Fischer Connectors is looking for an NPI Project Manager with a strategical and operational role to offer our key customers best-in-class service and support. Hands in hands with Sales and Engineering, you oversee all operational topics to deliver on time and within best quality standards. You have responsibility to
(a) define the production strategy,
(b) lead transfer and mass production phases,
(c) report progress internally and to key customers.
WHAT YOU WILL DO IN YOUR ROLE
- Represent operations within the design team for everything related to high-volume
- Responsible for the cost of the products in high-volume : from quotation to series
- Evaluate and mitigate high-volume production risks with the team : supply, manufacturing, quality
- Define the production site(s) and select the suppliers
- Lead the ramp-up to mass production, make sure to have all aspects under control : production capacity, tools & equipment, quality of purchased components
- Drive a cross-functional team including quality, supply chain (procurement & planning), internal and outsourced production
- Lead transfer activities within different Fischer Connectors plants in US and EMEA
- Drive subcontractors and contract manufacturers
- Resolve production troubleshooting activities during mass production
THE EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS YOU WILL BRING
- Bachelor degree or higher in engineering : microtechnology, mechanics, electrical or electronics
- Hands-on project manager, 5+ years in industrial projects
- Reporting skills : succinct & precise picture of the projects you are responsible for
- Analytical, structured and rigorous : define and follow KPI, document decisions, …
- Communication skills : animate internal teams, report to management, support customers & sales
- Able to work in French and English (minimum C1 level required)
- Practical knowledge of an ERP
- Ready to travel (US & EMEA), maximum 20%