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The idóneo candidate will be comfortable outlining and planning all aspects of work related to a given project such as budget, timelines and teams. They will have strong communication skills that enable them to effectively communicate with all relevant teams. This individual should be able to foresee any problems related to the completion of a project and act in a timely manner to mitigate any issues.

First Brands Group, LLC is the parent company of many of the automotive industry's most recognizable OEM and Aftermarket brands. First Brands Group is a privately held organization and leader in automotive repair and maintenance products. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio with operations found around the globe, we are a team of professionals dedicated to building profitable, enduring growth among all our customers.

First Brands Group is hiring a New Product Introduction Program Manager . REMOTE/HIBRYD

The primary function of this role is to lead our go to market efforts for new products.

- Leadership of our New Product Introduction projects. Serves as the single point of contact for assigned projects
- Oversees cross functional collaboration to ensure project objectives and deadlines are communicated and met
- Creates, tracks, and reports status of appropriately detailed project plans for high visibility projects. Ensures NPI stakeholders (customers, product mgmt, sales, and Business Unit leadership) are kept up to date regarding project status
- Maintains an awareness of business activities that can potentially impact NPI activities so that appropriate risk mitigations can be developed as necessary to meet project deliverables




- Escalates project risks to functional level managers and Business Unit leadership as necessary to ensure actions are in place to ensure timely project completion
- Leads daily and weekly meetings for the purpose of establishing, communicating, and monitoring priorities and identifying and assigning ownership of issues and risks
- Is the NPI process owner. Has ownership for creating and maintaining appropriate process flows for efficient project execution. Organizes and leads management reviews of NPI activities

Education

- Bachelor’s Degree in technical or business management or equivalent in education and experience

+3 years combined professional experience in:

- Operations, engineering, supply chain, purchasing, or program management
- Aftermarket product development and launch - Preferred
- Molding, assembly process
- Ability to lead and motivate employees
- Excel, Project Management, APQP

Seniority level

- Seniority level Mid-Senior level

Employment type

- Employment type Full-time

Job function

- Job function Engineering, Strategy/Planning, and Product Management
- Industries Motor Vehicle Manufacturing and Manufacturing

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📌 Program Manager (aftermarket) (México)
🏢 First Brands Group
📍 México