UPSTREAM PROJECT LAUNCH DIRECTOR

Job Description - UPSTREAM PROJECT LAUNCH DIRECTOR (22000DQD)

Job Description

• UPSTREAM PROJECT LAUNCH DIRECTOR - ( 22000DQD )

Ready to take up the challenges of the electric car!

Join the technological revolution in automotive electrification and e-mobility within VALEO eAUTOMOTIVE France !

You will join the Research and Development team at our site in Cergy, just a stone's throw from the RER station, at the heart of innovation and the automotive industry of tomorrow.

Missions

• Challenge and coach the official Project Team to get green launches
• Ensure Platform and P1 coordination in a weekly basis
• Support the team to manage the budget (all Site resources concerned) including extra budget request
• Report progress at the required frequency to the PG and also PMC & PSC with the official Project Manager
• Participate to all reviews related to Platform and P1 synchronisation : Design, Process & logistic, PFMEA, TSC, PMC and if required prepare the crisis management meeting
• To ensure SOP without issues of the Projects : Production readiness, components acceptance, Product Validation in respect of the Valeo standards managing launch dashboard
• To support Operations crisis management on both Development and Manufacturing Sites : Genba review and team coaching on Project (PM and PTMs) to reach the KPI in terms of TLR, Non Quality costs, Product Validation and Components validation
• For Customer communication, according to the situation the Cluster will decide whether he/she plays the interface role between the Project Team and the Customer or remains in back office
• To set-up war room and manage it if required
• Assess and secure the required resources to achieve the mission : request for the mission duration all human and material resources to the Entity in charge of the Project

Cluster Projects activity support

• To support the Cluster Director with multiple Projects missions (Crisis management, Spice deployment and reporting, Audit…)
• Contribute to deploy at Cluster level the Projects methodologies
• By delegation, ensure Project Methodology trainings, support projects tools use and deployment

Promote and control application of Valeo Values, Culture and Standards (Product, Methodology, Tools) during project launches

• Respect Valeo Code of ethics
• Respect health, safety and environment charts and requirements
• Ensure Project manufacturing development through activities defined in the Valeo Standards of Project Management

Education/Training

• Engineering degree and deep knowledge of Product/Process (VPS, Process standards)
• Personal skills to manage functional organization and ability to easily communicate within the PG organization
• Valeo development methodology or similar
• Quality standards (D & P FMEAs, AQP, Process, Logistic,…)

Professional Experience

• Knowledge of Automotive development (more than 7 years)
• Get successful development experience as P1 Project Manager (5 years) or P1 Senior PM / Site Projects Manager (3 to 5 years)