COMPANY PROFILE:
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
Single point of reference and fully responsible for the Current Product Management through the entire Life Cycle, from the Early Warning Release to the Product Phase out covering multiple different manufacturing sites in different Regions.
Leading the Current Product Team to achieve the assigned targets in terms of Quality and Reliability Improvement, Manufacturing efficiency improvements by design, supplier/commodity running change requests and Fitness for Use implementation.
Provides high-level support for concerns resolution, becoming the owner of the action item and initiating the investigation of the CPM profile, utilizing best method and problem-solving techniques.
This will involve liaising with Manufacturing, Quality and appropriate Engineering experts for the current vehicle production and reliability improvements activities.
The position reports directly to the Platform Manager.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for the Current product lifecycle and its cost; act as program manager for current product initiative working with all platform functions (Manufacturing, Purchasing/SQE, PE/PV, Quality, etc.)
to deliver expected improvements.
- Responsible for Current Product in terms of Quality and Reliability targets, which requires also monitoring and tracking of main Quality key performance indicators: Average Warranty Cost per Unit (ACPU), Failure frequency (F/100), Time to Fix (TTF).
- Chair and lead CPM (Current Product Management) meetings ensuring appropriate priority management among stakeholders (quality, product-customer requests, reliability, etc.)
and assuring that the team acts efficiently to meet targets (including budgeting).
- This position includes capability to coordinate different departments to enforce root cause analysis, solution identification, and resolution plan execution including validation and production implementation.
- Manage the Fitness for Use (FFU) improvement actions to address the needs of the customer in terms of shortcomings of performance, functional ease of operation, or comfort of the current product.
- Review with Brands Product Managers and Product Specialist the list of the requirements and, in coordination with the Platform Manager, select the proper channel for resolution (CPM or New Programs)
- Support the implementation of cost reduction projects, working closely with Cost Manager, to achieve the assigned Cost Performance targets.
- Support AMS in all Regions and when required, visit customers to determine if the "real customer issues" are being addressed by the team.
- Lead the process to manage ECO release and related production implementation;
YOUR KEY COMPETENCES AND QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor or Master Degree in Engineering.
Preferred with emphasis in mechanical, and/or electrical disciplines or equivalent work experience.
Minimum 8-10 years' experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality and Project Management.
Experience in Project Management.
Agricultural Machinery knowledge
OTHER INFORMATION:
Motivated self-starter who can relate well to a diverse multidiscipline development team
Self-Motivated, independently able to manage workload, excellent time management skills
Strong problem solving and critical thinking
Organized and project management experience
Good verbal & written communication skills at all levels from shop floor to senior management.
Good interpersonal and skills - able to demonstrate good team player skills.
Background in the Agriculture/Farming environment highly desirable
Computer literacy with proficiency in Microsoft Office Products (Outlook, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, etc.
)
Can-do attitude, team player and ability to work with mínimal supervision, taking lead roles where necessary.
Be customer focused and results oriented
Be very flexible, and able to work under pressure
Language requirements: Fluent English, Italian could be a plus.