Project Co-ordinator

**Tenneco is one of the world’s leading designer, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with approximately 78.000 team members working at more than 300 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Ride Performance, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.**

Job Title: Program coordinator

Function: Program Management

Sub Function: Program Management

Reports To: Manager, Program Management

Job Summary:
The Program Manager is ultimately responsible and accountable for the execution of all programs assigned to him / her, and adherence to Tenneco program management processes. This role ensures flawless launch performance and meets all program targets including, but not limited to: 0-0-100-100-30 (0 recordable injuries; 0 customer quality rejections; 100% on time delivery to the customer; 100% of the CAR financial targets; measured during the first 30 calendar days after the customer’s Start of Production).

Job Responsibilities:
Detailed Responsibilities
- Project Integration Management-Ensures problem identification and resolution for his / her program.
- Ensures a high level of integration and collaboration with the plants and Launch Managers in their program as well as alignment with the program team members in Engineering, Sales, Finance, Quality and Purchasing. o Takes an active “go and verify” approach to his / her program by personally visiting the plants and suppliers at appropriate intervals.
- Ensures the effectiveness of their program team meetings and customer review meetings.
- Ensures effective communication with their program team. Acts as the central communication point for their programs.
- Manages the program team from Gate 1 (Stage 2) through Gate 7.
- Manages the quoting team during Stage 2.
- Project Scope and Risk Management o Ensures effective and timely scope management with emphasis on customer scope changes and executes the Scope Change process and approval.
- Ensures program trade off analysis - balancing cost, time, product and resources.
- Identifies program risks early, develops and executes mitigation strategies and executes the Red Flag process. o Escalates risk with mitigation strategies to the leadership team in a timely fashion.
- Project Time and Resource Management o Creates high quality timing plans that are developed with the program team with effective buy in from all functional areas.
- Meets 0 days late for all Gates.
- Meets all customer MRDs on time with high quality products.
- Project Cost and Financial Management o Ensures that all program financial targets and budgets are met.
- Verifies that the CARs and Business Cases are reasonable and achievable.
- Ensures that effective and logical financial roadmaps are executed.
- Project Quality o Ensure that quality objectives and roadmaps are developed and executed via their program teams.
- Ensures that all quality objectives for all programs are met.
- Project Procurement o Ensures sourcing on time with high quality suppliers.
- Ensures appropriate completion of Make versus Buy decisions.
- Ensures on time PPAP of purchased components.
- Visits critical suppliers at appropriate points in the program with the members of their Program Teams.

Qualifications:
Education/ Certification:

- Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
- PMP certification is preferred.
- For internal employees: Meet the established target for Program Management in the Competency Assessment Tool. An average score of 3 in the Competency Tool is expected. No ratings less than 2. All ratings of 2 should have an associated training or improvement plan.

Work Experience:

- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the automotive industry. 3 years in program management and 2 years in another functional group (Engineering, Operations, Quality, Sales or Purchasing).
- Proven knowledge of program management methodology, tools and techniques.
- Participation or leadership in a cross functional team.

Specialized Skills/Knowledge:

- Lead, motivate and drive a cross functional team.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Execution and quality focus.
- Ability to travel.
- Fluent in English. Multiple languages preferred (German).
- Knowledge of MS Office and MS Project.

**We are committed to the safety and health of our employees. We adhere to social distancing recommendations and other protocols, ensuring a safe work environment for all.