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INEOS Automotive – Grenadier – Built On Purpose
It’s a big task to launch a best-in-class 4x4 for those who depend on a vehicle as a working tool, and it’s our responsibility to do the best job possible. We’re building the Grenadier from the ground up, component by component. No corners cut and no easy options.
To make this vision a reality, we’ve assembled a team of world-class experts who are willing to roll up their sleeves and get stuck in. We need more doers that think big. More thinkers that dive in and do. More people that make things happen. We’re a diverse workforce of tenacious, straight-talking experts with engineering at our core. We’re growing our world-class team and looking for spirited innovators and disruptors - those who thrive on a gritty challenge and will work through adversity in the pursuit of success. We’re doing things differently.
If this sounds like you, let’s talk.
Your role: As a Project Manager you will lead future Grenadier life cycle programmes at INEOS Automotive. This includes new market introductions, derivatives, special editions, or other complex and bundled scope changes.
The goal of the Project Manager is to implement product changes and upgrades to our Grenadier product offering on schedule and maximising the returns to INEOS Automotive. A successful project delivers new technologies per customer and legal demand and per the strategic goals of INEOS Automotive all within an effective time plan.
The role will be responsible for creating and maintaining the programme structure, business case, budget/spend, organisation, timing, and governance.
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Coordinate all Project Management activities related to your project(s).
- Realistic planning of activities to deliver on time. Create and maintain master timing plan.
- Support and interpret departmental timing plans.
- Control of product cost and invest to budget.
- Organizing internal and external resources to deliver.
- Manage internal and external stakeholders.
- Create the business case for your project(s) within a templated framework (working closely with Finance).
- Maintain business case data as created by respective departments.
- Manage project changes and take corrective actions when necessary.
- Ensure certification compliance and introduction to market on time.
- Drive the project through the Product Development Process (PDP). Manage, gain, and document approval for all PDP gates.
- Ensure necessary project governance.
- Store and maintain programme data.
- Ensure due diligence is executed across programme.
- Prepare business cases for internal presentation.
- Create and chair meeting structure to include Leads, Steering Committee and Executive Committee events.
- Escalate issues appropriately to gain resolution in a timely manner.
- Ensure programmes operates legally and without creating risk to company or its standing.
- Support the Head of Programme Management in delivering a dependable and results focussed programme organisation.
- Network with the wider INEOS organisation to maximise group leverage possibilities.
- Contribute to the continuous development of the PDP.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of the Programme management department, its processes, and tools.
- Coach and support other Project Managers and colleagues in Programme Management.
Requirements
What we are looking for:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering or equivalent.
- A degree in Business is beneficial.
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience gained in project and/or programme management in complex projects in the automotive industry, preferably at an automotive OEM or Tier1 supplier.
- Excellent project management skills, with a track record of delivery of high-quality products in a complex environment with multiple stakeholders.
- Leadership experience with demonstrably successful leadership style.
- Proven experience in automotive related product development, ideally in a mass-production environment.
- A broad knowledge and experience across vehicle systems, integration, supply chain and industrialization.
- Automotive programme management know-how gained over a career in automobile manufacturing.
- Excellent scheduling and long-term planning capabilities.
- Clear, decisive, and efficient reporting skills.
- Highly proficient in the use of MS Office and good capability to with IT systems in general.
- Excellent understanding of English language.
- Good German language skills are highly beneficial.
- French language skills are beneficial.
- Comfortable to take ownership and drive for success with a strong sense of team mentality and reliability.
- Comfortable with drilling down and getting to the bottom.
- Structured and well organized with highly evolved problem-solving skills and a track record of delivering in highly dynamic and demanding environments.
- Willing to support side-projects / side-assignments to support and help your co-workers.