Program Leader - Bad Nauheim, Deutschland - Sanden International (Europe) GmbH

Beschreibung

Company Description
Sanden is a major player in the manufacturing of automotive compressors.

It was originally founded in 1943 by Kaihei Ushikubo under the name of Sankyo Electric Company and was first manufacturing bicycle lamps.

After the war, the company then entered the home electric appliance market and from there began producing refrigeration machines, initially for business use.

This became a major turning point in the history of Sanden. In 1970, Sanden began producing air conditioning compressors for passenger cars. It has been pioneering the Scroll-type automotive compressor.

With an established track record in innovation and manufacturing excellence backed by strong support from Hisense, Sanden is transforming the future of mobility to create a safer, greener, and better-connected world.

With almost 10,000 employees worldwide, a footprint including 46 global offices and R&D centres across Asia, the Americas and Europe, the company has become a tier one supplier to major OEMs worldwide.

Sanden International (Europe) GmbH is looking for a
Program Leader (f/m/d) in Bad Nauheim (full-time).

Within our Program Management Office (PMO), you will lead ambitious and innovative development programs ensuring their execution, documentation, effective planning.

You will also review all activities by strictly adhering to specified processes and tools.


Essential responsibilities (including but not limited to):

• Lead, track, and report overall status of individual multiple projects (programs), including program timings through gateways, monitoring of project timings, program budgets (planning, forecasted and actuals) and program risks
• Review and update program and project milestones, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and timelines
• Develop and maintain a program tracker to summarize crucial information on a daily basis, ensuring accuracy and accessibility
• Provide support to Project Leaders, Head of PMO as part of a steering committee
• Support Head of PMOin quarterly releases of Project & Change Lists, forecasting activities and monitoring ongoing statuses
• Generate monthly overall status reports, evaluating performance against Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety and Environmental (QCDSE) targets
• Actively review processes, identifying potential enhancements, and collaborate with process owners to integrate improvements effectively.
• Contribute to the enhancement of the Quality Management System (QMS) by disseminating best practices across the organization, fostering efficiency, and effectiveness in project and program execution.

Other responsibilities:

• Contribute to the evaluation and implementation of new software on a program basis, particularly leveraging Microsoft 365 (M365) tools, to optimize project and program management workflows
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop customized Power BI dashboards and reports, enhancing visibility into program performance and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications Required experience and education**:

• At least 3 years of experience in Program, Product or Project Management, preferably in the automotive industry
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related technical or business fields

Your Must Haves:

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Excellent Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills in English, enabling a clear expression and a self-confident presentation of ideas, concept, deliverables or issues to stakeholders at all levels within the organization and externally
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Cross-cultural and Cross-functional Team Leadership: Ability to lead and motivate teams from various cultural backgrounds and functional areas, fostering collaboration and synergy towards common program objectives
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Team Player and Active Listening: Collaborative mindset, coupled with the ability to understand needs, concerns and motivations of team members through actively listening
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Customer-centric approach: Demonstrated commitment to understanding customer project development requirements and the ability to align program activities with customer expectations and needs
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Problem-Solving and Analytical Thinking: Proved competence of problem-solving combined with analytical thinking to identify challenges or road blockers and develop solutions to complex program-related or technical issues
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Strategic Program Management: Capacity to structure and control programs to achieve Quality, Cost, and Delivery (QCD) objectives
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Microsoft 365 Proficiency: Particularly Excel and PowerPoint, for data analysis, reporting and communication purposes


Your Nice-to-Haves:

• Proficiency in Power BI, Genius, ENOVIA, or similar tools
• Familiarity with Agile and Prince methodologies
• Knowledge in German, Polish, Japanese, French, or Chinese

Additional Information You can expect**:

• Annual Performancebased Bonus
• Pension Payment Plan
• Meal allowance
• Kindergarten allowance
• Hybrid work pol