Senior Program Manager

Stoneridge, Inc. is an independent designer and manufacturer of highly engineered electrical and electronic components, modules and systems for the automotive, medium and heavy-duty truck, agricultural and off-highway vehicle markets. The Company conducts its business in three segments: Electronics, Control Devices and PST. The core products of the Electronics segment include vehicle electrical power and distribution systems, and electronic instrumentation and information display products. The core products of the Control Devices segment include electronic and electrical switch products, control actuation devices and sensors. The PST segment is engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of in-vehicle audio and video devices, electronic vehicle security alarms, convenience accessories, vehicle tracking devices and monitoring services primarily for the automotive and motorcycle industry. The Company operated in 25 locations in 12 countries. We are proud to supply products and systems to the majority of the most well-known Vehicle producers like Volvo, Scania, Daimler, MAN, Ford. Stoneridge Inc. has about 4500 employees worldwide and has a turnover of approximately 800 million USD.

 

Stoneridge Electronics is now looking for a Senior Program Manager, to further strengthen the Program Management Team.

Senior Program Manager

Description:

As a senior program manager, you will lead customer projects to global manufacturers of trucks and buses from quote phase to serial production.

You are responsible for running the program and ensuring that the goals for quality, project and product cost and time plan are fulfilled. Your main interfaces will be members of your team, customers, production, design and other support functions. The teams vary in size and consist of approximately 3-30 members distributed in different locations. The main sites are Sweden, the Netherlands, Mexico, Estonia and the United States. A program includes engineering and verification of mechanics, electronics, software as well as product validation, purchasing and industrialization.

Responsibilities:


• Lead and manage one or several developments programs
• Plan and schedule program timelines, milestones and deliverables using MS Project
• Estimate the resources needed to achieve program goals
• Coach, mentor and motivate program team members
• Track, follow up and deliver on program milestones and deliverables
• Manage changes in the program and identify potential risks
• Create and follow up on budget and forecasts for the program
• Effectively communicate program expectations and decisions to program team members and stakeholders
• Build, develop and grow customer relationships.
• Contribute to developing processes and tools

Requirements:


• Sc. or M.Sc. in project management or engineering with strong academic results, or equivalent background
• Minimum 5+ years work experience from project management or similar tasks
• Good knowledge of the automotive market with strong interest in automotive trends, design and development
• Great ability to manage and lead other persons in small or large groups
• Great communication skills
• Result and solution oriented
• Structured and organised
• Very good team/networking and communication skills
• Excellent written and spoken English, with other language skills an advantage
• Willingness to travel

 

We offer you a challenging position in our growing business with a real opportunity to influence the success of the business. We look forward receiving your application as soon as possible since we are interviewing on a regular basis.

 

Location: Solna.

 

For further information:

Petra Göransson, VP Program Management Office Stoneridge Electronics AB. E-mail: petra.goransson@stoneridge.com, Mobile: +46 70 267 2669



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