Product development team leader

For Our Client

Automotive Company

We are looking for

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TEAM LEADER – (Plastic division)

Place of work

Provincia di Torino – Prima cintura

Responsabilities and Role

• Have indirect leadership responsibility for all product development projects team members
• Member of project team coordinated by the Program Manager
• Develop a schedule of product development activities and track their delivery, reporting out status to the Program Manager and/or others as required
• Manage and report project resources and expenditure vs. agreed targets, report deviations to PM
• Support Program Managers through adherence to the product development process and the timely completion of gate deliverables
• Perform technical risk and issue analysis and management, and ensure appropriate escalation for resolution where needed
• Lead product configuration and change management activities for the product development team
• Provide product development impact analysis to Program Manager for customer and/or internal driven changes
• Lead in the identification and resolution of technical product development issues
• Provide technical liaison with external/internal customers as first point of contact
• Support Quality in the analysis of warranty claims

• Education: degree in Mechanical or Automotive Engineering or similar is preferred
• 3-5 years work experience in a similar role, preferably in automotive field
• Previous experience/knowledge of project management techniques and tools
• Previous experience/knowledge of D-FMEA and P-FMEA tools
• Previous experience/knowledge of CAE methodologies and tools
• Previous experience/knowledge of product validation tests and equipment
• Knowledge of metal components design/materials/manufacturing technologies is preferred
• Basic knowledge of intellectual property aspects related to product development
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Decision-making, communication, influencing and leading skills
• Teamwork, negotiation
• Adaptability and stress tolerance
• Good English language both spoken and written is a must

PERMANENT CONTRACT