🎯 Program Manager II bei RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co KG in Deutschland – Jetzt bewerben und Karriere starten

In addition to RECARO Holding and RECARO Child Safety, our corporate group also includes RECARO Aircraft Seating headquartered in Schwäbisch Hall. We develop, produce, and market innovative seats for economy and business class, which meet the highest standards when it comes to comfort, lightweight construction, and design. As an internationally renowned brand, we are one of the world’s three largest suppliers of aircraft seats with our premium products. To enhance our team, we are looking to fill the following position at our site in Fort Worth at the earliest possible date:

Overview

Responsibilities

• Manage complex programs from sales handover to program closure with complete responsibility over cost, timeline, scope and quality of the product. Complex programs include but are not limited to:
  • Full Certification Testing (Incl HIC)
  • Complex IFE Installations
  • High Level Customers
  • Complex Seat Layouts
  • Unique customer requested design solutions
• Responsible to maintain overall program timeline to support of agreed due dates at all times.
  • Develop full scale project plan in MS Project
  • Manage ZACSA
  • Manage MS Tracking database updates
  • Negotiate due date changes with OEM and customers
  • Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support overall program baseline in collaboration with project team, senior management and stakeholders.
• Manage program scope and access the impact of scope changes
  • Responsible for communication with customers and stakeholders
  • Manage Master Change Proposals
  • Manage Program budget and coordinate budget changes as necessary
  • Service bulletin coordination
• Responsible for program documentation
  • Program Action Items (both internal and external)
  • Program Team Meeting minutes
  • Program Checklist
  • Audit files and results
  • MCP and Purchase Order filing
  • Program Milestone Meeting documentation including Agenda and Meeting minutes
  • PSC / IPSC Presentations
  • Concessions and commitment letters through OEM product support processes
• Responsible to manage program team to achieve project results:
  • Lead program task and team meetings in an efficient manner
  • Follow up on open items with each individual prior to their due date
  • Agree and maintain OEM submittal requirements and due dates.
  • Manage customer changes in close coordination with all impacted team members.
  • Estimate resources and participants required achieve project goals. Where required, negotiate with department managers for the support of required personnel.
  • Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
  • Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team and when not solved in team meetings escalate per the escalation process.
  • Define priorities within the project and agree on delegation of tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel with clear accountability within the program team.
  • Supervise all BFE activities, including the timely placement and receipt of BFE orders, required for CDR, test and HoV production seats.
  • Ensure IFE test equipment is loaded with correct software