Project Manager

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What we offer:
At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.
Group Summary:
As an engineering and manufacturing partner, Magna's Complete Vehicle group helps traditional OEMs and new entrants to bring their automotive visions to life. At Magna, you will work in an innovative, international and dynamic team, always pursuing the goal of delivering high-quality products. We work in a diverse environment with global development opportunities. Together with our employees we constantly strive to create a better world of mobility.
Job Responsibilities:
Objectives of the Job:
The Project Manager leads the team and has responsibility for project deliverables. Also supports the sales team to drive business growth and works closely with the senior management team in China to ensure profitable growth of Magna Steyr business.
Main Duties:
Support Project timing plan
After receipt of the LOI or a contract, the TPM will support the build of a detailed project plan. The planning follows the defined project milestones and the master timing plan. This master timing plan will be presented in the project kick off to all team members.
Kick-off meeting
TPM will moderate the kick-off meeting. In this meeting the TPM will share with the team all the relevant information for the project work.
Lead Technical meeting
TPM will moderate the Technical meeting. In this meeting the TPM will lead the discussion and make technical decisions when necessary.
Project handbook
In order to have all relevant information for the project team documented and available to the whole team, the TPM will keep all the documents stored in the folder "project handbook". At least the following points should be considered as listed below:
Customer Requirements Target Agreement Project Organization and Roles and responsibilities Project Master timing Risk Management Meeting Management Information Matrix Reporting Issue Management Change Management Escalation Lessons Learned
The project handbook is kept in electronic form at the specific project folder.
Project Status Monthly Review
TPM shall report the project status from work progress, and key technical issue status to senior management.
Project Milestone Review
TPM is responsible for all relevant deliverables to support milestone reviews as specified by the customer requirements
Project data backup and lessons learned
TPM is responsible for data back up and to run lessons learned workshops.
Key performance measures

• Project performance - timing, cost, quality
• MVEprofitable growth
• Compliance with customer deliverables requirements
• Customer satisfaction

Challenges

• Achieving business objectives
• Balancing operating locally and contributing globally.
• Driving several initiatives at the same time at various organizational levels, encouraging and supporting his/her own team in going beyond the day-to-day requirement of the job.

Qualification:
Bachelor degree or above majoring in Automotive Engineering or related subject
Experiences and skills

• Component localization project experience in OEM.
• At least 6 years total working experience in a Project Management role
• Background from the automotive industry and familiar with local and foreign OEM customers Proven delivery record of completing full vehicle projects
• Able to gain respect from and motivate teams across different regions and cultures
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work well with people at all levels of the business
• Ability to improve profitability drives revenue growth, identify new revenue streams and reduce overheads.
• Excellent skills in MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint

Language skills

• Required : Fluent in oral and written English
• Required: Fluent in oral and written German
• Desirable : Fluent in oral and written Chinese

Other requirements

• Willing and able to travel
• Highly motivated and driven personality, leads from the front, can work independently

Competency success profile

• Action Orientated - Enjoys working hard; is action orientated and full of energy for the things he/she sees as challenging; not fearful of acting with a minimum of planning; seizes more opportunities than others.

• Business Acumen - Knows how businesses work; knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, technology and information affecting his/her business and organisation; knows the competition; is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace.

• Developing Direct Reports and Others - Provides challenging and stretching tasks, holds frequent development discussions, is aware of each person's career goals, constructs compelling development plans and executives them, drives people to accept developmental moves and takes on those who need help and further development.

• Decision Quality - Makes good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, experience and judgement, most of his/her solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time, sought out by others for advice and solutions.

• Customer Focus - Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.

• Innovation Management - Is good at bringing creative ideas of others to market, has good judgement about which creative ideas and suggestions will work, has a sense of managing the creative process of others, can facilitate effective brainstorming, can project how potential ideas may play out in the marketplace.

• Motivating Others - Creates a climate in which people want to do their best; can motivate many kinds of direct reports and team or project members; can assess each person's capability and use it to get the best out of him/her; pushes tasks and decisions down; empowers others; invites input from each person and shares ownership and visibility; makes each individual feel their work is important; is someone people like working for and with.

• Drive for Results - Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line orientated; steadfastly pushes self and others for results

• Functional/Technical Skills - Strong technical background to support technical decision making. Background in PHEV and REEV vehicle development is preferred.

• Adaptability - Adapts and learns in new situations quickly.

• Interpersonal Ability - Relates to people appropriately and effectively.

Strategic Agility - Can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately, has broad knowledge and perspective, can generate pictures and visions of possibilities, and create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:
At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.
AI-Assisted Screening Disclosure
As part of our commitment to a fair, consistent, and efficient recruitment process, we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the initial screening of applications submitted through our Workday system. These tools help identify qualifications and experience that align with the role requirements. Please note that AI is used solely to support our recruiters. Final decisions are always made by the hiring manager and the hiring team. Importantly, no applicant data is shared externally through these AI tools. All information remains securely within our systems and is handled in accordance with our privacy and data protection policies.
Under conditions defined by applicable law, you may have the right to request an explanation of how AI is used to support decision-making.
If you have any questions or concerns about this process, feel free to contact our Talent Attraction team.
Worker Type:
Regular / Permanent
Group:
Magna Steyr