regional and global teams, ensuring smooth product industrialization and customer launches.
- Identify and proactively mitigate program risks while maintaining effective communication with internal stakeholders and customers.
- Ensure all program deliverables meet customer expectations, quality requirements, and financial targets.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business, Supply Chain, or a related field preferred.
- 5+ years of experience in Program Management, Project Management, Product Development, Business Development, or a related automotive manufacturing environment.
- Project Management certification (PMP or equivalent) preferred.
- Strong knowledge of APQP, product launch processes, and automotive quality standards.
- Experience managing program schedules, budgets, KPIs, risk mitigation, and customer-facing communications.
- Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, global automotive environment while managing multiple priorities.
The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Vibracoustic USA Inc.Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, supply chain, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in program management, project management, product development, business development, or a related automotive manufacturing environment
- Project Management certification such as PMP or equivalent
- Strong knowledge of APQP, product launch processes, and automotive quality standards
- Experience managing program schedules, budgets, KPIs, risk mitigation, and customer-facing communications
- Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, global automotive environment
Freudenberg Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Freudenberg Group and has not been reviewed or approved by Freudenberg Group.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is considered strong at many U.S. sites, with low‑cost options, HSA contributions, and on‑site clinics in some locations.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is standard across U.S. entities, though exact match mechanics differ by business group and year.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is often described as good, with some locations offering generous holiday schedules.
Freudenberg Group Insights
What We Do
Freudenberg is a global technology group that strengthens its customers and society long-term through forward-looking innovations. Together with its partners, customers and research institutions, the Freudenberg Group develops leading-edge technologies and excellent products and services for about 40 markets and for thousands of applications: seals, vibration control components, technical textiles, filters, specialty chemicals, medical products and the most modern cleaning products. Strength of innovation, strong customer orientation, diversity, and team spirit are the cornerstones of the Group. The 170-year-old company holds strong to its core values: a commitment to excellence, reliability and pro-active, responsible action. In 2022, the Freudenberg Group employed more than 51,000 people in some 60 countries worldwide and generated sales of more than €11.7 billion. Learn more about us and visit our digital home at freudenberg.com and read the stories that make us Freudenberg. Visit and follow us at www.freudenberg.com https://www.instagram.com/freudenberg.group/ www.youtube.com/FreudenbergGroup www.facebook.com/freudenberggroup *** Netiquette *** We look forward to receiving your comments and posts. On behalf of all users, we ask for constructive contributions, mutual respect, courtesy and tolerance. All contributions will be checked and we reserve the right to delete contributions. This applies in particular to unlawful content, incorrect statements, advertising for third parties, spam or slander. In addition, we reserve the right to remove comments that are otherwise inappropriate or incorrect. Contributions made by external users do not necessarily reflect Freudenberg’s opinion. Please find our data protect information here: https://www.freudenberg.com/fileadmin/downloads/english/2020-11_DataProtectionInformation_SocialMedia_EN.pdf
