POSITION OVERVIEW
A leading Tier 2 automotive supplier is seeking a Launch Manager to lead new program introductions and engineering changes at its manufacturing plant in Mexico. This role will coordinate cross‑functional teams to ensure programs achieve customer milestones, production readiness, quality expectations, and financial objectives.
The successful candidate will bring strong automotive launch experience, hands-on manufacturing knowledge, and the ability to drive accountability across Engineering, Quality, Production, Supply Chain, Maintenance, and Finance.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead new automotive programs from initial planning and feasibility assessment through start of production and production stabilization.
- Develop and maintain integrated launch plans covering milestones, deliverables, resources, budgets, risks, and contingency actions.
- Serve as the plant’s primary launch contact for customers, corporate program teams, equipment suppliers, and other stakeholders.
- Coordinate Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)



activities and ensure timely completion of required customer deliverables and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) submissions.
- Drive manufacturing readiness, including tooling, equipment installation, process validation, capacity verification, staffing, training, material availability, and production documentation.
- Coordinate prototype builds, production trials, run-at-rate activities, and customer readiness reviews.
- Ensure alignment among process flows, PFMEAs, control plans, work instructions, inspection methods, and vigente shop-floor practices.
- Work with Quality and Engineering to resolve launch issues through structured problem‑solving, corrective actions, and effective escalation.
- Monitor launch performance against targets for quality, delivery, scrap, productivity, capacity, and cost.
- Manage program changes, ensuring their effects on timing, tooling, materials, capacity, and cost are evaluated and communicated.
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📌 Launch Manager (Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza)
🏢 Optima Organizational Solutions
📍 Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza