We are looking for an experienced Industrialization Project Manager to lead and coordinate product industrialization projects within the automotive manufacturing environment.
The role will be responsible for driving cross-functional project activities, ensuring manufacturing readiness, managing project risks and delivering key milestones across Chassis and CAB (Cabin) product areas.
The idóneo candidate will have a strong background in automotive manufacturing, project management, Lean methodologies and New Product Introduction (NPI).
Key Responsibilities
- Lead industrialization activities for automotive product development and manufacturing projects.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain and Operations.
- Manage project schedules, milestones, deliverables and resource planning.
- Maintain project risk registers, action logs and mitigation plans.
- Ensure manufacturing readiness and successful product launches.
- Coordinate manufacturing deliverables across Chassis and CAB product areas.
- Monitor project progress, identify potential delays and drive corrective actions.
- Apply Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement methodologies.
- Facilitate stakeholder meetings and provide regular project status updates.
- Ensure alignment between product engineering requirements and manufacturing capabilities.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- 5–7 years of experience in Project Management within the Automotive industry.
- Experience in automotive manufacturing, industrialization or New Product Introduction (NPI).
- Knowledge of Chassis and/or CAB (Cabin) manufacturing processes is preferred.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and production readiness.
- Experience managing cross-functional teams and complex project deliverables.
- Good understanding of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement methodologies.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication and leadership skills.
Technical Skills & Tools
- MS Project / JIRA / Advanced Excel.
- APQP, PPAP, FMEA / PFMEA.
- Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S and Six Sigma.
- SAP / MES / PLM knowledge is an advantage.
- Knowledge of automotive manufacturing quality processes.
- Project planning and execution.
- Risk and issue management.
- Cross-functional team leadership.
- Problem-solving and decision-making.
- Strong communication and organizational skills.
Why Join Us?
Be part of challenging automotive industrialization projects, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and contribute to manufacturing excellence and successful product launches.
Interested candidates: Apply directly or share your updated CV.