Duties / Responsibilities (Including Objectives of the role):
Job Summary
The PM Business Projects PBO is effectively a PM within the PBO dept. In this particular case the initial and major role will be to help co-ordinate, facilitate, implement, deliver the LPDS process and work-stream to an operational level.
The candidate will be one of the primary custodians of the process, and the internal and external liaison between the PBO & the functional teams.
The candidate will ensure the PBO team are organised and able to fulfill the business process requirements including training. In addition to these tasks the Business Projects PM will manage, assist and support the other strategic and functional projects in the business and support with governance
The candidate will also be responsible for PBO Liaison projects and specialist workstreams to facilitate the smooth interaction between Engineering and the PBO office, this will include all data streams and their effective system integration.
Roles and responsibilities
- Business transformation
- NPDS / LPDS development
- Process & Planning adherence
- Milestone management
- VCC and Project Forum / studio
- PBO system process integration
- Business documentation
- Project Communications
- Process Training
- Specialist business workstreams
- PBO specialist and strategic workstreams
- PBO Liaison projects
- PBO & Engineering System & Process integration
- Hot House topics and rapid route cause identification
- Project tracking / budget / planning / execution / reporting
- Project Communications / presentation of plans and KPI date metrics
- Managing and maintaining business relations and networks
- Ability to identify and capture business benefits
- Assisting with Communications and reviews
- Trainer /training creation and roll-out activities
Qualifications and Experience (Essential & Desirable criteria)
Essentials
- Engineering degree or relevant qualification/experience
- Whole vehicle OEM experience or significant experience from automotive tier1
- Significant Project Management and/or general management experience in an automotive engineering environment
- Team leader, Strong leadership skills, Analytical
- Significant Project Management and/or general management experience in an automotive engineering environment
- Proven leadership skills, Outgoing, confident and articulate. Strong work ethic, self motivating, ability to lead and work as part of a team
Desirable
- Masters degree
- Financial, purchasing and/or product marketing exposure
- Strong engineering background in mechanical or electrical systems. Knowledge of purchasing and financial control is desirable
Please note this role is office based with some travel required.
Other information
Benefits
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Private Healthcare
- Bonus scheme
- Pension scheme
- Friday 1/2 day